Definition Of Disability Research Articles

Understanding Disability and Disability Rights in Nigeria

This paper aimed at conceptualizing disability within the law, culture and society in Nigeria. It attempted to compare the definitions of disability and provide a unique definition of disability based on the Nigerian experience. This theoretical paper explored the types and models of disability and related it to the Nigerian society. It distinguished the Nigerian Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act 2018 from the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006). While the CPRD is majorly a compilation and restatement of human rights found in other human rights document, the DAPPA, 2018 is an anti-discrimination Act for persons with disabilities. The paper captured the expected benefits of DAPPA on persons with disabilities in Nigeria. It recommended the appointment of members of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities as provided in the Act as the will ensure the implementation of the Act to the later. It further recommends the enlightenment of persons with disabilities on their rights as contained in Act so they can identify violation of such rights and seek redress of their rights.

Issues on Extended Employment Services to Persons with Disabilities in Legal Borderline

이 연구의 목적은 확대 장애 유형에 대한 장애인 고용서비스 현안을 고찰하기 위하여 수행되었다. 이 연구를 위하여 관련 논문과 보고서를 토대로 직업적 장애의 정의, 관련 연구 결과와 소송 결과를토대로 장애범주 확대 현안, 정책 및 고용서비스 확대 현안과 직업평가의 역할이 포괄적으로 검토되었다. 직업적 장애는 직업과 사회생활 영역을 포함해 개인의 다양한 평가영역을 포괄하는 것으로기술되었다. 확대 장애 유형은 법규와 소송 사례를 토대로 조사되었고, 이전 연구 결과를 토대로장애의 직업적 측면에서 다음 장애범주가 제시되었다: ADHD, 소뇌위축증, 외상후스트레스장애(PTSD), 복합부위통증증후군(CRPS), 강박충동장애(OCD), 경계선급 지적장애(BIF), 기면증 및 뚜렛증후군이 장애범주 확대로 기술되었다. 고용서비스 대상자에 대한 적적성 결정 과정에서 직업능력 평가사의 역할이 논의되었고, 국내외 고용서비스 현황 및 정책 현안들이 비교되었다. 국가별로 잠재적 고용서비스 대상자에 대한 차별적인 평가도구와 절차가 활용되고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 확대 장애 유형과 관련된 고용서비스를 경계선에 있는 장애범주로 확대할 필요성이 제기되었고, 전문가 훈련 및 정체성 확립을 통해 잠재적 고용서비스 대상자의 삶의 질과 사회통합을 향상할 수 있는 방안이 논의되었다.The purpose of this study was to review the issues on extended employment services toward persons with disabilities(PWD) in legal borderline in South Korea. To fulfill the purpose of the study, articles and reports were reviewed focusing on definition of vocational disability, extended types of disabilities based on research and litigation cases, employment service and policy issues, and role of vocational evaluators. Vocational disability is regarded as various evaluation areas of encompassing one’s vocational and social life dimensions. Extended types of disabilities were reported by the national legal systems and litigation cases and based on the preliminary studies about vocational aspects of disability, current status of extended types of disabilities were illustrated as follows: ADHD, Cerebellum Atrophy, PTSD, CRPS, OCD, BIF, Narcolepsy, and Tourette Syndrome. The roles of vocational evaluators in the process of eligibility determinations for employment services were reviewed and comparisons were made based on differential employment service and policy in terms of countries, including USA, Japan and Australia. The countries illustrated were found to have run their own evaluation services for potential recipients of employment services. It is suggested that legal nomination of extended types of disabilities and its associated employment services needed to be dispatched to PWD in legal borderline in the future. Professional training and identity issues were discussed in a way of improving the quality of life and social integration of potential recipients for employment services.

Discrimination Toward Women with Disabilities (WWDs) in Vocational Training in Vietnam

With 6 million people with disabilities (PWDs) accounting for 7.8% of the total population [1, 2], Vietnam has one of the highest rates of disability in the world. Compared to men with disabilities (MWDs), women with disabilities (WWDs) have to face more challenges in approaching vocational training [3]. Using a qualitative approach, this research conducted in-depth interviews with various stakeholders to evaluate the vocational training from both internal input and external output aspects. For this purpose, first the paper outlines the definition of disability and provides a statistical overview of the WWDs and vocation training for them in Vietnam. The following part explains the theoretical framework and methodology used in this research. The fourth part presents the research results and discussion. Finally, the paper proposes some policy implications to improve vocational training for WWDs in Vietnam. The results show that i) WWDs face more discrimination in daily life and employment than men with disabilities (MWDs); ii) There are companies that support WWDs to get a job and integrate with society; and iii) Current support from the government is not as effective as expected and that they should have more policies to encourage the involvement of companies in vocational training for WWDs.

