Booklist by Topic

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Perspectives on Stigma

Lazy, Crazy, and Disgusting: Stigma and the Undoing of Global Health

Brewis, A., & Wutich, A. (2022). Lazy, Crazy, and Disgusting: Stigma and the Undoing of Global Health. Johns Hopkins University Press.

Documentary and Stereotypes: Reducing Stigma Through Factual Media

Brylla, C. (2023). Documentary and Stereotypes: Reducing Stigma Through Factual Media. Palgrave Macmillan.

Stigmatization, Tolerance and Repair: An Integrative Psychological Analysis of Responses to Deviance

Dijker, A. J. M., & Koomen, W. (2007). Stigmatization, Tolerance and Repair: An Integrative Psychological Analysis of Responses to Deviance. Cambridge University Press.

Stigma: How We Treat Outsiders

Falk, G. (2001). Stigma: How We Treat Outsiders. Prometheus Books.

Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity

Goffman, E. (2022). Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity (reprint ed.). Penguin Classics. (original work published 1963)

Shame: The Politics and Power of an Emotion

Keen, D. (2025). Shame: The Politics and Power of an Emotion (paperback ed.). Princeton University Press.

Seeing Others: How Recognition Works―and How It Can Heal a Divided World

Lamont, M. (2025). Seeing Others: How Recognition Works―and How It Can Heal a Divided World. Atria/One Signal Publishers.

Stigma and Group Inequality: Social Psychological Perspectives

Levin, S., & Van Laar, C. (Eds.). (2006). Stigma and Group Inequality: Social Psychological Perspectives. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

The Oxford Handbook of Stigma, Discrimination, and Health

Major, B., Dovidio, J. F., & Link, B. C. (2018). The Oxford Handbook of Stigma, Discrimination, and Health. Oxford University Press.

Belonging Without Othering: How We Save Ourselves and the World

powell, j. a., & Menendian, S. (2024). Belonging Without Othering: How We Save Ourselves and the World. Stanford University Press.

Recalibrating Stigma: Sociologies of Health and Illness

Thomas, G., Williams, O., Spratt, T., & Chandler, A. (Eds.). (2025). Recalibrating Stigma: Sociologies of Health and Illness. Bristol University Press.

Stigma: The Machinery of Inequality

Tyler, I. (2023). Stigma: The Machinery of Inequality (paperback ed.). Bloomsbury Academic.

Unequals: The Power of Status and Expectations in our Social Lives

Webster, M., Jr., & Walker, L. S. (Eds.). (2022). Unequals: The Power of Status and Expectations in our Social Lives. Oxford University Press.

• Brewis, A., & Wutich, A. (2022). Lazy, Crazy, and Disgusting: Stigma and the Undoing of Global Health. Johns Hopkins University Press.
• Brylla, C. (2023). Documentary and Stereotypes: Reducing Stigma Through Factual Media. Palgrave Macmillan.
• Dijker, A. J. M., & Koomen, W. (2007). Stigmatization, Tolerance and Repair: An Integrative Psychological Analysis of Responses to Deviance. Cambridge University Press.
• Falk, G. (2001). Stigma: How We Treat Outsiders. Prometheus Books.
• Goffman, E. (2022). Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity (reprint ed.). Penguin Classics. (original work published 1963)
• Keen, D. (2025). Shame: The Politics and Power of an Emotion (paperback ed.). Princeton University Press.
• Lamont, M. (2025). Seeing Others: How Recognition Works―and How It Can Heal a Divided World. Atria/One Signal Publishers.
• Levin, S., & Van Laar, C. (Eds.). (2006). Stigma and Group Inequality: Social Psychological Perspectives. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
• Major, B., Dovidio, J. F., & Link, B. C. (2018). The Oxford Handbook of Stigma, Discrimination, and Health. Oxford University Press.
• powell, j. a., & Menendian, S. (2024). Belonging Without Othering: How We Save Ourselves and the World. Stanford University Press.
• Thomas, G., Williams, O., Spratt, T., & Chandler, A. (Eds.). (2025). Recalibrating Stigma: Sociologies of Health and Illness. Bristol University Press.
• Tyler, I. (2023). Stigma: The Machinery of Inequality (paperback ed.). Bloomsbury Academic.
• Webster, M., Jr., & Walker, L. S. (Eds.). (2022). Unequals: The Power of Status and Expectations in our Social Lives. Oxford University Press.

Stigma Related to Mental Illness

A University-Wide Approach to Changing Campus Cultures of Mental Illness Stigma

Brennan, K. M., & Gorman, K. S. (Eds.). (2025). A University-Wide Approach to Changing Campus Cultures of Mental Illness Stigma. Springer.

Nobody's Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness

Grinker, R. R. (2022). Nobody's Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness. W. W. Norton & Company.

Tourette's Syndrome, Stigma, and Society's Jests

Malli, M. A., & Forrester-Jones, R. (2020). Tourette's Syndrome, Stigma, and Society's Jests. Palgrave Macmillan.

Science Over Stigma: Education and Advocacy for Mental Health

Morehead, D. B. (2021). Science Over Stigma: Education and Advocacy for Mental Health. American Psychiatric Association Publishing.

Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity

Price, D. (2022). Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity. Harmony.

The Complications: On Going Insane in America

Rensin, E. (2024). The Complications: On Going Insane in America. HarperOne.

The Stigma of Mental Illness: Strategies Against Social Exclusion and Discrimination

Rüsch, N. (2023). The Stigma of Mental Illness: Strategies Against Social Exclusion and Discrimination. Elsevier.

The Cambridge Handbook of Stigma and Mental Health

Vogel, D. L., & Wade, N. G. (Eds.). (2022). The Cambridge Handbook of Stigma and Mental Health. Cambridge University Press.

• Brennan, K. M., & Gorman, K. S. (Eds.). (2025). A University-Wide Approach to Changing Campus Cultures of Mental Illness Stigma. Springer.
• Grinker, R. R. (2022). Nobody’s Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness. W. W. Norton & Company.
• Malli, M. A., & Forrester-Jones, R. (2020). Tourette’s Syndrome, Stigma, and Society’s Jests. Palgrave Macmillan.
• Morehead, D. B. (2021). Science Over Stigma: Education and Advocacy for Mental Health. American Psychiatric Association Publishing.
• Price, D. (2022). Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity. Harmony.
• Rensin, E. (2024). The Complications: On Going Insane in America. HarperOne.
• Rüsch, N. (2023). The Stigma of Mental Illness: Strategies Against Social Exclusion and Discrimination. Elsevier.
• Vogel, D. L., & Wade, N. G. (Eds.). (2022). The Cambridge Handbook of Stigma and Mental Health. Cambridge University Press.

Stigma Related to Disabilities

Nothing About Us Without Us: Disability Oppression and Empowerment

Charlton, J. I. (2000). Nothing About Us Without Us: Disability Oppression and Empowerment. University of California Press.

The Disability Studies Reader

Davis, L. J. (Ed.). (2017). The Disability Studies Reader (5th ed.). Routledge.

The Disability Rights Movement: From Charity to Confrontation

Fleischer, D. Z., & Zames, F. (2011). The Disability Rights Movement: From Charity to Confrontation (updated ed.). Temple University Press.

Boldly Belong: The Power of Being You in a Disabling Society

Harris, J. (2024). Boldly Belong: The Power of Being You in a Disabling Society. Wiley.

Stigma Stories: Rhetoric, Lived Experience, and Chronic Illness

Kessler, M. M. (2022). Stigma Stories: Rhetoric, Lived Experience, and Chronic Illness. Ohio State University Press.

Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally

Ladau, E. (2021). Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally. Ten Speed Press.

The Life Worth Living: Disability, Pain, and Morality

Reynolds, J. M. (2022). The Life Worth Living: Disability, Pain, and Morality. University of Minnesota Press.

Intellectual Disability and Stigma: Stepping Out from the Margins

Scior, K., & Werner, S. (Eds.). (2016). Intellectual Disability and Stigma: Stepping Out from the Margins. Palgrave Macmillan.

