DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-128.5.375 ISSN:
Confronting Epistemic Injustice and Inequity in IDD Research: The Value of Theorizing Beyond Dominant Culture’s Perspective
Emmanuel Bonney, Jed T. Elison- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Neurology (clinical)
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
- General Medicine
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Abstract
This commentary highlights pervasive challenges related to the science of intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), which we often take for granted. We argue that social power asymmetry and entrenched patterns of epistemic injustices undermine our science and call attention to the need to maximize our efforts to undo these unfair practices to enhance future care and research in IDD.