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Article: MAPPING AN AGENDA DISABLED WOMEN FORM A NETWORK OF THEIR OWN TO BRIDGE GAPS AND CONFRONT THE ISSUE OF SEXISM IN THE DISABILITY RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
- Article from:
- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- December 19, 1987
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Meg Kocher is a disabled woman who has been trying to find a
program to help her care for her three-year-old daughter.
Nothing quite seems to fit.
Her low income makes her eligible for day-care assistance from
the state welfare program but, to obtain the vouchers, she must be
looking for a job or getting job training. Since she is unable to
work, she doesn't qualify. Another state program for low-income
women with medical needs might help but it only covers full-time
child care. Kocher is reluctant to take a full-time slot when she
needs only part-time help.
Her daughter was accepted for a Headstart program in
Brookline, where she lives, but one class met in a building with 52 ...