Disability: The Basics

Shakespeare, T. (2018). Disability: The Basics. Routledge.

No Pity: People With Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement

Shapiro, J. P. (1993). No Pity: People With Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement. Times Books.

Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement

Shew, A. (2024). Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement (paperback ed.). W. W. Norton & Company.

The Positive Psychology of Personal Factors: Implications for Understanding Disability

Wehmeyer, M. L., & Dunn, D. S. (Eds.). (2022). The Positive Psychology of Personal Factors: Implications for Understanding Disability. Lexington Books.

Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century

Wong, A. (Ed.). (2020). Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century. Routledge.

The Anti-Ableist Manifesto: How to Build a Disability-Inclusive World

Yu, T. (2025). The Anti-Ableist Manifesto: How to Build a Disability-Inclusive World (paperback ed.). Souvenir Press.

• Charlton, J. I. (2000). Nothing About Us Without Us: Disability Oppression and Empowerment. University of California Press.
• Davis, L. J. (Ed.). (2017). The Disability Studies Reader (5th ed.). Routledge.
• Fleischer, D. Z., & Zames, F. (2011). The Disability Rights Movement: From Charity to Confrontation (updated ed.). Temple University Press.
• Harris, J. (2024). Boldly Belong: The Power of Being You in a Disabling Society. Wiley.
• Kessler, M. M. (2022). Stigma Stories: Rhetoric, Lived Experience, and Chronic Illness. Ohio State University Press.
• Ladau, E. (2021). Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally. Ten Speed Press.
• Reynolds, J. M. (2022). The Life Worth Living: Disability, Pain, and Morality. University of Minnesota Press.
• Scior, K., & Werner, S. (Eds.). (2016). Intellectual Disability and Stigma: Stepping Out from the Margins. Palgrave Macmillan.
• Shakespeare, T. (2018). Disability: The Basics. Routledge.
• Shapiro, J. P. (1993). No Pity: People With Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement. Times Books.
• Shew, A. (2024). Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement (paperback ed.). W. W. Norton & Company.
• Wehmeyer, M. L., & Dunn, D. S. (Eds.). (2022). The Positive Psychology of Personal Factors: Implications for Understanding Disability. Lexington Books.
• Wong, A. (Ed.). (2020). Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century. Routledge.
• Yu, T. (2025). The Anti-Ableist Manifesto: How to Build a Disability-Inclusive World (paperback ed.). Souvenir Press.

Other Forms of Stigma

When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America

Adler, K. F., & Burnes, D. W. (2023). When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America. North Atlantic Books.

Disfigurement: Understanding Visible Difference

Deguire, L., & Jaffe, M. (2026). Disfigurement: Understanding Visible Difference. Routledge.

Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After

DePaulo, Bella. (2006). Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After. St. Martin's Press.

Weight and Wisdom: Reflections on Decades of Working for Body Liberation

Ellis-Ordway, N., & Osborn, T. (Eds.). (2025). Weight and Wisdom: Reflections on Decades of Working for Body Liberation (paperback ed.). Pearlsong Press.

What Is It Like to Be an Addict? Understanding Substance Abuse

Flanagan, O. (2025). What Is It Like to Be an Addict? Understanding Substance Abuse. Oxford University Press.

Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia

Manne, K. (2025). Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia (trade paperback ed.). Crown.

Narrative Therapy and Older People: Challenging Stigma, Supporting Connection and Building Hope

Offord, R., Field, E., & Kaiser, P. (Eds.). (2025). Narrative Therapy and Older People: Challenging Stigma, Supporting Connection and Building Hope. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Understanding Addiction: Know Science, No Stigma

Smith, C., & Hunt, J. (2021). Understanding Addiction: Know Science, No Stigma. Visualize Publishing.

Normalize It: Upending the Silence, Stigma, and Shame That Shape Women's Lives

Zucker, J. (2025). Normalize It: Upending the Silence, Stigma, and Shame That Shape Women's Lives. PESI Publishing, Inc.

