Perception of four intellectual and developmental disabilities based on search engine and news portrayal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, other's perceptions of them based on their condition often begin before birth and go on to impact relationships, opportunities, and self perception across the life course. Search engine results and news media, which may portray these conditions stereotypically or in poor light, are often a key source in these perceptions. Our purpose was to understand how search engine results and available news media can shape perceptions on certain intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Methods

We developed an online Likert-scale survey to measure differences in perceptions based off first available search engine results, images, and news headlines of four intellectual and developmental disabilities: cerebral pal

SUBMITTER: Droscha LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11809880 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature