Aim: This study aimed to determine the perception and attitudes of academicians towards disability. Method: The study was a descriptive research conducted in 2015-16. The minimum sample size was calculated as 420. Questionnaire forms were sent to faculty and vocational school administrations; and the volunteered academic staff filled it out. "Attitudes towards Disabled Persons Scale" was used to determine the attitudes towards disability. Student t test, One Way Anova test and chi square analysis were used for statistical analysis. Results: At the end of the study 658 academic staff were reached. 24.5% of academicians have an individual with disabilities in their life. It was seen that people put the visually handicapped situations more into the definition of disability. 2.3% of those surveyed thought that disability was a penalty given to a person, 7.8% of them see it as a grace-gift and 62.9% tought that it is an exam. The academicians have insufficient knowledge regarding the rights, legal regulations and practices that the state provides to disabled were scholarships, homeland priority, financial support given to education and the presence of the department concerned with the disability in universities. 39.5% of the academic staff do not find the services and assistance provided by Erciyes University to the disabled adequate. 61.1% think that it is not the duty of instructors to reduce the problems of students with disabilities that they may encounter during their university education. The total score average of the scale was 126.9 ± 13.4 (min: 82 max: 150). The calculated mean scores for the subscales were 56.2 ± 6.1 (29-65) for the compassion, 53.2 ± 6.9 (33-65) for social value, and 17.4 ± 2.3 (8-20) for resource respectively. Conclusion: Theattitude of the academic staff towards disability is positive but their knowledge on the subject is inadequate.