Disability & Intersectionality

Disability impacts people across all identities, including race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, religion, and socioeconomic status. Disabled people are also statistically more highly affected by systemic issues including police violence and poverty.

Race

30% of Indigenous adults are disabled

25% of Black adults are disabled

Gender

25% of women are disabled

39% of transgender people are disabled

Age

51% of disabled people are working age (15-64)

Police Violence

~50% of all police killings are of disabled people

25% of people who die in police custody are disabled

Poverty

Disabled people are 2x more likely to live in poverty

Imprisonment

Disabled people are 5x more likely to be incarcerated

Sources: CDC, University of New Hampshire, TIME, BBC, CHOP, TTIE, NCTE