Living ‘with TBI’ as complex embodiment

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a very common physical head injury that happens in an instant. These injuries can inaugurate a wide range of long-term impairments that vary widely between those that survive them. Using a blend of social scientific and contemporary Disability Studies theory, this paper traces how moderate-to-severe TBIs become disabilities through the daily lives and interactions of survivors, those closest to them, and their wider communities. The complex, shifting, and contextually dependent nature of what they term life ‘with TBI’ muddies and multiplies the acronym’s original construction as a simple and knowable injury. The resulting confusion inaugurates a feedback loop between survivors’ bodies and socialities that ultimately constitutes the injury as a complexly embodied disability. This process helps to productively expand the definition of disability to include other more complex and invisible conditions like TBI. Points of interest This research studies a distinct kind of disability ("Traumatic Brain Injury") from a social perspective that has rarely been investigated. Disabilities like Traumatic Brain Injury affect and are changed by the social contexts, lives, and interactions of the disabled with those around them. Those that survive Traumatic Brain Injuries may not share any bodily or mental impairments, but they embody and perform the same disability. Traumatic Brain Injury is different across the individual, social, and political levels. This paper presents how those who may not fit within traditional definitions of disability can still be disabled.

Disability policy and practice in Malawian employment and education.

Malawi is a landlocked country in Southern Africa with a population of 17.5 million. It has taken great strides in addressing disability inequality in recent years. Despite this, Malawian trade unions, educators and disability activists report wide-reaching disability discrimination at an infrastructural and individual level. Situated at the intersections between disability studies and medical sociology, alongside work of postcolonial and Global South scholars, this article highlights how neo-colonial and Anglocentric dominant framings of disability do not necessarily fit the Malawian workforce, as they ignore cultural and structural differences in the causes and maintenance of ill health and disability. Building on interviews with workers with disabilities, trade unionists, educators, government representatives and disability activists in Malawi's two biggest cities, the article emphasises the need to address specific local contexts; while policy asserts a model of social oppression, in practice, disability inclusion requires recognition of the social determinants of disability and inequality, and the economic, political and cultural context within which disability resides. Sharing co-designed approaches to engaging with disability definitions, stigma, language, infrastructure and resources, this article highlights the necessity of grounding disability and medical sociological theory in localised framings and lived experiences.

Narratives of Disability and Accessibility

The COVID-19 global pandemic has presented tremendous health-related challenges that affected workplace dynamics and social interactions. Although effects of the pandemic have been felt worldwide, some communities and individuals have been disproportionately impacted and overlooked in the pandemic response. This ALISE Disabilities SIG session will explore issues around topics related to disability, accessibility, and/or the intersection of both in various LIS educational and library contexts. The proposed session will consist of four interactive panel presentations offering perspectives relevant to the conference theme “From One Narrative to Many,” along with recommendations relevant to LIS educators and practitioners. The overall goal of this panel is to bring attention to the importance of shifting DEI discussions to a more inclusive, and welcoming Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) framework for everyone, with disability and accessibility as integral parts thereof. The panel session will consist of four panel presentations. Presentation topics include: 1) Examining disability definitions and models, 2) Strategies for incorporating universal design for learning (UDL) into online courses, 3) Experiences of disabled and neurodiverse PhD students in LIS during the COVID-19 pandemic, and 4) Defining barriers and identifying solutions for accessible, inclusive teaching and learning environments. At the end of the presentation, panelists will have an opportunity to interact with attendees to discuss the implications of the presentations for a range of various communities such as students, educators, library practitioners, and community members. To help facilitate an interactive discussion format, attendees and panelists will engage together in small group activities and conversations about practices for addressing some of the most pressing issues and concerns highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, attendees will be asked to reflect and comment on how the presented ideas may be applicable to their respective personal and professional environments and attendees will further be invited to share any additional recommendations.

