Despite equal opportunity and anti-discrimination legislation, technological advances, and a growing awareness of rights to full social inclusion for people who have a disability, in the 15 or so years since the enactment of the Disability Discrimination Act (1992), employment of people who have a disability in Australia has declined, while for other Australians employment levels have increased.

The attitude literature does show trends towards more positive attitudes concerning employment of people who have a disability, but is this just a veneer of socially desirable responding that overlays more embedded and unconscious negative attitudes that drive actual behaviour?

Kevin will describe research that extends his PhD thesis into this area, and present an instrument he is validating that can uncover those deep and almost instinctual negative attitudes of even 'true believers'.

He will also outline the path to real attitude change and social inclusion for people who have a disability.