Purpose: To inform the field of rehabilitation psychology about the sociocultural implications
of the term “disability,” and explain the rationale behind the# SaytheWord movement, a …

Abstract The American Psychological Association (APA) advocates the use of person-first
language (eg, people with disabilities) to refer to individuals with disabilities in daily …

In this special issue, we define ableism as stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination, and social
oppression toward people with disabilities—the largest minority group in the United States …

Social science research on stigma has grown dramatically over the past two decades,
particularly in social psychology, where researchers have elucidated the ways in which …

Student Engagement in Higher Educationis an important volume that fills a longstanding
void in the higher education and student affairs literature. The editors and authors make …

For nearly two decades, as countries all over the world have struggled to respond to the
HIV/AIDS epidemic, issues of stigma, discrimination and denial have been poorly …

Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination provides a comprehensive and compelling
overview of what psychological theory and research have to say about the nature, causes …

The stress associated with stigma can be particularly difficult for those with disease-
associated stigma. Not only are they at risk to develop other stress-related illnesses, but the …

The effectiveness of efforts designed to address mental illness stigma will rest on our ability
to understand stigma processes, the factors that produce and sustain such processes, and …

Few research studies focus on how the use of assistive technologies is affected by social
interaction among people. We present an interview study of 20 individuals to determine how …