Amosun Seyi L, Volmink Lauren, Rosin Rainer
Division of Physiotherapy, School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Disabil Rehabil. 2005 Aug 19;27(16):961-6. doi: 10.1080/09638280500030407.
The purpose of this manuscript is to document the experiences of two undergraduate medical students at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, who registered for a 4-week special study module titled "Images of Disability", as part of the medical training programme. The objective of the module was to foster the development of positive attitudes toward persons with physical disability through role-playing.
The special study module required that the students assumed they had mobility impairments and were physically confined to wheelchairs. The students were required to document their personal experiences of life in a wheelchair for five consecutive working days.
The students had to deal with their perceptions of the attitudes of individuals they interacted with, which resulted in feeling of inferiority and lowered self-esteem. The students also identified obstacles in the environment which hindered integration.
The students reported significant positive changes in their attitudes towards persons with disabilities.
本手稿旨在记录南非开普敦大学两名本科医学生的经历，他们注册参加了一个为期四周的名为“残疾形象”的特殊学习模块，作为医学培训项目的一部分。该模块的目标是通过角色扮演培养对身体残疾者的积极态度。
这个特殊学习模块要求学生假定自己有行动障碍，只能使用轮椅行动。学生们被要求连续五个工作日记录他们在轮椅上的个人生活经历。
学生们不得不应对他们对与之互动的人的态度的认知，这导致了自卑感和自尊心下降。学生们还发现了环境中阻碍融合的障碍。
学生们报告说他们对残疾人的态度有了显著的积极变化。
