1 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Annie and Samantha. Welcome to stuff. I'll 2 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: never told you prodectn of I heart you. And as 3 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:25,240 Speaker 1: this comes out, it will be July first, twenty twenty four, 4 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: which is the first day of Disability Pride months, So 5 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:33,520 Speaker 1: we wanted to kick that off with just some statistics. 6 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: I'm sure we'll have more topics to discuss, but I 7 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: just wanted to look into it because I don't know 8 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 1: that we've ever We've done episodes on disability Pride and 9 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:48,840 Speaker 1: disability obviously, but I wasn't sure what the current state 10 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: of statistics were, so I wanted to talk about that. 11 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 1: With that content warning for domestic violence, rape, sexual assaults, 12 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: and eugenics, we're not going to get two in depth 13 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:04,959 Speaker 1: into any of those things, but that is a part 14 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 1: of the statistics unfortunately. So here we go from you 15 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:14,479 Speaker 1: and women. It is estimated that one in five women 16 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: live with a disability. Women with disabilities experience various types 17 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: of impairments, including physical, psychological, intellectual, and sensory conditions that 18 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: may or may not come with functional limitations. In addition, 19 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: the diversity of women with disabilities includes those with multiple 20 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: and intersecting identities across all contexts such as ethnic, religious, 21 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: and racial backgrounds, their status has refugee, migrant, asylum seeking 22 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:45,119 Speaker 1: and internally displaced women, LGBTQ plus identity, age, marital status, 23 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: and living with or being affected by HIV. From the 24 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: CDC quote, about thirty six million women in the US 25 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: have disabilities and the number is growing. About forty four 26 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: percent of those age sixty five years or older are 27 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 1: living with disability. The most common cause of disability for 28 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: women is arthritis are rheumatism. So I think something to 29 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 1: keep in mind with a lot of these statistics is 30 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: we have talked a lot about just in general, how 31 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:22,679 Speaker 1: women and marginalized people are not always taken seriously as 32 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: patients when they come in with things, and that has 33 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 1: led to really long delays in getting something diagnosed. It's 34 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: also led to potentially death. But also on top of that, 35 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: unfortunately we're seeing in a lot of countries, not just 36 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: the US, kind of slashing of healthcare, and a lot 37 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: of that centers around disability. So from now quote, women 38 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: with disabilities are particularly disadvantaged when it comes to wage equality. 39 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: In twenty twenty two, women who are disabled seventy two 40 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 1: cents for every dollar paid to a man who is disabled. 41 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: Compared to the non disabled community, women with disabilities made 42 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 1: sixty eight cents to every dollar earned to able bodied 43 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 1: men If an individual from this community is seeking employment. 44 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: The current hiring rate of women with disabilities between the 45 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: ages of sixteen to sixty four stands at thirty seven percent. 46 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:24,399 Speaker 1: Throughout the employment process, women can face challenges ranging from 47 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: organizational readiness and inclusivity to accessible employment processes and workplace 48 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: inclusivity provisions. And here's another one from American Progress. According 49 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the CDC, 50 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 1: disability affects one four black people in the United States. However, 51 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: getting a clear picture of what it's like to live 52 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: with a disability or as a person of color can 53 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: be difficult, due in large part to the fact data 54 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: collection on these issues is limited and inconsistent. The data 55 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: that are available show African Americans are are more likely 56 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 1: to have a disability than white people, as well as 57 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: that the disability appears to have greater impacts on them. 58 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 1: Both black people and disabled people face barriers to education 59 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: and employment that limit their earning potential. According to the 60 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 1: National Disability Institute, people with disabilities are twice as likely 61 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 1: to live in poverty than people without disabilities, and nearly 62 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: forty percent of African Americans with disabilities live in poverty. 63 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: Even after adjusting for education levels, disabled African Americans are 64 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 1: more likely to live in poverty than other people with disabilities. 65 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: So there's the economic impact. But then there's something else 66 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:45,279 Speaker 1: we've also talked about before, which is the sexual violence 67 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: domestic violence impact that intersects with disability. So, going back 68 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: to now quote, about one in four women have experienced contact, 69 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:58,679 Speaker 1: sexual violence, physical violence, and or stalking by an intimate 70 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 1: partner during their lifetime, research has shown that women with 71 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:05,720 Speaker 1: disability are more likely to experience intimate partner violence than 72 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 1: those without disability. In fact, researchers found that compared to 73 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:13,280 Speaker 1: women without a disability, women with a disability were significantly 74 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: more likely to report experiencing each form of intimate partner 75 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:20,559 Speaker 1: violence measured, which includes rape, sexual violence other than rape, 76 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: physical violence, stocking, psychological aggression, and control of reproductive or 77 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: sexual health. And here's a quote from the WHO, the 78 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 1: World Health Organization. One systematic review of found greater risk 79 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 1: of intimate partner violence for women with disabilities compared with 80 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 1: those without. While another also found higher rates of sexual violence. 