People with disabilities face discrimination in all areas of life. However, disabled women face especially bigger challenges, ...
Judy Panko Reis has learned to be insistent when she goes to get a mammogram. "I know I'm going to need two technicians," she told Mic. "Somebody has to take the pictures, and somebody has to position ...
Women face many challenges in the workforce, including pay disparities, gender and racial discrimination, occupational segregation and lack of flexible work practices. Women with disabilities ...
Among women eligible for Denmark’s national breast cancer screening program, those who had an intellectual disability were less likely to undergo recommended screening, according to findings published ...
About 650 million people in the world—or 10 per cent of the world’s population— live with disabilities, and frequently encounter a myriad of physical and social obstacles. They often lack the ...
“Disability Justice & Feminist Practice” is Northwestern’s Women’s Center’s theme for 2021-2022, which will guide its programming for the year. Members of the NU and Evanston communities can engage ...
Diana H. Rintala, Ph.D. Mary Ellen Young, Ph.D. Catherine C. Foley, Ph.D. I know the feeling of being anxious to form relationships very well, but no one approaches you for a date; raised to expect ...
The President/Chief Executive Officer of Network of Disabled Women, Lois Auta, has demanded inclusive political participation for women and girls living with disabilities in the country. Speaking at a ...
Background: Current published data indicate barriers and deficiencies in healthcare for women with physical disabilities. Yet, information regarding the influence of secondary conditions and ...
The Beautiful Lives Project works to empower those with disabilities through sports and arts programming across the country.
Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provides individualised funding to nearly 500,000 Australians with disability. Despite an even male-female split among under-65s with a ...
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