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Disabilities

RespectAbility: Fighting Stigma Through Opportunity

By: Editors at Women's eNews | January 8, 2019
From our partner New York Women's Foundation

“The disabilities community needs to come out of the closet!”

Did You Really Just Ask That?

By: Jordon Dickinson | October 21, 2017

It’s hard—nearly impossible, probably—to really know what it’s like to have a disability unless you’ve actually lived the experience.

Teen Voices

Internalized Ableism Disables Some Teen Girls

By: Leanne Libas | July 28, 2017

It can be hard for teen girls with disabilities to reject the stereotypes they see in the media and in the able-bodied population.

Teen Voices

Girls With Disabilities Worry About Betsy DeVos’ Impact on Special Education

By: Morgane de Lacey Evans | May 1, 2017

Despite a recent court win protecting accommodations for students with disabilities in school, teen girls with an Individualized Education Program are still worried about their fates in school. DeVos “could potentially really mess up our education system,” one teen said.

Teen Voices

Disability Complicates Mother-Daughter Relationship

By: Sylvia Colt-Lacayo | April 17, 2017

Writer Sylvia Colt needs her mother to bathe and dress her, but that doesn’t mean she also doesn’t want to kick her in the nose sometimes.

Teen Voices

Teens Ask, Where Are the Girls with Disabilities in Pop Culture?

By: Emily Flores | April 3, 2017

As a teen girl with a disability, Emily Flores sees no television or movie characters who resemble her. One reason may be the hurdles actresses with disabilities face in getting work.

Teen Voices
Metal sign of a person in a wheelchair next to the word "Hide", with graffiti adding an ellipses after the image of the person in the wheelchair, "raaa!" coming out of their mouth, and an exclamation mark after "Hide".

Teen Finds Disability Isolating Without Peer Network

By: Melina Nakos | April 6, 2016

No matter how many friends she has, Melina Nakos still has no one to share her struggles and frustrations of being a double amputee. This piece is the first in Teen Voices’ Girl Fuse series, an initiative by and about teen girls with disabilities.

body confidence

Model With Disabilities New Image for Tomboy Shop

By: Maggie Freleng | March 9, 2015

“When you are around Danielle the wheelchair is just an object in the room,” says Tomboy founder Rachel Grossinger. Media psychologists say this kind of diversity in fashion helps everyone challenge unrealistic beauty standards.

Disabilities

Reproductive Health Care Scarce for Disabled Women

By: Rickie Solinger | June 8, 2013

Many in medical professions and the general population still deem disabled women unsuitable for sexuality and reproduction, says Rickie Solinger in this excerpt from “Reproductive Politics.” Reproductive technologies can also add to stigma.

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Welfare Job Rules Hit Women With Disabilities

By: Anna Limontas-Salisbury | August 31, 2010

Petra Rodriguez lost her welfare benefits when she injured her back and couldn’t keep her welfare work assignment. A Legal Aid lawyer says situations like hers help explain why the rolls have dropped–people are just discouraged from applying.

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