{"id":1805,"date":"2025-01-07T13:01:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T18:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/?page_id=1805"},"modified":"2025-04-09T16:09:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T20:09:18","slug":"the-vermonter-poll","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/research\/cdci-research-projects\/the-vermonter-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"The Vermonter Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"featured-cta-block d-flex uvm-block wp-full-width bg-gray\" id=\"CTA\">\n  <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n    <div class=\"row overview-columns align-items-center\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 details\">\n        <p class=\"overline\">CDCI Research, November 2022<\/p>        <h2 class=\"h3\">Vermonters with different types of disabilities have different attitudes about disability.<\/h2>        <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; padding: 15px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/research-front-page-icon.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Each year, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/crs\">UVM Center for Rural Studies<\/a>\u00a0sends out a statewide poll for Vermonters. It&#8217;s called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/crs\/vermonter-poll\">The Vermonter Poll.<\/a> In 2022, CDCI, <a href=\"https:\/\/ddc.vermont.gov\/\">Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityrightsvt.org\/\">Disability Rights Vermont<\/a>, and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtlegalaid.org\/disability-law-project\">Disability Law Project<\/a>\u00a0worked together on adding questions about disability to the Vermonter Poll.<\/p>\n<p>This was the first time The Vermonter Poll included questions about disability.<\/p>\n<p>Authors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/blog\/staff\/jesse-suter\/\">Jesse C. Suter,<\/a> PhD<\/li>\n<li>Justin M. H. Salisbury, University of Wisconsin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <ul class=\"buttons-list\">\n                      <li><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vermonter-Poll-Suter-Salisbury-November-2022.pdf\" target=\"\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Download this research poster as a .pdf<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n              <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 media\">\n        <figure>\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vermonter-Poll-thumbnail.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-three-two-md size-three-two-md\" alt=\"Thumbnail of a research poster for The Vermonter Poll\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vermonter-Poll-thumbnail.jpeg 1918w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vermonter-Poll-thumbnail-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vermonter-Poll-thumbnail-1024x680.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vermonter-Poll-thumbnail-768x510.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vermonter-Poll-thumbnail-1536x1020.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vermonter-Poll-thumbnail-1040x691.jpeg 1040w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vermonter-Poll-thumbnail-640x425.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>        <\/figure>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We polled 632 Vermonters to learn how much they agreed with four statements:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>People with disabilities have the same quality of life as people without disabilities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People with disabilities can contribute to Vermont\u2019s labor force the same as people without disabilities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students with disabilities benefit from being in the same classrooms as students without disabilities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students without disabilities benefit from being in the same classrooms as students with disabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Only Vermont residents over the age of 18 could participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most Vermonters who completed the survey agreed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>People with disabilities have a LOWER quality of life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When students with and without disabilities are in class together ALL students benefit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People with disabilities contribute EQUALLY to the labor force.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>But we also found that&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Vermonters with different types of disabilities have different attitudes about disability.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Of the 632 Vermonters surveyed:<\/h3>\n\n\n<section id=\"accordion-block_cae4a10ea03235d53884f41ad87f4b86\" class=\"accordion-block\">\n\n  <div class=\"card\">\n    <div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading1\">\n      <a class=\"collapsed d-flex align-items-center justify-content-between\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion-block_cae4a10ea03235d53884f41ad87f4b861\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-block_cae4a10ea03235d53884f41ad87f4b861\" href=\"#\">\n        <h3>65% of Vermonters with disabilities DISAGREE with the statement that people with disabilities have the same quality of life.<\/h3>\n        <i class=\"fa-plus fa-regular fa-sharp\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div id=\"accordion-block_cae4a10ea03235d53884f41ad87f4b861\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading1\">\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\n        <p><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-875\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/question_1_graph-1024x781.jpg\" alt=\"A bar graph showing that most people surveyed agreed with the statement that people with disabilities have a lower quality of life.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/question_1_graph-1024x781.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/question_1_graph-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/question_1_graph-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/question_1_graph-1536x1172.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/question_1_graph-1040x793.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/question_1_graph-640x488.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/question_1_graph.jpg 1560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-heading\">Most Vermonters who completed the survey agreed:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li>People with disabilities have a LOWER quality of life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When students with and without disabilities are in class together ALL students benefit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>People with disabilities contribute EQUALLY to the labor force.