RESOURCES FOR WOMEN WITH DISABILTIES

Updated June 2009

Aladjem, Henrietta. The Sun is my enemy. -- Boston : Beacon Press, c1977.

Alfano, Adele; Scott, Kathy Glover. Expert women who speak ... speak out! – Ottawa : Experts Who Speak Books, 2005.

Beauregard, Mylene. Telles qu'elles or the long and the short of an ambitious arts project initiated, carried out, and performed by women with disabilities.  -- [KIT] Montrea l: Action des femmes handicapees, c2007.

Bramer, Mary. This is my story this is my song. -- St. Louis, MO : Concordia Publishing House, c1984.

Bremner, Jane. Action on health barriers : health promotion with low-income women. --  Toronto : Opportunity for Advancement, 1988.

Browne, Susan E.; Connors, Debra; Stern, Nanci. With the power of each breath : a disabled women's anthology. -- Pittsburg, PA : Cleis Press, A Women’s Publishing Company, 1985.

Canadian Disability Rights Council; Disabled Women's Network Canada.  New reproductive technologies : four discussion papers. -- Canada : Canadian Disability Rights Council ; Disabled Women's Network Canada, 1991.

D'Aubin, April. Disabled women's issues a COPOH discussion paper. -- Winnipeg, MB : Coalition of Provincial Organizations of the Handicapped, 1985.

D'Aubin, April. Organizing back home. -- Winnipeg.: Coalition of Provincial Organizations of the Handicapped, 1988.

Disabled Women's Network Ontario; Ford, Anne Rochon. Women with disabilities : a guide for health care professionals. -- Toronto : DAWN Ontario, 1993.

Donner, Lissa. A Profile of women's health in Manitoba. – Winnipeg : Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence, 2008.

Donner, Lissa. Incorporating gender analysis into budgeting Manitoba's experience : presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women. – Winnipeg : UNPAC Manitoba, 2007.

Donner, Lissa; Busch, Angela; Fontaine, Nahanni. Women, income and health in Manitoba : an overview and ideas for action. -- Winnipeg : Women's Health Clinic, 2002.

Eareckson, Joni; Musser, Joe. Joni. -- Grand Rapids, MI : Zondervan Publishing House, 1976.

Fawcett, Gail. Bringing down the barriers : the labour market and women with disabilities in Ontario. Ottawa : Canadian Council on Social Development, 2000.

Ferreyra, Susan; Hughes, Katrine. Table manners : a guide to the pelvic examination for disabled women and health care providers. -- San Francisco : Sex Education for Disabled People, Planned Parenthood Alameda, c1991.

Fine, Michelle; Asch, Adrienne. Women with disabilities : essays in psychology, culture, and politics. -- U.S.A. : Temple University Press, 1988.

Hannaford, Susan. Living outside inside : a disabled woman's experience towards a social and political perspective. -- Berkeley, California : Canterbury Press, 1985.

Hans, Asha; Patri, Annie. Women, disability and identity. -- Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications Inc., c2003.

Health Canada; ADTR Working Group; W. Morrison & Associates, Inc. Best practices : early intervention, outreach and community linkages for women with substance use problems. – Ottawa : Health Canada, c2006.

Klein, Bonnie Sherr. Slow dance : a story of stroke, love and disability. -- Toronto, ON : Vintage Canada, 1997.

Little, Jan. If it weren't for the honor - I'd rather have walked. -- Bloomington, Il : Clever Publishing Inc., c1995.

Malkin, Shelley. Opening doors to quality health care : a guide for women with spinal cord injuries. -- Winnipeg : Canadian Paraplegic Association, [199-].

Masuda, Shirley; Disabled Women's Network Canada; BC Centre of Excellence for Women's Health. Women with disabilities : we know what we need to be health. -- Vancouver, BC : BC Centre of Excellence for Women's Health, 1999.

Matthews, Gwyneth Ferguson. Voices from the shadows : women with disabilities speak out. -- Toronto, ON : Women's Educational Press, 1983.

