All Outputs (2)

Stigma: Barriers to Culture and Identity for People With Intellectual Disability (2014)
Journal Article
Spassiani, N. A., & Friedman, C. (2014). Stigma: Barriers to Culture and Identity for People With Intellectual Disability. Inclusion, 2(4), 329-341. https://doi.org/10.1352/2326-6988-2.4.329

This exploratory article examines disability culture and identity for people with intellectual disability. In doing so, we argue that the stigma around intellectual disability severely affects people with intellectual disability's sense of culture an... Read More about Stigma: Barriers to Culture and Identity for People With Intellectual Disability.

Sustaining Community Health Initiatives for People Aging with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (2014)
Thesis
Spassiani, N. Sustaining Community Health Initiatives for People Aging with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities. (Thesis). University of Illinois at Chicago. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3596286

People with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) are more likely to experience the aging process earlier and at a more rapid rate than individuals without I/DD. Therefore, it is imperative that I/DD agencies are able to support people aging... Read More about Sustaining Community Health Initiatives for People Aging with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities.