Intersectionality

Intersectionality

What is intersectionality? 1-4 Intersectionality is a term coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, a prominent Black feminist scholar and civil rights activist. She defines intersectionality as,  as “a metaphor for understanding the ways that multiple forms of inequality or disadvantage sometimes compound themselves and create obstacles that often are not understood among conventional ways of thinking.”…

Accessibility for Survivors with Disabilities
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Accessibility for Survivors with Disabilities

Approximately 15% of the global population has a disability.1 Victim-survivors of sexual violence living with disabilities, invisible and/or visible, often face unique barriers through societal biases, systemic barriers, and a lack of accessible resources.  The Marginalization of Disabled Survivors Victim-survivors living with disabilities face disproportionately high rates of sexual violence.2 People with disabilities (PWD) are…