About this Research Topic
There is a great deal of stigma surrounding people with intellectual disability. This can result in discriminatory actions and attitudes towards people with intellectual disability on both a personal and society level. It can also lead to exclusion from education and training opportunities, employment and livelihood opportunities, health care, and full participation in all aspects of society, including decision-making.
This Research Topic aims to showcase evidence on why the stigma surrounding people with intellectual disability is so detrimental to those who are living with it. It hopes to provide insights into research and interventions on how this stigma can be tackled and awareness raised, in the hope that the research presented will translate to best practice applications in education, employment and training, health, and policy settings.
We invite researchers to submit a range of articles, including but not limited to original research articles, reviews, meta-analyses, opinions, perspectives, and case reports to provide new evidence on the following:
- Harmful impacts of stigma on the lives of people with intellectual disability
- Examples of best practice/ case studies on reducing the stigma surrounding intellectual disability
- Importance of person-centred, strengths-based and trauma-informed practice across all areas of life
- Accessible, respectful and inclusive health care provision for people with intellectual disability
Frontiers would like to recognize, Julie Loblinzk, who is working as a Coordinator on this Research Topic, and who recently received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her service to people with disability. She is only the third person with intellectual disability to receive this honor since 1975, which you can view here: https://disabilityandmeonline.com/?p=1061
If you would like to know more about the fantastic work that Julie does, you can take a look at the blog that she writes with Iva Strnadová, one of our guest editors, here: https://disabilityandmeonline.com/
Everyone at Frontiers would like to congratulate Julie on this phenomenal achievement.
This Research Topic aims to showcase evidence on why the stigma surrounding people with intellectual disability is so detrimental to those who are living with it. It hopes to provide insights into research and interventions on how this stigma can be tackled and awareness raised, in the hope that the research presented will translate to best practice applications in education, employment and training, health, and policy settings.
We invite researchers to submit a range of articles, including but not limited to original research articles, reviews, meta-analyses, opinions, perspectives, and case reports to provide new evidence on the following:
- Harmful impacts of stigma on the lives of people with intellectual disability
- Examples of best practice/ case studies on reducing the stigma surrounding intellectual disability
- Importance of person-centred, strengths-based and trauma-informed practice across all areas of life
- Accessible, respectful and inclusive health care provision for people with intellectual disability
Frontiers would like to recognize, Julie Loblinzk, who is working as a Coordinator on this Research Topic, and who recently received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her service to people with disability. She is only the third person with intellectual disability to receive this honor since 1975, which you can view here: https://disabilityandmeonline.com/?p=1061
If you would like to know more about the fantastic work that Julie does, you can take a look at the blog that she writes with Iva Strnadová, one of our guest editors, here: https://disabilityandmeonline.com/
Everyone at Frontiers would like to congratulate Julie on this phenomenal achievement.
Keywords: intellectual disabilities, stigma, stigmatization, awareness raising
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