Women with disabilities are much more likely to have very low levels of physical activity than non-disabled women. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, people with ...

Although wheelchair users, visually impaired people and others with mobility and physical disabilities need consistent exercise, it's often hard for them to work out. In many cases, they can't get ...

There is a long journey of discovery that many women with physical disabilities go through to acknowledge their value and their womanhood. That journey is fraught with assaults from every sector. For ...

People with disabilities face barriers when attempting to gain access to health care settings. Using qualitative analysis of three physician focus groups, we identified physical, communication, ...

What do you really need to know about disability? If you’re not disabled yourself, and don’t have a child, spouse, brother or sister, or parent with disabilities, how knowledgeable and up to date on ...

"I always felt like a neutral sex. It's like I'm not a woman, not a man. I don't know what I am because I was never approached like a woman and I guess that as I grow older and mature more, I have ...

Having a physical disability doesn't typically affect your chances of getting pregnant, or of carrying and delivering a baby. But depending on the nature of your disability, you may be more prone to ...

Women with disabilities have very low rates of physical activity, which may be an important contributor to overweight in this population. According to the United States Department of Health and Human ...