APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Establishing a Foundation for Learning Disability Research: Stereotype Content and Accommodation Perceptions In the Workplace
- Chantelle Whidden
Trent University - Chantelle Whidden
Toronto Metropolitan University - Tiffany Paquin
Toronto Metropolitan University - Kristyn Scott
Toronto Metropolitan University
Abstract
We examined workplace perceptions of adults with learning disabilities. Participants consistently rated individuals with learning disabilities as higher in warmth than competence, while open-ended responses revealed perceptions of incompetence and laziness. Assistive technology was perceived as fairer and associated with higher competence than task support or extra time accommodations.