title: Stigma and Developmental Disabilities in Nursing Practice and Education.
abstract: Individuals with developmental disabilities (DD) experience stigma, discrimination, and barriers, including access to appropriate health care, that restrict their ability to be equal participants in society. In this study, underlying contexts, assumptions, and ways of acting are investigated that perpetuate inequalities and pejorative treatment toward those with disabilities. Several nurse researchers and educators suggest specific content for, or approaches to, education about DD. Critical pedagogy that employs cultural competency and a disability studies' framework to guide curriculum and course development will allow assumptions underlying common health care practices that oppress and "other" people with disabilities to be exposed and changed.
authors.affiliation: a Developmental Disabilities Mental Health Services , Interior Health , Kelowna , British Columbia , Canada.
authors.forename: Annette D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Whiteley
authors.affiliation: b University of British Columbia Okanagan , School of Nursing , Kelowna , British Columbia , Canada.
authors.forename: Donna L M
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Kurtz
authors.affiliation: c Federation University Australia , Mt Helen , Victoria , Australia.
authors.forename: Penelope A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Cash
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D054521:Cultural Competency / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses'; D057545:Social Stigma