APS

2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026

Establishing a Foundation for Learning Disability Research: Stereotype Content and Accommodation Perceptions In the Workplace

Barcelona, Spain · May 2026

Posters · Identity, Culture & Social Inequality

  • 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.

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