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --><strong>But we also found that Vermonters with different types of disabilities have different attitudes about disability: 65% of Vermonters with disabilities DISAGREE with the statement that people with disabilities have the same quality of life.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>People taking the survey were asked: &#8220;Do you agree with the statement, &#8216;People with disabilities have the same quality of life as people without disabilities.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li><strong>18%<\/strong> of the people who agreed had no disabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>21%<\/strong> of the people who agreed reported that they had sensory disabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>9%<\/strong> who agreed had functional disabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>10%<\/strong> who agreed had multiple disabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Most people did not agree that people with disabilities have the same quality of life as people without disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>But:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li>\n<p class=\"qualitybox-text\">Both people with functional disabilities and people with multiple disabilities agreed with this statement the least.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"card\">\n    <div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading2\">\n      <a class=\"collapsed d-flex align-items-center justify-content-between\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion-block_cae4a10ea03235d53884f41ad87f4b862\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-block_cae4a10ea03235d53884f41ad87f4b862\" href=\"#\">\n        <h3>72% AGREE that people with disabilities contribute equally to the workforce.<\/h3>\n        <i class=\"fa-plus fa-regular fa-sharp\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div id=\"accordion-block_cae4a10ea03235d53884f41ad87f4b862\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading2\">\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\n        <p><!-- wp:paragraph --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-876\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/question_2_graph.jpg\" alt=\"A bar graph showing that most people agree that people with disabilities contribute equally to the workforce.\" width=\"600\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/question_2_graph.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/question_2_graph-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>People taking the survey were asked: &#8220;Do you agree with the statement, &#8216;People with disabilities can contribute to Vermont\u2019s labor force the same as people without disabilities.&#8217;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li><strong>74%<\/strong>\u00a0who agreed had no disabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>84% <\/strong>who agreed had sensory disabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>39%<\/strong> who agreed had functional disabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>70%<\/strong> who agreed had multiple disabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"workforcebox-text\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"workforcebox-text\">Most people agree that people with disabilities contribute equally to the workforce. But:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list {\"className\":\"workforcebox-text\"} --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list workforcebox-text\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list workforcebox-text\"><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li>People with sensory disabilities agreed with this statement the most and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list workforcebox-text\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list workforcebox-text\">\n<li>People with functional disabilities agreed with this statement the least.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"card\">\n    <div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading3\">\n      <a class=\"collapsed d-flex align-items-center justify-content-between\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion-block_cae4a10ea03235d53884f41ad87f4b863\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-block_cae4a10ea03235d53884f41ad87f4b863\" href=\"#\">\n        <h3>Most people AGREE that both students with and without disabilities benefit from being in the same classroom.<\/h3>\n        <i class=\"fa-plus fa-regular fa-sharp\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div id=\"accordion-block_cae4a10ea03235d53884f41ad87f4b863\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading3\">\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\n        <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-877\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/question_3_graph.jpg\" alt=\"A bar graph showing that most people agree that all students benefit when disabled students are included in the classroom.\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/question_3_graph.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/question_3_graph-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>People taking the survey were asked: &#8220;Do you agree with the statement, &#8216;Students with disabilities benefit from being in the same classrooms as students without disabilities.&#8217;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li><strong>Of people with no disabilities<\/strong>, 68% agreed that students WITH disabilities benefit from being in the same classroom as students without disabilities. 74% agreed that students WITHOUT disabilities benefit from being in the same classroom as students with disabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Of people with sensory disabilities,<\/strong> 72% agreed that students WITH disabilities benefit from being in the same classroom as students without disabilities. 68% agreed students WITHOUT disabilities benefit from being in the same classroom as students with disabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Of people with functional disabilities,<\/b>\u00a079% agreed students WITH disabilities benefit from being in the same classroom as students without disabilities. 82% agreed students WITHOUT disabilities benefit from being in the same classroom as students with disabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Of people with multiple disabilities,<\/strong> 55% agreed students WITH disabilities benefit from being in the same classroom as students without disabilities. 