Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities!
For the 1 billion people in the world with #disabilities, bodily autonomy is a right but not always a reality.
One in five women will experience a #disability in her lifetime. Yet women with disabilities are up to 10 times more likely to experience gender-based violence, and are often prevented from accessing sexual and reproductive health care.
An inclusive and equitable world is possible, but only if we respect and protect the rights of people with disabilities
#StandUp4HumanRights #IDPD #IDPD2022
Created with UNFPA
[Digital illustration of three people. From left to right is a Black fem with a leg prosthetic wearing an oversized blue hoodie, a nonbinary asian person in a wheelchair holding a sign that reads, ‘people with disabilities have a right to make their own decisions about their bodies and lives.’ and a Latina woman with an amputated arm wearing a purple dress and corset.]