title: Nursing Students With Physical Disabilities: Dispelling Myths and Correcting Misconceptions.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to describe barriers and facilitators faced by nursing students with disabilities (SWDs) to dispel myths and correct misconceptions, promote the utilization of the campus disability office, and make the case that current technical standards may be obsolete. While there is no "one size fits all" approach, there are resources and methods that are available to nurse educators that should be used to end discrimination against SWDs.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Dean and Professor (Dr Neal-Boylan), College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin; and Counselor, Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) (Ms Smith), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia.
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Neal-Boylan
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology*; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D011287:Prejudice / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013338:Students, Nursing; D014481:United States