The FeFes - Young Women Educate Each Other About Reproductive Health, Sexuality
The Fefes is a group made up of young women with disabilities. The Fefes came into existence six years ago when several female high school students expressed desire for a peer group to discuss topics of interest to them.

Housing Organization Tries its Hand at Employment Programs
Interim is a disability organization in Monterey County, California, that assists people with mental illness to obtain and maintain housing in the community. Interim manages and maintains several residential units where their customers live.

Angelina's Case: Family and Community Support of Latinos with Disabilities
Mexican American families are known to play a strong supportive role in caring for family members with disabilities. In the Latino community interdependence is more the norm than independence as expected in many mainstream households. However, even in Latino families, responses to disability vary, inevitably changing the culture.

An Advocacy Organization for Texas Latinos with Disabilities
Many Latinos who have disabilities need legal advice and/or assistance about self-advocacy as they begin to search for employment. Advocacy, Inc. based in Denton, Texas, provides legal assistance to people with developmental disabilities in the State who encounter challenges when entering community or employment settings.

Micro and Macro Disability Advocacy: Best Practices in the San Francisco Bay Area
Some folks believe providing direct services to individuals, as a case manager for instance, is band-aid work.... On the other hand, policy-making can distance advocates from real people and they sometimes lose touch with what is going on in the real world. Both approaches to disability advocacy have their place and will be discussed in this article as 'micro' and 'macro' disability advocacy.

Dressing for Success "How to Improve Your Self-esteem to Promote Professionalism as Latinos with Disabilities"
As a professional with a severe disability, I often wonder if my appearance - specifically the way I dress - has led employers to believe I cannot perform essential job functions of a job. In this article I share my experience and advice about how Latino jobseekers can influence the way people perceive them through clothes, assistive devices, attendants and proper mannerisms.

Stereotypes, HIV/AIDS & Disability
Due to social stigma, many people with disabilities experience discrimination. People with disabilities are more likely to live in conditions of extreme poverty and receive less education than people without disabilities. This includes information about sex-related health issues including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

Access Center at Hunter College: Feeling Safe and at Home
Hunter College, part of the City University System of New York, is home to an accessible technology center called the Access & Technology Center for Students with Disabilities, or Access Center.

After High School: Pajaro Valley Counselors Work with Students in Transition
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) has a large population of students whose parents are field workers. Unfortunately, often the parents are not aware of the services that are available to their child with a disability.

Texas Group Working to Change Disability Language Stereotypes
The State of Texas - in working to integrate more people with disabilities into mainstream society - has opted to do what many disability organizations across the United States are already doing - that is, working to change at least one aspect of the burdens with which disabled people must contend.

Why Are Unemployment Rates Among People with Disabilities So High?
Many disability advocates and service providers know that the unemployment rate for people with disabilities is astronomical - statistics commonly pin it at around 70 percent. As a blind employment specialist who works for the State of California I knew this but it never fails to shock me.

Universal Design: A Democratic Concept
Spaces and objects that are especially made for people with disabilities generally serve their purpose. Esthetically and morally, however, they leave a lot to be desired. This is because they accentuate the situation and/or limitation of the user. People who use these objects may feel like they stand out and this might make them feel emotionally uncomfortable.