Gomez, JL Langdon, PM, JA and Clarkson, PJ (2015)
As a result of researching attitudes towards disability in UK and Chilean workplaces, we introduced a new model, named as REM, for understanding attitudes through modelling disability.
After critically reviewing the extant literature, we carried out a cross-cultural study in the banking industry to explore `how disabling attitudes are shaped in the context of working'.
Using a semi-structured questionnaire, with a total of 33 disabled and non-disabled workers, we concluded that disabling attitudes in developed and developing countries are formed by three main beliefs: religious, ethical and moral.
Currently, the REM model is being used as a tool to plan a persuasive intervention, consisting of combining workshop role-play and social media.