58% agreed students WITHOUT disabilities benefit from being in the same classroom as students with disabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"classroombox-text\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"classroombox-text\">Most people agree that both students with and without disabilities benefit from being in the same classroom together. But:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li>People with functional disabilities agreed the most and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>People with multiple disabilities agreed the least.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"card\">\n    <div class=\"card-header\" id=\"heading4\">\n      <a class=\"collapsed d-flex align-items-center justify-content-between\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#accordion-block_cae4a10ea03235d53884f41ad87f4b864\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-block_cae4a10ea03235d53884f41ad87f4b864\" href=\"#\">\n        <h3>Demographic Results: Who answered The Vermonter Poll?<\/h3>\n        <i class=\"fa-plus fa-regular fa-sharp\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div id=\"accordion-block_cae4a10ea03235d53884f41ad87f4b864\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading4\">\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\n        <p>How many people who answered this survey were people with disabilities? And how does that compare with the percentages of people with disabilities all across Vermont, and nationwide?<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Serious difficulties in:<\/th>\n<th>USA<\/th>\n<th>VT<\/th>\n<th>POLL<\/th>\n<th>Disability Types*:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hearing<\/td>\n<td>3.6%<\/td>\n<td>4.6%<\/td>\n<td>3.8%<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">} Sensory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vision<\/td>\n<td>2.5%<\/td>\n<td>2.0%<\/td>\n<td>0.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cognition<\/td>\n<td>5.4%<\/td>\n<td>6.0%<\/td>\n<td>8.2%<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">} Functional<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ambulatory<\/td>\n<td>6.6%<\/td>\n<td>5.7%<\/td>\n<td>5.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Self-Care<\/td>\n<td>2.5%<\/td>\n<td>2.2%<\/td>\n<td>1.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Independent Living<\/td>\n<td>5.8%<\/td>\n<td>5.5%<\/td>\n<td>2.9%<\/td>\n<td>} Independent Living**<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TOTAL<\/td>\n<td>13%<\/td>\n<td>14%<\/td>\n<td>16%<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>*Disability types constructed from 2021 Census data.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>**Too few to include.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"info-highlights-block d-flex uvm-block wp-full-width bg-gray\" id=\"Highlights\">\n  <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n    <div class=\"row overview-row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-10 details\">\n                <h2>Why is this research important?<\/h2>        <p><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stigmatizing attitudes about disability can be barriers to equity and inclusion (Gould et al., 2015, Mayerson, 1991). Learning about people\u2019s attitudes can show where education and change are needed.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research studies have shared findings related to attitudes about disability.<\/p>\n<h4>Disability stigma affects access to health care<\/h4>\n<p>82% of physicians in a recent survey said people with significant disabilities have a worse quality of life (Iezzoni et al., 2021). And less than half felt very confident that could provide the same quality of care for people with disabilities.<\/p>\n<h4>Attitudes on disability affect education access<\/h4>\n<p>A study in France found less support for students with intellectual disabilities to be included in school compared to students with other disabilities (Jury et al., 2021).<\/p>\n<h4>Attitudes toward disability affect quality of caregiving<\/h4>\n<p>In China, a study found caregivers of people with disabilities had more negative attitudes than people with disabilities (Zheng et al., 2016).<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"info-highlights-grid row\">\n            <div class=\"info-highlight col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n        <span class=\"highlight-icon\"><i class=\"fa-sharp fa-regular fa-circle-info\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n        <h3>Author<\/h3>        <ul>\n<li>Jesse Suter, UVM Center on Disability &amp; Community Inclusion (CDCI)<\/li>\n<li>Justin MH Salisbury. University of Wisconsin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"info-highlight col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n        <span class=\"highlight-icon\"><i class=\"fa-sharp fa-regular fa-file-certificate\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n        <h3>Suggested Citation<\/h3>        <p>Suter, J. and Salisbury, Justin MH. <a href=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/node\/267133\">\u201cThe Vermonter Poll\u201d.<\/a>\u00a0Poster presentation at the Association of University Centers on Disabilities 2022 Conference. Washington, DC, USA.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"quick-links-block d-flex uvm-block wp-full-width bg-gray\" id=\"Quick-Links\">\n  <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n    <div class=\"row overview-columns\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-5 details\">\n                <h2>References<\/h2>        <p>Gould, R., Harris, S. P., Caldwell, K., Fujiura, G., Jones, R., Ojok, P., &amp; Enriquez, K. P. (2015). Beyond the law: a review of knowledge, attitudes and perceptions in ADA employment research. Disability Studies Quarterly, 35(3).<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p>Iezzoni, L. I., Rao, S. R., Ressalam, J., Bolcic-Jankovic, D., Agaronnik, N. D., Donelan, K., &#8230; &amp; Campbell, E. G. (2021). Physicians\u2019 Perceptions Of People With Disability And Their Health Care: Study reports the results of a survey of physicians&#8217; perceptions of people with disability. Health Affairs, 40(2), 297-306.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p>Jury, M., Khamzina, K., Perrin, A. L., Serour, N., &amp; Guichardaz, E. (2021). What does the French public think about inclusive education?. Journal of Intellectual &amp; Developmental Disability, 46(4), 362-369.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p>Mayerson, A. (1991). Title I-Employment provisions of the Americans with disabilities act. Temple Law Review, 64, 499.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p>Zheng, Q., Tian, Q., Hao, C. et al. (2016). Comparison of attitudes toward disability and people with disability among caregivers, the public, and people with disability: Findings from a cross-sectional survey. 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