Periods prove a big barrier for disabled women's participation in sport

Vanessa was forced to regularly skip sport because of her period. New research shows that more than 60 per cent of disabled ...
Forbes

Rebel Girls Highlight Disabled Voices In New Book ‘25 Tales Of Creative Thinkers’

Rebel Girls, “a girl-driven empowerment brand dedicated to raising the most inspired and confident generation of girls,” released the book Dear Rebel last year, which contains the stories of more than ...
openDemocracy

The seeds of a movement: disabled women and their struggle to organize

Since the 1970s, disabled peoples in differing global locations have increasingly realized that their interests and needs were not being served—that projects were not being designed in ways that they ...
13abc

‘Disabled Women Make History (and Art)’ to showcase women artists with disabilities

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Disability EmpowHer Network and the Toledo Museum of Art are hosting the second annual Disabled Women Make History (and Art) event in celebration of the 24th anniversary of the ...
13abc

“Disabled Women Make History (and Art)” exhibit to return to TMA

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The Toledo Museum of Art is partnering with the Disability EmpowHer Network to present “Disabled Women Make History (and Art).” The exhibit will be open on May 17 from 6 p.m. to ...
bianet

Violence Against Handicapped Women

According to Handicapped Woman Association’s report, especially mentally handicapped women are victims of violence, and perpetrators are usually the closest ones. Handicapped Woman Association has ...
Digital Spy

EastEnders – Frankie Lewis's attack storyline will help disabled women everywhere

EastEnders' Frankie Lewis (Rose Ayling-Ellis) was terrified when she was accosted by a stranger while walking home after a night out – telling the story from the perspective of a Deaf woman is a ...