Today marks the first ever Disabled Women’s Equal Pay Day, highlighting that a disabled woman makes 50 cents for every dollar earned by a non-disabled man in the United States, according to a new ...
The call for change is clear: it’s time to move beyond mere acknowledgment of these issues and focus on practical, sustainable solutions. In the last decade, there’s been a growing awareness of the ...
The struggle for accessible and affordable housing is a significant challenge for many women with disabilities in New York City. Jessica, a motorized wheelchair user who works at Bronx Independent ...
As a disabled woman, the world can often feel like an inaccessible and hostile place. For example, I've been made to feel like an inconvenience at concerts where accessibility was promised, and called ...
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 ...
Multiple charities have warned that disabled women will be disproportionately impacted by the changes introduced in the Universal Credit (UC) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Bill, which will ...
In 1999, two brave women with disabilities took on the state of Georgia. In 1999, two brave women with disabilities took on the state of Georgia. What happened next was a groundbreaking Supreme Court ...
“After I was injured, I didn’t know what I could do with my life,” Sophie Morgan said to me in an interview via email. “So many people told me that my life was over. [At] 18 years old, I didn’t want ...