EMPATHY THE CRUCIAL ELEMENT FOR SUCCESSFUL SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Abstract

Empathy, the ability to understand other people, plays a key role in successfully supporting people with disabilities in their daily lives. Although in general most people are empathic, it is usually necessary to release empathy. This is most simply achieved by means of empathy tests that simulate different forms of disability and the difficulties that disabled people experience in their daily activities due to this impairment. The paper describes simple tests and their impact on changing attitudes towards people with disabilities and ways of supporting them.