• Adler, K. F., & Burnes, D. W. (2023). When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America. North Atlantic Books.
• Deguire, L., & Jaffe, M. (2026). Disfigurement: Understanding Visible Difference. Routledge.
• DePaulo, Bella. (2006). Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After. St. Martin’s Press.
• Ellis-Ordway, N., & Osborn, T. (Eds.). (2025). Weight and Wisdom: Reflections on Decades of Working for Body Liberation (paperback ed.). Pearlsong Press.
• Flanagan, O. (2025). What Is It Like to Be an Addict? Understanding Substance Abuse. Oxford University Press.
• Manne, K. (2025). Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia (trade paperback ed.). Crown.
• Offord, R., Field, E., & Kaiser, P. (Eds.). (2025). Narrative Therapy and Older People: Challenging Stigma, Supporting Connection and Building Hope. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
• Smith, C., & Hunt, J. (2021). Understanding Addiction: Know Science, No Stigma. Visualize Publishing.
• Worthen, M. (2020). Queers, Bis, and Straight Lies: An Intersectional Examination of LGBTQ Stigma. Routledge.
• Zucker, J. (2025). Normalize It: Upending the Silence, Stigma, and Shame That Shape Women’s Lives. PESI Publishing, Inc.

Scholarly Journals

• Disability & Society (international journal)
• Disability and Health Journal (American Association on Health and Disability)
• Disability Studies Quarterly (Society for Disability Studies)
• International Journal of Disability and Social Justice
• Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities (international)
• Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities (interdisciplinary)
• Journal of Intellectual Disability Research (Mencap, IASSIDD)
• Learning Disabilities Research & Practice (Division for Learning Disabilities)
• Research in Developmental Disabilities (international, interdisciplinary)
• Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal
• Sexuality and Disability (psychological and medical issues)
• Stigma and Health (American Psychological Association)
• Wordgathering (biannual journal of disability poetry and literature)

Magazines and E-Zines

Disability and Chronic Illness Stigma

• ABILITY Magazine (covers health, disability, and unconscious bias)
• abilities (Canadian magazine for people with disabilities)
• Amplitude Magazine (helping amputees live well and overcome stigma)
• Audacity Magazine (for people with physical disabilities)
• Breath & Shadow (quarterly publication on disability culture)
• Community Living (challenges assumptions about learning disabilities)
• Disability Review Magazine (covers information on all disability categories)
• Dystinct Magazine (helping young people overcome the stigma of dyslexia)
• Enable Magazine (leading UK disability and lifestyle magazine)
• Exceptional Parent Magazine (serving the special needs community)
• Future Reflections (magazine for parents and teachers of blind children)
• Learning Disability Today (platform promoting respect for people with learning disabilities)
• Move United Magazine (multi-disability adaptive sports magazine)
• New Mobility Magazine (by and for wheelchair users)
• POZ Magazine (for people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS)
• RESILIENCE (magazine for people with disabilities who want to live more fully)

Mental Health Stigma

• Asylum (nonprofit mental health magazine/platform)
• Better Mental Health Magazine (international)
• Catalyst Magazine (from Mental Health Commission of Canada)
• Life in Limbo Magazine (for young people with mental illness or trauma)
• Mental Movement (UK-based magazine)
• Spectrum Life Magazine (empowering neurodivergent and autistic people)
• The Spectrum (published by the UK National Autistic Society)