AKIL HASTASI KISITLININ ARACININ KAZAYA KARIŞMASI HALİNDE SORUMLULUK VE SİGORTACININ RÜCU HAKKI

4760 Sayılı Özel Tüketim Vergisi Kanunu’nun 7/2-b maddesinde belirlenen engelli tanımı kapsamında bulunanların özel tüketim vergisinden muaf tutularak araç alımları kolaylaştırılmaktadır. Maddede belirtilen engelli kapsamına çoğunlukla akıl hastası olan kişiler de girmektedir. Akıl hastası bu kimselerin kısıtlanması için genellikle sulh hukuk mahkemesine başvurularak vasi atanması istenilmektedir. 4760 Sayılı Kanun uyarınca vergiden muaf olan araçlar kısıtlı adına alınarak bu kişiler malik olmakta, çoğu zaman da vasi bu aracı kullanmaktadır. Ancak motorlu araçlar işletilmesi sebebiyle her an tehlike yaratma ihtimali içindedir. Kısıtlı adına alınan aracın kazaya karışması durumunda akıl hastası kısıtlının ve vasinin sorumlulukları farklılık arz eder. Çalışmamızın konusunu kısıtlının malik olduğu aracın kazaya karışması halinde, zorunlu mali sorumluluk sigortası kapsamında kısıtlı ve vasinin zarar görene karşı sorumluluğu oluşturmaktadır.

Advancing Health Equity And Reducing Health Disparities For People With Disabilities In The United States.

Definitions of disability have evolved over time. Consistent with the biopsychosocial model used by the World Health Organization, we conceptualize disability as an interaction between a person's functional impairments or chronic health conditions and the physical and social environment. Having a disability is not synonymous with poor health, and maintaining and improving health is equally important for both people with and people without disabilities. In this article we review estimates of disability prevalence in the US and present evidence of differences in prevalence by race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation; health disparities by disability status and type of disability; and health disparities for people whose disability intersects with other forms of marginalization. We suggest policy changes to advance equity, reduce disparities, and enhance the health and well-being of all Americans with disabilities.

Bodies in Blue: Disability in the Civil War North

Bodies in Blue: Disability in the Civil War North

Have We Loosened the Definition of Disability? The Effects of Changes in the Law and Its Interpretation on Clinical Practice.

Evolving changes in the law and documentation guidelines since the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act have led to a loosening of the definition of disability, in which relative weaknesses are now interpreted as evidence of a disability. In this paper, after acknowledging my own shortcomings, I trace the evolution of the law and documentation guidelines from the late 1990s to the present. I discuss how this has led to increased pressure from parents and students on evaluating clinicians to diagnose a disorder and confirm that the student has a disability that requires academic accommodations. Rather than recommending effective interventions and compensatory strategies, many stakeholders (parents, students, psychologists, disability support professionals) now seem to preferentially favor provision of accommodations. I conclude by describing how these changes have affected my own practice and make recommendations for best practices for disability documentation.

Sarcopenia in people living with HIV in Hong Kong: which definition correlates with health outcomes?

