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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"women with disabilities"”.
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Women with disabilities' experiences of gender-based violence in Cape Town, South Africa
… Little is known about violence against women with disabilities in South Africa. Given that South Africa has a high prevalence of gender-based violence (GBV), especially intimate partner violence (IPV), there is a need to highlight the violence experiences of women with disabilities …
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Exploring perinatal depression among women with disabilities: differences by race/ethnicity and disability characteristics
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2025-08-01
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Segregation and Resistance Against South Asian Women with Disabilities in Ontario's Post-Secondary Education System
… on the academic achievement of South Asian women in post-secondary education with a disability based on race, gender, disability, and culture. This thesis is on students who have undertaken postsecondary education. As this thesis aims to provide a comprehensive portrait of how this …
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What's Sport Got to Do With It? Women with Disabilities and Identity Development
INTRODUCTION: Women with physical disabilities are often socially defined by their disabilities. This imposed social identity or "master status" may override other attempts to establish an identity apart from disability. Little is known about what role sport participation has in identity …
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The oppression of women with disabilities : can feminist educational theory be a force for change?
This study focuses on how the experiences of women with disabilities should be included in critical feminist theory so as to develop a more inclusive theory and practice. In doing so, critical feminist theory offers a way for women with disabilities to acknowledge their unique experiences of …
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Access to Health Care at the Margins: Implications for Older Sexual Minority Women with Disabilities
… populations, such as older sexual minority women (SMW) with disabilities. Despite evidence of disparate health care access and health outcomes, no research to date has explored the health needs or health care experiences of disabled older SMW. This study therefore sought to address this gap …
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Women with disabilities and the right to work in Nigeria: recommendations for an inclusive public service and labour market
… barriers, the employment rates among persons with disabilities are lower than that of the Nigerian general population, women with disabilities constitute a vulnerable part of the disability population in Nigeria and are more impacted by these barriers. Due to the intersection between gender …
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Health systems factors that impact on access to maternal services for women with disabilities in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
… services (MHS) amongst the poor and rural women. In an attempt to improve access to maternal services, women with disabilities (WWDs) have generally been neglected. Little is known about the health systems factors that facilitate or hinder access to MHS for WWDs. However, available studies …
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An exploratory study of the effects of abuse on the health of college women with mobility impairments
Violence against women (VAW) is a broad term used to capture aggressive acts committed toward women, which consists of numerous types of violence with the most commonly known types of abuse being emotional, sexual, and physical. One relatively invisible group, women with disabilities, not only …
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THE HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDER COMPETENCE ABOUT REPORTING VIOLENCE ON WOMEN WITH DISABILITY SCALE: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION
Statistics about violence experienced by women with disabilities are alarming, and yet, the reporting of this specific form of violence is neglected. Previous research indicates that though interpersonal violence affects women with disabilities like a hidden “epidemic”, the phenomenon is severely …
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O lugar da mulher é onde ela quiser: o engajamento político de mulheres com deficiência.
… mobilization in defense of the rights of people with disabilities led by these individuals significantly altered the theoretical and political perspective globally. Despite these advancements and the recognized importance of women activists with disabilities in this trajectory, at national and …
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A Case Study on the Life Trajectories of Women with Sensory and Mobility Disabilities in Stem Careers
… especially underrepresented minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. A relatively large yet fragmented body of literature is present in relation to minorities and women in STEM fields. A gap exists in knowledge and understanding of the position of women with disabilities in STEM …
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Rolling While Female: The Experiences of Token Women Who Play Wheelchair Rugby
People with disabilities represent the largest minority group in the world, yet they remain underrepresented in the sporting arena. Many social, structural, and physical barriers still exist that keep women with disabilities from leading full, healthy lives. Wheelchair rugby is a co-ed adaptive …
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Trying Times: Disability, Activism, and Education in Samoa, 1970-1980
<p>In the 1970s and 1980s, Samoan women organizers established Aoga Fiamalamalama and Loto Taumafai, which were educational institutions in Samoa, an island in the Pacific. Establishing these schools for students with intellectual and physical disabilities, excluded from attending formal schools …
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Gender and Disability: An Exploration of Reflective Practice for Protection and Access Amid Complex Emergencies
… (DPOs) effectively protect and provide access to women and girls with disabilities amid complex emergencies. The study upheld a participatory approach and rights-based framework, emphasizing that authentic inclusion requires centering disabled voices in research. Drawing on extant research, grey …
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Adult women with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder: Perspectives on the menarche/menstruation experience
… MWGS feminist theories, this study’s 335 adult women/assigned-female-at-birth responded to the Autism Spectrum Quotient-10 (AQ-10, 2012) and Menstrual Attitude Questionnaire-2nd version (MAQ, 1980a, 1980b). Although without statistical significance (α = .05), 29/335 (8.7%) reported high AQ-10 …
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"Being Grown": How Adolescent Girls with Disabilities Narrate Self-Determination and Transitions
<p>Across the United States young women with disabilities are experiencing economic and educational disadvantages. Although post-school outcomes have shown improvement, young women continue to experience high unemployment rates, low wages, and high rates of poverty. In this study, I explore the …
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A record linkage to examine the influence of poor mental health on breast screening uptake
… to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with breast cancer and the gold-standard method of achieving this is through routine screening of the at-risk population. Currently in the United Kingdom (U.K), women aged between 50 and 70 are routinely invited through the National Health Service …
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Disability's Encounter with Legislation and Governance: Long-Term Care Homes in Ontario
… What are the potential implications for persons with disabilities of the changes made by the Government of Ontario between 2004 and 2018 to the legislation and governance of treatment, care and living circumstances within LTC homes? LTC is where many older women with disabilities and serious …
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