The attitudes that people with disabilities may encounter when trying to access sexual and reproductive healthcare are hugely deterring.
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Discrimination against trans women at Sydney’s McIver’s Ladies Baths is, sadly, just the latest in a long history of some Australians being excluded from the water.
People in high-risk groups are already more likely to be experiencing negative mental health effects during the pandemic. Spending the holidays isolated from family and friends may make matters worse.
The US has a long history of forced sterilization campaigns that were driven by the bogus ‘science’ of eugenics, racism and sexism.
Disabled Canadians and those with chronic health conditions have been left out of government COVID-19 policies and programs and are struggling financially.
Even before the pandemic, disabled people reported feeling socially isolated and lonely. Their plight has only been exacerbated by responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus has amplified the fact that inadequate toilet access has long been a feature of UK life for many, including women and the disabled. Vulnerable people deserve better.
Congress needs to make sure the HEROES Act includes adequate funding for people with disabilities.
Driverless cars create an opportunity for more inclusive design – so why aren’t more companies using it?
The United States has 53 million caregivers, according to the latest estimate. And COVID-19 makes what they do much harder.
South Africa’s disaster management plan targets the most vulnerable. But it needs to respond in a more deliberate way when it comes to people with disabilities.
The Greeks treated their city-states like bodies. To protect them from disasters, it was the poor that were often sacrificed.
Police are almost always the first responders in cases of mental health crisis. Too often these encounters turn bad, even deadly. But police were never meant to be in charge of US mental health care.
South Africa’s new Copyright Amendment Bill could help the country take an important step in tackling its own “book famine”.
Disability is a sensitive topic. Fear of saying the wrong thing prevents people from having important conversations about disability. Here is a guide to get past those barriers.
The White House proposed these cuts for three years in a row. That clashes with longstanding bipartisan leadership regarding rights for all people with disabilities.
There are systemic problems with the way mainstream schooling treats students with disabilities. A Royal Commission would shed light on these issues and give us a way forward to a more equal future.
From offshore oil and gas to the homes of people with disabilities, this is emerging as one of the most exciting areas of tech.
The work towards disability inclusion needs a continuous sustained effort involving government down to the village level working together with people with disabilities.
Instead of being cheaper and safer, getting an online taxi can actually be dangerous for people with disabilities where a so-called “red zone” is in force.
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Associate Professor, Sociology, University of Toronto
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