01302nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001653001500042653001400057653001100071653001200082100001300094700001200107700001800119700002200137700001800159700001400177700001400191245009700205300001600302490000700318520074700325       2015                            d10aDisability10aDiversity10aGender10aOceania1 aPeters R1 aLusli M1 aZweekhorst MB1 aMiranda-Galarza B1 avan Brakel WH1 aBunders I1 aBunders J00aLearning from a leprosy project in Indonesia: making mindsets explicit for stigma reduction.  a1105 - 11190 v253 a<p>International attention for disability recognises that it plays an important role in persistent poverty. Leprosy can cause preventable disability. Stigma associated with leprosy often has greater implications for people affected than physical impairments. The Stigma Assessment and Reduction of Impact (SARI) project in Indonesia employs an action research methodology to develop stigma reduction interventions. By exploring the different mindsets of the stakeholders in the reconnaissance phase of the project, the project identified differences in aspirations, attitudes to research, and conflicting intrinsic models of disability. The differences in mindsets are not symptoms of failure but, rather, should be actively sought out.</p>