Abstract:

Awareness programs are key factors in the development of positive attitudes toward inclusion of children with disabilities in school settings, however there are not any published research on the effect of similar programs in camp settings. The purpose of the present study was to examine the impact of a three-week disability awareness program on attitudes of children without disabilities toward the inclusion of peers with disabilities in a summer camp. Four hundred sixty one campers without disabilities (M = 13.24 years old, SD = .97) attending a typical summer camp participated in the study. Participants were divided into a control (n = 225, M = 13.45 years old, SD = .90) and an experimental group (n = 236, M = 13.03 years old, SD = .94). The control group followed the typical camp’s program, while the experimental group attended a disability awareness program alongside to the typical program. The disability awareness program was based on the principles and

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