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ALT A graphic with a brush-stroke background in layered ochre, orange and brown tones. The design features overlapping paper-notes pinned and clipped in place. Text reads: “access to mainstream education and compulsory DET in schools and workplaces etc, as mentioned previously, cost of disability payment” “Employability Service needs to be better. Plus access to training especially allowing people to work from home” “Being able to actually speak to the deciding officer would be a start. I requested an interview with Disability Allowance and it was denied” “More confidence, support and just believing in us as we dont believe in ourselves. Misogyny and the Patriarchy are huge barriers.”
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ALT A cream rectangular box with a dashed, hand-stitched–style border on a purple brush-stroke background. The text inside reads: “Question 4: Compared to disabled men or non-disabled women is it harder for disabled women, girls and non-binary/genderqueer/gender non-conforming people to earn money? What makes it more difficult for this group specifically?”
ALT A graphic with purple brush-stroke background featuring four paper note graphics. A blue rectangular note with a paperclip reads: “Pressure to provide combined with heightened risk of financial abuse.” A bright green square note taped at the top reads: “risk of losing hard won supports that keep the head above water.” A white curled paper note pinned with a blue pushpin reads: “women often have caring responsibilities and disabled women are no different.” A peach note with an orange paperclip reads: “Caring/parenting, meeting own needs and lack of genuine flexible employment lead to burnout or exclusion from workforce entirely.”
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