The attitudes of undergraduate students towards disability

The aim of this paper is to understand the attitudes of undergraduate students towards disability. In order to do so, the Scale of Attitudes towards Disability (Verdugo et al., 2002) was passed to a total of 337 students. The type of study carried out is descriptive, analysing the results obtained in each of the dimensions of the questionnaire (Assessment of capabilities and limitations; Recognition/Denial of the rights of persons with disabilities; Personal involvement; Generic rating; Assumption of roles), both in the student body in general and according to the branch of knowledge in which they are studying (Faculty of Legal and Social Sciences; Faculty of Health Sciences; Faculty of Engineering and Architecture; Faculty of Arts and Humanities) and taking into account the sex of the participants (male and female). The results obtained indicate that university students have favourable attitudes towards disability, the latter being slightly more positive among women and in the Faculty of Legal and Social Sciences. Factors such as the paradigm shift in the conceptualisation of disability, the increase in the number of students with disabilities in the university, as well as compulsory training in Design for All among undergraduate students play an important role in improving attitudes towards disability.