Faculty often lack positive attitudes related to students with disabilities. These attitudes frequently lead to negative educational experiences for students with disabilities. These negative experiences typically result in decreased performance and increased feellings of marginalization. 

Gettysburg College

Visability of a disability effects 
- stereotyping
- stigmatization-
- perception of accomidations
- self concept
- group identification 
within educational settings. 

Influence of the visibility of a disability on psychological processes in education

Battalova, A., Kovic-Bodiroza, A., Pala, A., & Jarrin, M. (2025). (In)visible journeys: experiences of students with disabilities. Canadian Journal of Disability Studies, 14(3), 15–44. https://doi.org/10.15353/cjds.v14i3.1280

Reference: (In)visible journeys: experiences of students with disabilities

This study had participants read definitions of visble and invisbile disabilities and various symptoms and catagorise them accordingly. They were then informed they had to work with a collegeue with a visible or invisible disability that would lead to a promotion. Participants then performed a VAAST test and researchers analyzed their automatic responses.

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