Morris, Jenny. Pride against prejudice : transforming attitudes to disability. -- London, England : The Women's Press Ltd., c1991.

Morrow, Marina. The challenges of change : the midlife health needs of women with disabilities. Vancouver, BC : British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health, c2000.

National Coordinating Group on Health Care Reform and Women. Thinking women : a series on health care reform and women. -- National Coordinating Group on Health Care Reform and Women, 2002/5.

Nixon, Shelley. From where I sit : making my way with cerebral palsy. -- Toronto, ON: Scholastic Inc., c1999.

Palmer, Elsie; Watt, Jill. Living and working with bereavement : guide for widowed men and women. -- Calgary : Detselig Enterprises Ltd., 1987.

Peters, Yvonne; Barile, Maria; Brodsky, Gwen; Goudry, Sandra. Four discussion papers on new reproductive technologies. -- Winnipeg : Canadian Disability Rights Council and Disabled Womens Network Canada, 1990.

Raimbault, Monique. Women with disabilities research survey report. -- Winnipeg : Consulting Committee on the Status of Women with Disabilities, 1987.

Rousso, Harilyn. Disabled, female and proud! : stories of ten women with disabilities. -- Boston, MA : Exceptional Parent Press, 1976.

Saxton, Marsha; Howe, Florence. With wings : an anthology of literature by and about women with disabilities. -- New York : Feminist Press, 1987.

Sereda, Mary. Wheels are my feet. -- Thunder Bay, ON : [1975].

Solden, Sari. Women with attention deficit disorder : embracing disorganization at home and in the workplace. -- Grass Valley, CA : Underwood Books, 1995.

Statistics Canada. Women in the work place : selected data. -- Ottawa : Minister of Supply and Services Canada, 1987.

Tait, Caroline L. A study of the service needs of pregnant addicted women in Manitoba. Winnipeg : Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence ; Manitoba Health, c2000.

Walsh, Patricia Noonan; LeRoy, Barbara. Women with disabilities aging well : a global view.  – Baltimore : Paul H. Brookes Pub., c2004.

Wates, Michele; Jade, Rowen. Bigger than the sky : disabled women on parenting. Great Britain : The Women's Press Ltd., c1999..

Wheeler, Kelly; Wirszilas, Gem. Vision of flight : a journey of positive thought by and about women with disabilities. -- Surrey, BC : Trabarni Productions, 1991.

PARENTING

Butler, Barbara. The Monster under the bed : child rearing when a parent is chronically ill. -- Washington, DC : Lupus Foundation of America, Inc., c1990.

Centre for Independent Living in Toronto; Singha, Louise. The Parenting book : for persons with a disability : from planning your family to raising adolescents. -- Toronto: Centre for Independent Living in Toronto, 1999.

Garee, Betty. Parenting : tips from parents (who happen to have a disability) on raising children. -- Bloomington, IL : Accent Special Publications, 1989.

Haseltine, Florence P.; Cole, Sandra S.; Gray, David B. Reproductive issues for persons with physical disabilities. -- Baltimore: Paul H. Brooks, 1993.

Olsen, Richard; Clarke, Harriet. Parenting and disability : disabled parents' experiences of raising children. -- Bristol, UK : The Policy Press, 2003.

Persons United for Self Help (Northeastern Ontario Branch). Talking it out in the family : parents with disabilities discuss the importance of family communication. [videorecording] -- Sudbury, ON : Persons United for Self Help (Northeastern Ontario Branch), 1989.

Rogers, Judi. The Disabled woman's guide to pregnancy and birth. -- 2nd ed. -- New York : Demos Medical Publishing, c2006.

Rogers, Judi; Matsumura, Molleen.  Mother-to-be : a guide to pregnancy and birth for women with disabilities. -- New York : Demos, 1991.

Waddell, Sandie. (High) chairs and children. -- Rotorua, NZ : Words Work, 1992.