Access in Nursing is a nationally representative group of nurses, nurse educators, disability resource professionals (DRP's), faculty, and researchers addressing disability access barriers in nursing education and practice.
MISSION
To provide guidance and resources that empower nursing schools and employers to cultivate accessible and equitable educational and work environments.
VISION
To create an equitable, meaningful, and inclusive environment for nurses and nursing students with disabilities.
Education
Creating Educational Resources and Training Documents
Storytelling
Challenging Stereotypes and Stigma through storytelling
Policy Change
Improving educational opportunities through improved policy and practice
Research
Answering the important questions and documenting the journey and experiences of nurses (and nursing students) with disabilities
AIN Group Members
Karen Aul, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE
Associate Professor
University of South Florida College of Nursing
Sabrina Ali Jamal-Eddine, PhD, BSN, RN
Postdoctoral Research Associate
UIC’s Department of Disability and Human Development and on the Board of Directors of the National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities
Kathleen Marsala-Cervasio, PhD, EdD, ACNS-BC, CCRN Alumnus, RN
Associate Professor of Nursing
CUNY School of Professional Studies
Joy Patrick, DNP, APRN, CNS-AG, CCRN
Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing
Nevada State University
Jaclyn Bandell, DNP, MSN, BSN
Assistant Professor
Western Carolina University and the Director for the DNP Family Nurse Practitioner Program
Krista Jones, DNP, MSN, RN, PHNA-BC, FAAN, ELAN Fellow
Director
University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) College of Nursing’s Urbana Campus, a Professor in the Department of Health Systems Sciences, and a Certified Advanced Public Health Nurse
Sharon Mingo, DNP, MSN, RN
Director of the BSN Prelicensure Academic Success Program
LaSalle University
Katie Pawloski, Ph.D., RN, CNE, CMSRN
Assistant Professor
Florida Gulf Coast University
Brandy Jackson, MSN, MBA, RN
Co-Chair
Director of Undergraduate Nursing Programs and Assistant Educator
Wichita State University
Vera Kunte, DNP, APN-C
Assistant Professor of Nursing
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Linda Morrow, DNP, MSN, MBA, CNOR, CPHQ
Clinical Associate Professor
Sacred Heart University College of Nursing
Anna Maria Valdez, PhD, RN, PHN, CEN, CFRN, CNE, FAADN, FAEN
Professor of Nursing
Sonoma State University and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Emergency Nursing
