Physical Disability Identity Scale – PDIS

I feel connected to other people with physical disabilities.

I feel solidarity with people with physical disabilities.

I feel committed to people with physical disabilities.

I feel a sense of belonging with other people with physical disabilities.

Overall, I am glad to be a person with a physical disability.

I am proud to identify as a person with a physical disability.

I feel content with being a person with a physical disability.

The fact that I am a person with a physical disability is an important part of my identity.

Being a person with a physical disability is an important part of how I see myself.

I view my physical disability similarly to the way I view my other identities (race, gender, etc.).

I refuse to see my physical disability as a part of how I see myself.

I feel comfortable talking about my physical disability with others.

I feel embarrassed or ashamed when others ask me about my physical disability, even if they are well intentioned.

I do my best to conceal/hide my physical disability from others.

I have a lot in common with others with physical disabilities.

I am similar to other people with physical disabilities.

I experience a lot of similar challenges as other people with physical disabilities.

I view physical disability similarly to others in the disability community.

Being a person with a physical disability shapes how I see the world.

Being a person with a physical disability shapes how I interact with others.

Being a person with a physical disability shapes how I approach life.