Minority women with disabilities often face "triple jeopardy:" discrimination on the basis of gender, race, and disability. Besides having to cope with the usual problems of a disability, minority women also have to deal with economic, social, and cultural factors that can hurt their health. Disparities in educational resources, lower wage jobs, and higher unemployment rates found in some minority groups are barriers to high-quality, affordable, and accessible health care.

Last updated: August 2004

Publications

1.   Diversity and Disabilities - This fact sheet discusses the importance of including disabilities in the nation’s move toward workplace diversity.
   
   
2.   New Freedom Initiative: Fulfilling America's Promise to Americans with Disabilities - On February 1, 2001, President George W. Bush announced the New Freedom Initiative as part of a nationwide effort to remove barriers to community living for people with disabilities. This Internet site is a source for information about the initiative's specific proposals that directly involve the Department of Health and Human Services and information about Executive Order 13217, "Community-Based Alternatives for Individuals with Disabilities," issued on June 18, 2001.
   
   
3. Disability Among Racial and Ethnic Groups (Copyright © DSC) - This publication contains information on medical considerations, but also social, economic, and cultural factors, the prevalence of disability in the different ethnic groups.
   
   

Organizations

1.   Office of Disability Employment Policy
   
   
2.   Office of Minority Health, OPHS, OS, HHS
   
   

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