Other Publications

Reports on Stigma

• BetterHelp. (2025, May). The State of Stigma.
• Centre for Homelessness Impact. (2025, June 2). Homelessness and the Language of Stigma.
• European Federation of Neurological Associations. (2020, July). Survey on Stigma and Neurological Disorder.
• Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. (2024). State of HIV Stigma Report.
• Global Network of People Living with HIV. (2023, December). People Living With HIV Stigma Index 2.0: Global Report.
• Groundswell. (2024). “It Becomes Before Your Name”: Exploring Lived Experience Roles and Stigma in the Homelessness Sector.
• Inclusive Features. (2025). Breaking Down Barriers to Inclusion: Tackling Disability Stigma.
• Joseph Rowntree Foundation. (2024, May). Poverty Stigma: A Glue That Holds Poverty in Place.
• The JED Foundation. (2024, May). Unraveling the Stigma: Exploring Barriers to Mental Health Support Among U.S. Teens.
• The Media Empathy Foundation. (2023). Weight Stigma and Media: Assessing the Impact.
• UN Women. (2024). Addressing Stigma and Discrimination to Eliminate Violence Against Women With Disabilities.
• World Health Organization. (2025, October 10). Mosaic Toolkit to End Stigma and Discrimination in Mental Health.
• World Hepatitis Alliance (2024). The Impact of Stigma and Discrimination Affecting People with Hepatitis B.

Blogs on Stigma

• Anti-Stigma Network (stigma and substance use)
• Deeper Mental Health (Psychology Today blog on Depression, Suicide, and Stigma)
• National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance Community Voices (anti-fat blog)
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (covers research, lifestyle tips, and ways to end stigma)
• Stigma-Free Mental Health Blog (offers mental health advice and advocacy)
• The Stigma Effect (Psychology Today blog on reducing the stigma of mental illness)
• WISE Blog (advice, research, and insights about stigma reduction)

Journal Articles on Stigma

Weight Stigma:

• Gerend, M. A., Patel, S., Ott, N., Wetzel, K., Sutin, A. R., Terracciano, A., & Maner, J. K. (2021). A qualitative analysis of people’s experiences with weight-based discrimination. Psychology & Health, 37(9), 1093-1110.
• Gonzales, M. (2024, January 6). Confronting weight bias and discrimination in the workplace. SHRM.
• Krems, J. A., & Neuberg, S. L. (2021). Updating long-held assumptions about fat stigma: For women, body shape plays a critical role. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 13(1), 70-82.
• Pearl, R. L. (2024). Internalization of weight bias and stigma: Scientific challenges and opportunities. American Psychologist, 79(9), 1308-1319.

Mental Health Stigma:

• Galanis, C., Leske, M., Hamamura, T., Weber, N., Hing, N., Delfabbro, P. H., & King, D. L. (2025). Stigma in substance-based and behavioural addictions: A systematic review. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 14(1), 79-99.
• Jacob, A., Lavidor, M., Igra, L., & Hasson-Ohayon, I. (2025). Cultural aspects of stigma toward people with serious mental illness: A meta-analysis of the association between individualism-collectivism and social distance. Stigma and Health. Advance online publication.
• McCullock, S. P., & Scrivano, R. M. (2023). The effectiveness of mental illness stigma-reduction interventions: A systematic meta-review of meta-analyses. Clinical Psychology Review, 100, 1-14.
• Pescosolido, B. A., Halpern-Manners, A., Luo, L., & Perry, B. (2021). Trends in public stigma of mental illness in the US, 1996-2018. JAMA Network Open, 4(12), e2140202.
• Song, N., Hugh-Jones, S., West, R. M., Pickavance, J., & Mir, G. (2023). The effectiveness of anti-stigma interventions for reducing mental health stigma in young people: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Global Mental Health, 10, e39.
• Sweeney, J., O’Donnell, S., Roche, E., White, P. J., Carroll, P., & Richardson, N. (2024). Mental health stigma reduction interventions among men: A systematic review. American Journal of Men’s Health, 18(6), 15579883241299353.
• Sweileh, W. M. (2025). An extensive analysis and mapping of research landscape on stigma in mental disorders. Stigma and Health, 10(4), 792-803.
• Thornicroft, G., Sunkel, C., Alikhon Aliev, A., Baker, S., Brohan, E., El Chammay, R., … Winkler, P. (2022). The Lancet Commission on ending stigma and discrimination in mental health. Lancet, 400(10361), 1438-1480.

