01641nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001260002100042653001100063653001500074653002100089100001500110700001200125700001100137700001400148700001400162245012600176300001100302520113400313       2016                            d  bTaylor & Francis10aStigma10aDisability10aCultural aspects1 aShamrock J1 aSmith N1 aGray M1 aCameron M1 aOprescu F00aPeople with disabilities working in the disability sector in Timor Leste: a study of 'lived experience' using PhotoVoice.  a1–173 a<div>
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<div>Perspectives on disability originating from non-Western cultures are beginning to appear in disability literature, however discussions may become lost in rhetoric unless grounded in experiences of people with disabilities themselves. The purpose of this study was to investigate the lived experience of physical disability in Timor Leste with the assistance of a group of Timorese participants with disabilities who were employed in the disability sector. These participants recounted experiences of disability from their own lives together with their observations of people with disabilities living in remote parts of Timor Leste who often lived with stigma or deprivation. The participants thus described their own lived experiences against a backdrop of a non-Western culture. A picture emerged of a stigmatising culture where acceptance of disability is uncommon yet where significant attempts are being made to change attitudes to disability within the culture of Timor Leste.</div>
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