Implementation of strategies to promote change in attitudes towards disability at university

Educational research on attitudes towards disability has shown that these attitudes do not always tend to be positive. This situation highlights the need for structured interventions aimed at modifying such attitudes. In recent years, many studies have applied techniques to change attitudes towards disability among students at various educational levels, though to a lesser extent in the university setting. For this reason, the present study implemented strategies to promote attitude change in a sample of 243 university students from different educational programmes. Participants were randomly assigned to intervention groups, receiving information, engaging in simulation experiences, or participating in imagined contact with individuals with disabilities. While a general improvement in attitudes towards disability was observed across all groups, combining multiple techniques yielded the most significant results. Given the novel nature of this research, we highlight its implications, particularly the incorporation of the imagined contact technique at the university level and the comparison of different strategies to identify the most effective approaches for future interventions.