Other Articles on Stigma:

• Best, R. K., & Arseniev-Koehler, A. (2023). The stigma of diseases: Unequal burden, uneven decline. American Sociological Review, 88(5), 938-969.
• Charlesworth, T. E. S., & Hatzenbuehler, M. L. (2025). The stigma stability framework: An integrated theory of how and why society transmits stigma across history. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 19(3), e70051.
• DePaulo, B. (2018, September 9). Singlism: How serious is it, really?Psychology Today.
• Ferris France, N., Lyons, S., Cioringa, A., Mavhu, W., Manas Miramontes, I., & Byrne, E. (2025). Interventions to reduce self-stigma among people living with HIV: A systematic review. Stigma and Health. Advance online publication.
• Loecher, N., Tran, J. T., Kosyluk, K., & Timmers, I. (2025). Neural correlates of stigma: A systematic review. Neuropsychology, 39(8), 677-702.
• Mellen, E. J., Kim, D. Y., Edenbaum, E. R., & Cellini, J. (2025). The psychosocial consequences of sexual violence stigma: A scoping review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 26(3), 389-402.
• Murvartian, L., Saavedra-Macías, F. J., & Infanti, J. J. (2023). Public stigma toward women victims of intimate partner violence: A systematic review. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 73, 101877.

Videos

The following videos relate to stigmatization and various forms of social stigma, such as disability, special needs, and weight stigma. To suggest other videos, please use our Contact Us page.

Clip from “Talk” by the Disability Rights Commission (UK)

This video was produced by the UK Disability Rights Commission and shows an able-bodied man attending a job interview, but with the tables turned: Instead of being in an able-bodied majority, he finds himself in a world where disability is the norm and able-bodied people are pitied and stigmatized.

Time: 2:47 minutes | Source: Disabilities Network of NYC

Customer Abuses Employee with Down Syndrome | What Would You Do?

This clip shows a fascinating hidden camera experiment from the ABC News program What Would You Do? with John Quiñones. In the video, grocery store customers are led to believe that a clerk with Down Syndrome is being mistreated by a fellow customer. Over a two-day period, the ABC crew set up 30 different scenarios and captured a wide variety of bystander reactions.

Time: 8:00 | Source: ABC News

Should Fat Flyers Pay More?

This clip from The Early Show discusses United Airlines’ controversial policy of charging passengers for two seats if they cannot fit comfortably into a single seat. The video includes commentary from Rebecca Puhl of Yale University and Marilyn Wann, fat activist and author of Fat! So?

Time: 3:43 | Source:CBS News

Additional Resources and Searchable Databases

YouTube channel:

• Bring Change 2 Mind

More videos related to stigmatization:

• The Stigma of Obesity: Part 1
• The Stigma of Obesity: Part 2
• Would You Object to Anti-Deaf Job Discrimination?
• Would You Prevent a Blind Person from Being Short-Changed?

For other films, clips, and reviews, please see:

• Docuseek2 Film and Video Finder
• Video Librarian Online
• MediaRights: Media That Matters
• Internet Movie Database
• Rotten Tomatoes

Links

General Resources on Stigma

• Social Stigma (overview from Wikipedia)
• Origin and History of the Word “Stigma” (Etymonline.com)
• Types of Stigma and Steps to Stamping It Out (Healthline)
• Stigma Scientific Interest Group (U.S. National Institutes of Health)
• Positive Exposure (using photography and video to challenge stigma)
• Teaching Tip Sheet: Stigma and Prejudice (American Psychological Association)

Stigma Related to Disability

Disability Organizations

• Association of University Centers on Disabilities (national network)
• Association on Higher Education and Disability (professional association)
• Center for Parent Information and Resources (disability resource hub)
• Disability Advocacy and Research Network (disabled psychology scholars & allies)
• Disability Rights Advocates (nonprofit disability rights legal center)
• Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (civil rights organization)
• Disability Rights International (human rights organization)
• Disability Visibility Project (online community amplifying disability media)
• Institute for Community Inclusion (promotes inclusion of people with disabilities)
• International Disability Alliance (advancing the rights of people with disabilities)
• Mobility International USA (disability-led nonprofit advancing disability rights)
• National Disability Institute (focuses on financial education and empowerment)
• National Disability Rights Network (focuses on protecting civil and human rights)
• National Organization on Disability (unlocking human and business potential)
• Society for Disability Studies (research and educational group)
• The Arc (supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities)
• Through the Looking Glass (serving families with disabilities and medical issues)
• Vision for Equality (empowering people with disabilities and their families)

