A study led by the University of Michigan Center for Disability Health and Wellness found that adults with traumatic spinal cord injury and type 2 diabetes had a greater chance of developing a range of dangerous conditions. The research found significant higher rates of sepsis, heart attack, bone infection, and stroke. Read more

Intersectionality explores issues of how race, class, gender, and other marginalized identities are critically related to produce a structure of oppression that is often experienced by marginalized peoples. It seeks to understand how each identity shapes an individual—a whole individual with interacting characteristics, such as race, gender, disability, age, and/or sexuality. Read more