IntroductionSarcopenia is an important clinical syndrome in older people living with HIV (PLWH). With a change to the Asia sarcopenia definition in 2019, we aimed to determine whether health outcomes were associated with different definitions of sarcopenia among Asian PLWH.MethodsWe performed a prospective cross‐sectional study enrolling PLWH aged ≥35 years from January 2018 to November 2021. We defined sarcopenia by the Asia Working Group of Sarcopenia (AWGS) criteria in 2014 and 2019. AWGS‐2014 included low muscle mass plus weak handgrip strength and/or slow gait speed. AWGS‐2019 included low muscle mass plus low muscle strength or physical performance, while the presence of all defines severe sarcopenia. We measured appendicular skeletal muscle mass using dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry, handgrip strength, usual gait speed, five‐time chair stand test and Short Physical Performance Battery. Correlations between each sarcopenia definition and health‐related quality of life (using EQ‐5D‐5L and SF‐36) and functional disability were determined.ResultsOne hundred and fifty Asian PLWH were enrolled, 132 (88%) were male, mean age was 60±10 years, duration of HIV diagnosis was 13 (IQR 8–18) years and current CD4 count was 574 (IQR 362–762) cells/mm3, 67 (45%) had multimorbidity, 64 (43%) had polypharmacy. Prevalence of sarcopenia by AWGS‐2014, AWGS‐2019 and severe sarcopenia was 17.3%, 27.3% and 18.0%, respectively. Age, education and polypharmacy were associated with sarcopenia. Sarcopenia (AWGS‐2014) and severe sarcopenia were associated with mobility, physical functioning and physical component score (SF‐36). All three criteria were associated with impaired instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). After age and sex adjustment, sarcopenia (AWGS‐2014) (adjusted odds ratio/aOR 5.4, 95% confidence interval/CI 2.0–15.1) and severe sarcopenia (aOR 5.1, 95% CI 1.9–14.0) were associated with mobility and physical component score (SF‐36) (β coefficients –5.3342, p = 0.022 and –5.412, p = 0.019). Sarcopenia (AWGS 2014) (aOR 5.2, 95% CI 1.7–16.2), sarcopenia (AWGS‐2019) (aOR 4.5, 95% CI 1.5–13.1) and severe sarcopenia (aOR 3.5, 95% CI 1.1–10.9) were associated with impaired IADL in fully adjusted models.ConclusionsIn a sample of Asian PLWH, 17.3%, 27.3% and 18.0% had sarcopenia as defined by AWGS‐2014, AWGS‐2019 and severe sarcopenia, respectively. Sarcopenia by AWGS‐2014 and severe sarcopenia correlated with parameters of poor health outcomes, while sarcopenia by AWGS‐2019 correlated with functional disability.

Problems of Mobility Rights for Persons with Disabilities on the Basis of the Definition of (Persons with) Disabilities under the Current Law

In Korean society, the right to mobility of persons with disabilities is at a considerably lower level from the perspective of legal theory as well as from a practical point of view.
 Under the current law, the definition of persons with disabilities recognizes disabilities as personal problems, a policy framework regards the mobility plans for them as ones that need to be solved through secondary or additional measures rather than seeking a fundamental solution. In addition, theory, the rights of persons with disabilities have also been confined to and discussed from the perspective of social welfare, not the perspective of freedom or equality. This not only goes against the global trend that views disabilities as a social problem but also neglects the duty of the state to come up with practical measures for persons with disabilities who are in desperate need of mobility.
 Above all, a thorough implementation of the plan to increase the number of means of transportation based on the existing laws must be guaranteed, and it is strongly required to revise the legal definition of disabilities and persons with disabilities in order to find the ways to fundamentally break down the social barriers to disabilities in the future.

Ecological Validation of WHODAS 2.0 for Disability Assessment in Pakistan

Disability is a complicated term to define, especially in a country like Pakistan, where the definition of disability is still debatable. The existing service delivery models, including disability assessment, are based on the medical model. The objective of the study was to use the standardized instrument WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS-2.0) and establish its ecological validity for disability assessment in Pakistan. Data was collected from 371 out-of-school children with disabilities from three districts of Punjab by using the purposive sampling technique. An innovative method was used to establish ecological validity by taking 45 randomly selected cases among samples, and these cases were presented to a panel of nine experts/raters. The findings of the study concluded a correlation between raters' total score and total sample score, which was found positively strong and significant as r = .819, p = < .001, and it indicated that the use of the WHODAS 2.0 version is ecologically fit forthe use of disability assessment.

‘장애’ 레이블링에 대한 특수교육학적 담론

Labelling refers to meaning-building activity of deviating an object by putting a negative tag on a person, action, or event. Labeling in special education is a diagnosis name to select persons with special education needs and has the advantage of briefly explaining the same characteristics in the administrative aspect. However, it is worried that the term, ‘intellectual disability’ or ‘persons with disabilities’ may be perceived as ‘labelling’ or ‘stigma’. This study analyzed a case of ‘intellectual disability’ labelling in AAIDD and the meaning of disability labelling written in ‘World(世界)’, Japanese magazine, ‘Pinocchio’, a novel for children, and ‘Unmanned Police’, SF novel. For the case of ‘intellectual disability’ labelling in AAIDD, this study examined twelve-time changes of the term, ‘intellectual disability’ for 100 years from the first edition of 1912 to the 12th edition of 2021 and the meaning of special education in ‘intellectual disability’ labelling inherent in the other side of changes in the definition of intellectual disability. For the case of ‘disability’ labelling case in Japan, debate on ‘disability’ labelling of ‘World’ and the meaning of ‘visible discrimination’ and ‘invisible discrimination’ of ‘disability’ labelling inherent in ‘Pinocchio’, a novel for children, and ‘Unmanned Police’, SF novel was analyzed in the view of special education. These two cases suggest that discrimination caused by disability labelling begins with a failure to perceive in our society that does not treat different things differently. It means that the cause for discrimination is not in individual’s ‘disability’ but in all kinds of regulations and cultural limitations. It is because ‘disability’ is not a simple phenomenon that can be viewed accurately and clearly. The ‘classification’, ‘categorization’, and ‘typicalization’ of disability without sufficient reflection can be unfair and careless behavior.