U.S. Government Organizations and Resources

• ADA.gov (government hub related to the Americans With Disabilities Act)
• Administration for Community Living (for older adults and people with disabilities)
• Disability Services (extensive portal for people with disabilities and their families)
• Disability-Related Resources (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
• Guide to Interacting With People Who Have Disabilities (Dept. of Homeland Security)
• National Council on Disability (independent federal agency)
• Natl. Inst. on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehab. Research (research institute)
• National Rehabilitation Information Center (library and resource gateway)
• Office of Disability Employment Policy (agency of the U.S. Department of Labor)

Other Disability Resources

• A Desktop Guide to Disability Rights Laws in the United States
• Disabilities Resources (American Psychological Association)
• Disability Issues (American Psychological Association)
• Disability Rights: Know Them (American Civil Liberties Union)
• DisabilityResources.org (searchable database of resources and articles)
• Disabled-World.com (online guide to the world of disabilities)

Stigma Related to Weight

Antifat Prejudice Organizations and Networks

• Association for Size Diversity and Health (international nonprofit)
• Body Empowerment Project (helping youth find body acceptance and self-worth)
• National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (education and advocacy)
• The Body Positive (helping people of all ages reach “positive embodiment”)
• Council on Size & Weight Discrimination (changing attitudes and public policies)
• Obesity Action Coalition (empowering those affected by obesity)

Other Websites on Antifat Prejudice

• A Guide to Size Diversity (from the Bulimia Project)
• Addressing Weight Stigma and Fatphobia in Public Health (resource guide)
• Fat Acceptance Movement (Wikipedia overview and history)
• Fat Liberation Archive (a community effort, always in progress)
• International No Diet Day (annual body positivity celebration)
• “Stop Weight Bias” Campaign (raising public awareness of weight bias)
• Weight Bias & Weight Stigma (UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health)
• Weight Stigma Podcasts (World Food Policy Center, Duke University)

Other Sources of Stigma

Mental Illness

• Active Minds (promoting mental health on college campuses)
• Anti-Stigma Campaign (from the World Health Organization)
• Anti-Stigma Network (helping people affected by drug and alcohol use)
• Bring Change 2 Mind (mental illness anti-stigma campaign)
• Combating Stigma in Behavioral Health (American Hospital Association)
• Deconstructing Stigma (changing attitudes about mental health)
• NAMI StigmaFree (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
• Make It OK (working to end the stigma surrounding mental illness)
• Stamp Out Stigma (from the Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness)
• Stigma and Discrimination (resources from Rethink Mental Illness)
• Stigma-Free Mental Health (education and advocacy)
• Stop Stigma Together (changing the narrative around mental health)
• Tonic Music (anti-stigma mental health support within music communities)

Dwarfism

• Cultural Depictions of Dwarfism (Wikipedia)
• Little People of America (has more than 7,000 members)
• Dwarfism Support Organizations and Groups (Little People of America)
• Little People of Ireland (providing information and support)
• Understanding Dwarfism (educating the world one person at a time)
• Dwarf Athletic Association of America (nonprofit organization)
• MAGIC Foundation (supporting people with growth-related disorders)
• Restricted Growth Association (supports people who have dwarfism)

Singlism (bias against unmarried adults)

• Unmarried Equality (advocating for equality for married and unmarried adults)
• Singlism (Cambridge Dictionary: “unfair treatment of people who are single”)
• Living Single (blog that addresses stigma and biases toward single people)
• National Singles Day (acknowledging the vibrant lives of single people)
• Single Mothers Outreach (empowering single parents and their children)
• Singlehood Australia (Australian nonprofit seeking inclusion for single adults)

Race and Ethnicity

• See links on Racism Then and Racism Now.