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Author: Stephanie Nixon

Stephanie Nixon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto, cross-appointed at the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and is co-founder and Director of the International Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation. Stephanie is a physiotherapist who has been an HIV activist, researcher and clinician for over 20 years. More recently, Stephanie has directed increased scholarly attention to privilege, oppression, and allyship.

Finding Help: Exploring the accounts of persons with disabilities in Western Zambia regarding strategies to improve their situation

The main focus of rehabilitation is to provide help to those who need it. But does the Western definition of “help” always apply in other regions? In “Finding Help: Exploring the Accounts of Persons With Disabilities in Western Zambia…,” Shaun R. Cleaver and colleagues present the concept of help in a completely new light, and offer suggestions for a more societally-based approach to healing.