Mental health services in Hong Kong: development of community-based inclusive development practice faced with the cultural barriers

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the development of mental health service policy in Hong Kong. After the return of Hong Kong’s sovereignty to China, mental health services in Hong Kong transformed from an institution-based care model supplemented by community care to a staging model covering primary prevention, early identification, treatment and integration. However, the staging model is subject to cultural barriers, including collectivist values and medical dominance. Therefore, the development of a community-based inclusive development model that follows a rights-based strategy and addresses the regression of the staging model (due to cultural barriers) should be considered. Design/methodology/approach It is a comprehensive literature review which covered the journal articles, policy review papers and service reports. The foundation of this review was laid upon the development of traditional Chinese culture and values. As brought by the influence of the Western world, the mental health service policy was cling towards a medically oriented system. Following the worldwide change in the definition of disability, the ideology of the mental health service system has been developing into a community-based and person-centred model which emphasised on equal participation and human rights. This review serves to evaluate and discuss how a community-based inclusive development can be further developed in Hong Kong. Findings A formal support system for providing personal assistance to people with mental health issues through supported decision-making and certified peer specialists forms the principal foundation of a community-based inclusive development model. A review and reconsideration of laws governing guardianship, compulsory treatment and detention should be conducted to enable the local implementation of supported decision-making. Originality/value The paper addressed and integrated the theoretical, historical and practical issues in developing a community-based inclusive mental health service policy in Hong Kong.

Do Stronger Employment Discrimination Protections Decrease Reliance on Social Security Disability Insurance? Evidence from the U.S. Social Security Reforms.

The United States Social Security Amendments of 1983 increased the full retirement age and penalties for retiring before that age. This increased Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) applications by making SSDI relatively more generous. We explore if state disability and age discrimination laws moderated these spillovers, using variation whereby many state laws are broader or stronger than federal law. We estimate the effects of these laws on SSDI applications and receipt using a difference-in-differences approach. We find that a broader definition of disability, where only a medically diagnosed condition is required to be covered under state law, along with being able to sue for more damages under state disability discrimination law, are both associated with a significant reduction in induced SSDI applications and receipts. We also find some evidence that some features of state disability discrimination laws are also associated with increased employment, especially for women. While we find some positive association between age discrimination laws and employment effects, we do not find any moderating effect of age discrimination laws on SSDI.

Prevalence, severity, and risk factors of disability among adults living with HIV accessing routine outpatient HIV care in London, United Kingdom (UK): A cross-sectional self-report study.

The study objectives were to measure disability prevalence and severity, and examine disability risk factors, among adults living with HIV in London, United Kingdom (UK). Self-reported questionnaires were administered: World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS), HIV Disability Questionnaire (HDQ), Equality Act disability definition (EADD), and demographic questionnaire. We calculated proportion (95% Confidence Interval; CI) of "severe" and "moderate" disability measured using EADD and WHODAS scores ≥2 respectively. We measured disability severity with HDQ domain severity scores. We used demographic questionnaire responses to assess risk factors of "severe" and "moderate" disability using logistic regression analysis, and HDQ severity domain scores using linear regression analysis. Of 201 participants, 176 (87.6%) identified as men, median age 47 years, and 194 (96.5%) virologically suppressed. Severe disability prevalence was 39.5% (n = 79/201), 95% CI [32.5%, 46.4%]. Moderate disability prevalence was 70.5% (n = 141/200), 95% CI [64.2%, 76.8%]. Uncertainty was the most severe HDQ disability domain. Late HIV diagnosis was a risk factor for severe disability [Odds Ratio (OR) 2.71; CI 1.25, 5.87]. Social determinants of health, economic inactivity [OR 2.79; CI 1.08, 7.21] and receiving benefits [OR 2.87; CI 1.05, 7.83], were risk factors for "severe" disability. Economic inactivity [OR 3.14; CI 1.00, 9.98] was a risk factor for "moderate" disability. Economic inactivity, receiving benefits, and having no fixed abode were risk factors (P≤0.05) for higher HDQ severity scores in physical, mental and emotional, difficulty with day-to-day activities, and challenges to social participation domains. Personal factors, identifying as a woman and being aged <50 years, were risk factors (P≤0.05) for higher HDQ severity scores in mental and emotional, uncertainty, and challenges with social participation domains. People living with well-controlled HIV in London UK experienced multi-dimensional and episodic disability. Results help to better understand the prevalence, severity, and risk factors of disability experienced by adults living with HIV, identify areas to target interventions, and optimise health and functioning.

