Rehabilitation Psychology, Vol 68(2), May 2023, 121-134; doi:10.1037/rep0000493
Purpose: People with disabilities (PWD) experience barriers to accessibility and employment, harming their quality of life. Strategies aimed at reducing disparity for PWD have not changed key statistics such as unemployment rates. Previous research has focused on explicit attitudes, generally found to be positive, prompting investigation into factors such as implicit bias. This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated implicit bias toward PWD and associated factors. Method: Forty-six peer-reviewed studies published between January 2000 and April 2020 utilizing the Implicit Association Test were included. Of these, 12 studies met the inclusion criteria for meta-analysis. Results: A significant moderate pooled effect (mean difference = 0.503, 95% CI [0.497–0.509], p