This paperwork explains the attitudes of the environment towards people with disabilities, which affect their quality of life and participation in community life. First of all, it tries to define the concept of disability, types of disability and models with an emphasis on the social model based on social beliefs. In addition, the paper explains the attitudes towards people with disabilities throughout history and their poor position in society throughout history. Furthermore, the general attitudes of the environment towards people with disabilities stand out, and age, level of education and previous contacts with people with disabilities have proven to be factors that influence the formation of positive attitudes. Through various researches, insight is given into general attitudes towards people with disabilities in society, attitudes towards their employment and education. Due to the continued unequal position in the system of education, employment and access to services, the emphasis is placed on negative attitudes that are crucial when entering the education and work system and that affect the self-concept of people with disabilities.