Legislation on Disability and Employment: To What Extent Are Employment Rights Guaranteed for Persons with Disabilities?

Although the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities guarantees the right to employment and most countries in Latin America have signed and ratified the Convention, a large proportion of the population with disabilities still does not participate in the labour market. (1) Objective: The objective of this research was to understand how legislation in seven Latin American countries (Bolivia, Costa Rica, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru) has defined and enabled the inclusion of people with disabilities in the labour market. (2) Methods: We conducted a thematic analysis of the content of 34 documents and generated two thematic networks that summarise the results of the thematic analysis and represent the general relationships between the categories of analysis in each country. Using this information, we analysed the differences between countries and the advance in their legislation to fulfil the recommendations made by the Convention. (3) Results: Although all countries have enacted legislation promoting the employment rights of persons with disabilities, six of the seven countries (except Chile) have applied a medical perspective to the definition of disability in their labour legislation, thus imposing a barrier to the labour-market inclusion of this population and perpetuating the association of disability with lack of capacity to work.

Defining disability and the role of the disability and the medical communities

AbstractDefinitions of disability are useful for different purposes and carry normative significance. However, defining disability has proven a difficult task. Communities with different theoretical backgrounds and practical aims disagree about how to define disability. Recently, Chong‐Ming Lim (2018) has attempted to define disability in a manner accommodating of the different interests and theoretical commitments of the disability and the medical communities. His account aims at broadening Elizabeth Barnes' (2016) definition of disability, which is not sufficiently inclusive of the interests of the medical community and leaves out cases other than physical disabilities. Under the most plausible interpretation of his account, however, the account becomes more restrictive than that of Barnes. In this paper, I propose instead two kinds of accounts: a disjunctive one based on a reinterpretation of Lim's, and a cluster concept account of disability. Both accounts can avoid the restrictiveness problem faced by Lim's and Barnes' original accounts.

The Use of Self-Reported Functional Limitation to Examine Pregnancy and Reproductive Health Experiences in a National Sample of Women

Context:A lack of consensus in the literature examining reproductive health experiences of women with disability prevails, in part, due to various operational definitions of disability.Methods:Results from the 2015–2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) were utilized to assess reproductive health, disability, and demographic variables among women aged 20–44. Disability was assessed using the six functional limitation subgroups. Analyses included modified Poisson regression and negative binomial regression.Results:One hundred eighty-two (14%) women reported having any functional limitation. Women with at least one functional limitation (WWFL) were significantly more likely than women without a functional limitation (WWOFL) to have had a hysterectomy and had more cesarean deliveries. WWFL did not differ significantly from WWOFL in key pregnancy outcomes (ever been pregnant, number of pregnancies, or number of unsuccessful pregnancies). A high degree of overlap between mobility and self-care (66.1%), cognitive and independent living (61%), and mobility and independent living (37.4%) limitations was found.Conclusions:This work summarizes key reproductive health variables among US women of reproductive age and contextualizes disability experiences through subgroup and overlap analysis. Subgroup analysis results demonstrate the need for detailed operational definitions of disability to accurately capture experiences of women with different limitations, and overlap analysis indicates the interconnectedness of limitations among this group. Findings call for future exploration of reproductive health-related similarities and differences between WWD and women without disability, and employment of detailed operational definitions of disability.