81 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: So that brings us to the intersection of reproductive rights 82 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: and disability And obviously there's a lot of turmoil around 83 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:08,359 Speaker 1: reproductive rights in the United States right now and in 84 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:11,600 Speaker 1: a lot of countries right now. As always, listeners, if 85 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: you can write in what's going on in your area, 86 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:18,160 Speaker 1: we would love to hear from you, because it is 87 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:23,359 Speaker 1: a lot happening very quickly, it feels like. But here 88 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 1: is a quote from American Progress. Reproductive and disability justice 89 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 1: are both human rights based frameworks that at their core 90 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:34,239 Speaker 1: share fundamental similarities. They both prioritize the right to bodily 91 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 1: autonomy and self determination, the right to raise children if 92 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:40,479 Speaker 1: one chooses to have them with dignity and in a 93 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:43,840 Speaker 1: safe environment, the right to access the healthcare one needs 94 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: free from political interference or stigmatization, and the right to 95 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:51,360 Speaker 1: community care. Yet, even with such overlaps, the reproductive justice 96 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:55,119 Speaker 1: and disability justice movements have rarely interacted due to misunderstanding 97 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: and miscommunication, particularly around abortion. Through the leadership of LGBT, 98 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: black and Indigenous activist and visionaries, reproductive and disability justice 99 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 1: communities are reframing the conversation to be more inclusive of 100 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: multi marginalized individuals. Exploring the intersection of the disability and 101 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 1: reproductive justice communities is not only necessary to better understand 102 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 1: how current societal structures hinder or restrict people with disabilities 103 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 1: from making reproductive health decisions that are right for them, 104 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 1: but also what policy solutions must be crafted in order 105 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 1: to ensure reproductive justice is a reality for all. And 106 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 1: then now goes on to go into yes, the fact 107 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 1: that abortion cares being restricted or banned in several states, 108 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: and that for women with a disability, pregnancy or the 109 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: ability to access abortions can be very life or death. 110 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 1: It's not necessarily a choice but the only option. And 111 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: also that because there is this higher rate of sexual 112 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 1: assault that we discussed, that it could impact even further 113 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 1: this community, which is very very important. But also remember 114 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: we've talked about this before, reproductive justice does not only 115 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 1: equal abortion, especially when we look at the history of 116 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: forced sterilization that particularly impacted women and extra particularly women 117 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 1: of color with disabilities. So here's a quote from American Progress. 118 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:34,560 Speaker 1: The reproductive rights movement has historically fought for the legal 119 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 1: right to abortion in connection to disability. This has occurred 120 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 1: in an environment dense with misinformation and stigma about pre 121 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 1: needle diagnoses of disability, disability selective abortions, which are based 122 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 1: on a diagnosis of disability before birth, are fueled in 123 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:53,440 Speaker 1: part by eugenics, with ablest assumptions about disability and lifespan, 124 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 1: quality of life, and the desirability of raising a disabled child, 125 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:06,479 Speaker 1: among others. I think when we talk about intersexual feminism, 126 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: this is so important and why this disability pride is important, 127 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:17,439 Speaker 1: and why we need to have these conversations and why 128 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:20,560 Speaker 1: we need to talk about these intersections because as we 129 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 1: discussed in past episodes and in our book People with Disabilities, 130 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 1: which by the way, there is an ongoing conversation of 131 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 1: how preferred terminology, So I just want to acknowledge that, 132 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 1: but that it is the largest marginalized community in the 133 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:46,679 Speaker 1: world that can impact anybody, whether it's temporarily or permanently. 134 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:53,440 Speaker 1: So I think this is so important to keep in 135 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:56,720 Speaker 1: mind these intersectional numbers and keep in mind this history, 136 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 1: and not to involve people who should be involved in conversations, 137 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 1: decision making conversations, because as we know, this is a 138 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: big election year, not just for the US but for 139 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 1: a lot of places, and with everything that's going on, 140 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 1: it's really important that we not leave people out of 141 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 1: conversations like this that should be the ones leading. So yeah, 142 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 1: just wanted to go over some of those statistics because 143 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 1: I was just curious and there are a lot of 144 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 1: resources out there for people who want to look more 145 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:38,960 Speaker 1: into it, and I'm sure, as I said, we'll be 146 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 1: coming back and doing more episodes, but for now, we 147 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 1: just wanted to kickstart this month with this short Monday 148 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 1: Many and if you have any thoughts about this or 149 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 1: any resources you want to share. If you're from other 150 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 1: places in the world and you have thoughts or experiences, 151 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 1: please let us known. 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