Types of Illnesses and Disabilities

Minority Women With Disabilities

Minority women with disabilities often face "triple jeopardy" — discrimination on the basis of gender, race, and disability. Besides having to cope with the usual problems of a disability, minority women also have to deal with economic, social, and cultural factors that can hurt their health. For instance, they may not have access to high-quality and affordable health care or they may not get the preventive care they need. Also, minority women are more affected by some debilitating conditions, such as diabetes. To learn more about health problems of special concern to specific groups of women, see Minority Health.

Women are affected by many different illnesses and disabilities. Some are rare, and some are more common. Some disabilities are visible to others — such as blindness or paralysis. Many disabilities are not. For instance, some mental illnesses affect people's ability to do their jobs or manage a household. The illnesses and disabilities featured in this section of womenshealth.gov affect large numbers of women. If you don't see a topic, you also can check our women's health publications catalog.

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