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Nothing About Us Without Us: How Disability …

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Resources on Expanding Access to Healthcare for People with

WEB1 in 4 people in the United States have a disability. For such a sizable portion of the population, accessible healthcare is imperative. In learning more about disability justice …

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Going beyond Disease to Address Disability

WEBPERSPECTIVE 976 n engl j med 355;10 www.nejm.org september 7, 2006 O ne summer day about 10 years ago, a young woman flagged me down as I was rolling back to my …

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Access to Healthcare – Fisa Foundation

WEBDisability advocates have been organizing for decades to improve access to healthcare. Despite these efforts, a host of barriers still exist. For example, most medical offices and …

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Fisa Foundation – Improving the lives of women, girls, and people …

WEBAutism UrbanConnection s. Autism Urban Connections is the first and only African American, minority, family focused Autism nonprofit in Pennsylvania. The organization …

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FISA Awards New Grants – Fisa Foundation

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FISA Foundation invites letters of inquiry for programs and …

WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic has had disproportionate negative consequences for people with disabilities. From concerns about overall health and the allocation of medical resources, …

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FISA Foundation Hosts In-Person Event on Accessible Healthcare …

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Gender Norms: A Key to Improving Health and Wellness Among …

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Access to Healthcare – Fisa Foundation

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Black women in Pittsburgh die of breast cancer twice as often as …

WEBIt will take several years before the results are available. [1] Breast cancer mortality overall in the US is 20.6/100,000, 29.0/100,000 women for black women. In Western …

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Gwen’s Girls and the Black Girls Equity Alliance

WEBFor the last twenty years, Gwen’s Girls has focused on empowering girls and young women to have productive lives through holistic, gender-specific programs, education, and …

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Pennsylvania Health Law Project – Fisa Foundation

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The Effectiveness of Batterer Intervention Programs

WEB2. Part 1: Review of the Literature. Review procedures A note about scientific research design Research formats and their ability to detect solid findings Why it’s hard to study …

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Grant Priorities – Fisa Foundation

WEB1. Improve the health and well-being of people with disabilities, women, and girls. Priority will be given to proposals designed to: Influence policy and practice to change systems. …

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Disability 101: Understanding the Terms of Engagement …

WEBDisability101: Understanding the Terms of Engagement. Engagement Strategies. Speech Difficulty • A speech difficulty does not equate to poor communication skills or lack of …

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Trafficking of People with Dsabilities

WEBWhat we know about Human Trafficking of People with Disabilities. • The U.S. Department of State’s Trafficking in Persons Report from 2012 states that "[P]ersons with disabilities …

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FISA Foundation Announces New Board Members, July 2023

WEBPaula Davis is a recent retiree of the University of Pittsburgh, having served as the inaugural Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Health …

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Grants – Fisa Foundation

WEBGrants Awarded. FISA Foundation funds nonprofit organizations providing services in southwestern Pennsylvania, limited to the following counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, …

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