Carli Friedman, CQL | The Council on Quality and Leadership, Towson, MD.
Intellect Dev Disabil. 2019 Aug;57(4):263-273. doi: 10.1352/1934-9556-57.4.263.
There are decades of research indicating ableism is extremely prominent. The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between disability prejudice and institutionalization of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). This study had two research questions: (1) How does disability prejudice impact the number of people with IDD who are institutionalized in a state? and (2) How does disability prejudice impact spending on institutions? To do so, we utilized secondary data about state utilization of institutions (fiscal year 2015), and disability prejudice data from 325,000 people. Findings revealed, states with higher disability prejudice institutionalize more people, even when controlling for size. Moreover, states with higher disability prejudice also spend more on institutional funding, regardless of size or wealth.
有数十年来的研究表明，残疾歧视极为突出。本研究旨在探讨残疾偏见与智力和发育障碍（IDD）人士机构化之间的关系。本研究有两个研究问题：（1）残疾偏见如何影响一个州中被机构化的 IDD 人士的数量？（2）残疾偏见如何影响机构的支出？为此，我们利用了关于各州机构使用情况（2015 财政年度）的二次数据，以及来自 32.5 万人的残疾偏见数据。研究结果表明，即使考虑到规模因素，残疾偏见程度较高的州也会使更多人被机构化。此外，残疾偏见程度较高的州在机构资金投入上也花费更多，而不论其规模或财富如何。
