Women with Disabilities: Multiple Intersections

Women with Disabilities:
Multiple Intersections

Martha E. Banks, Ph.D.
ABackans DCP, Inc.
http://abackans.com

Social Construction of Disability

Resource Data

Jans, L., & Stoddard, S. (1999). Chartbook on Women and Disability in the United States. An InfoUse Report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Educations, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. Available at: http://www.infouse.com/disabilitydata/

Examples of Impairments
Experienced by Women

Traumatic brain injury
Chronic health problems

Diabetes
Cardiac disease
Chronic fatigue syndrome
HIV/AIDS
Pain

Psychiatric disorders
Learning disabilities, ADHD
Situational disabilities

Migraines
Motion sickness
Morning sickness in pregnancy
Social anxiety

Eating disorders
Limited vision
Deafness
Limited mobility

Multiple Stigma and Discrimination
Faced by
Women with Disabilities

Age

Youth
Old age

Ethnicity
Obesity
Invisible disabilities
Domestic Violence
Sexual identity
HIV/AIDS
Prostitution
Breast cancer
Ovarian and uterine cancers
Menstrual disorders

Personal and Interpersonal
Concerns for
Women with Disabilities

Education
Employment
Reproduction
Sexuality
Abuse

Physical
Emotional

Substance abuse
Coping strategies

Spirituality
Technology

Parenting
Caregiving

Labeling as an Issue
for
Women with Disabilities

Personal identity
Pride
Vulnerability
Public images

Training materials
Pornography

Underdiagnosis

Neurological disorders
Silent cognitive disorders
Cardiac disorders

Overdiagnosis

Psychiatric disorders
Dementia

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Last Updated: 1/23/01