1. Women with Disabilities
Jennifer Cole (JennyLin Arashi) and
Katherine Mancuso (Muse Carmona)
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2. Statistics on Women with Disabilities
• 20% of U.S. women have some kind of disability
• 2.5 times as many as women without disabilities live in poverty
• More likely to have insurance, but less likely to utilize it
• Abuse tends to be more frequent, longer and by more people,
and includes neglect and withholding of assistive devices and
medicine
• Less opportunities to escape abuse due to lack of knowledge
and outreach by professionals
• Seen as asexual, or as a fetish
• Isolation due to lack of knowledge, even among disability and
feminist communities

3. What We Bring
• Opportunity to experience the cycle of caretaker and
care receiver at a younger age
• Ability see our own and perhaps other bodies as
unique and powerful
• Can sexualize our bodies if we choose, even against
dominant voices in society
• Can become successful mothers and partners despite
being told it is impossible

4. Weekly Meetings

5. Networking Events

6. Outreach and Education