Aim To review the existing evidence regarding the use of language in clinical encounters.
Background Awareness of the importance of language in clinical encounters is mostly …

The recent editorial,“Time to Stop Using the Word 'Smoker': Reflecting on the Role of
Language in Advancing the Field of Nicotine and Tobacco Research,” 1 raises a number of …

In this chapter, we explore how ableism, the oppression of people with disabilities, shapes
how students with and without disabilities engage in higher education environments. We …

Despite negative effects of HIV-related stigma on people with HIV, some scientific literature
continues to use stigmatizing terms. Our study aimed to explore the use of HIV-related …

Research on the experiences of college students with disabilities and the extent to which
student affairs practitioners and scholars are meeting their needs is sparse. This article …

Museum professionals agree on considering language as a first step for the creation of a
welcoming environment, especially when it comes to visitors with special needs. A common …

Stigma can have a huge impact on the lives of people living with mental illness. That needs
to change, but how can we make it happen? A Brief History of Stigma explores the past and …

Disability is a multi-faceted discursive construct shaped by diverse motivations and
perspectives. To understand this complex construct, this thesis examines the aspects of …

Within and outside of the music therapy field, there has been a recent push for more
conversations and literature on social justice. However, disability has been largely left out of …

The 2019 pandemic was a global health crisis caused by the Covid-19 novel coronavirus.
As of 3 October 2023, 676,609,955 cases and 6,881,955 deaths were reported …