138 Women with Disabilities
Chapter 9
In this chapter:
Self-esteem 140
Taking Care of Your Health
Knowing when you are sick
Skin care
Exercise
141
141
142
143
Sexuality and Sexual Health
Family planning
Pregnancy and disability
144
145
145
Personal Safety
146
Working for Change
147
In this chapter we use the word ‘women with disabilities’ rather than ‘disabled
women.’ We do this to remind people that although a disability can prevent a
woman from doing certain things, in other ways she is just like other women.
She is a woman first.
No matter what causes a woman’s disability, she can be just as productive as a
woman without a disability. She just needs the opportunity to develop her skills
to their fullest.
For more complete information on health care for women with disabilities,
see Hesperian’s Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities. For information
about ordering, see the last page of this book
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