Girls with disabilities go underserved by girl groups and by disability groups. The majority of girls with disabilities grow up without any real information about their sexuality, without pride in their identity, without knowledge of the disability rights movement or the power of disabled sisterhood.

For eight years Access Living in Chicago has been running the only program for teenage girls with disabilities in the United States, the Empowered Fe Fes.

Susan Nussbaum and Ana Mercado coordinate the Empowered Fe Fes, a group of girls with all kinds of disabilities who meet to talk about issues like: dating and sexuality, Human Rights, and becoming independent

The Empowered Fe Fes speak out for disability rights in many ways. For example, check out the award-winning film they made. Its called “Beyond Disability: The Fe Fe Stories.”