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Reclaiming bodily autonomy for persons with disabilities in Kazakhstan

A booklet on reproductive health was produced in Braille and distributed to libraries and schools for the visually impaired in Kazakhstan. © UNFPA/Kazakhstan
  • 03 December 2021
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App to help young people with autism learn about their bodies

03 Dec 2021

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International Day of Persons With Disabilities 2021

03 December 2021

Global

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Resources

Easy Read: Violence against People with Disabilities because of their Gender During COVID-19

Resource date: Jun 2021

Author: UN Women, UNFPA and Women Enabled International

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Resources

Easy Read: Some good examples of women and girls with disabilities getting their rights during COVID-19

Resource date: Jun 2021

Author: UNFPA and Women Enabled International

COVID-19 is a new illness that many people in the world have been getting. Many women and girls with disabilities have not been getting their rights during COVID-19. Some governments and organizations made sure that women and girls with disabilities could still get their rights during COVID-19. This report has some good examples of women and girls with disabilities getting their rights during COVID-19.

The original version of this report is called ‘Compendium of Good Practices during the COVID-19 Pandemic’.

Resources

Easy Read: Life for women and girls with disabilities in the world during COVID-19

Resource date: Jun 2021

Author: UNFPA and Women Enabled International

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Resources

‘Know Your Rights!’ Guide

Resource date: Jun 2021

Author: UNFPA, Women Enabled International, UN Women

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Resources

Checklist for Preventing and Addressing Gender-Based Violence against Women and Girls with Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Resource date: Jun 2021

Author: UNFPA, Women Enabled International, UN Women

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Resources

Easy Read: Making sure that people with disabilities get the right health care to do with their bodies, sex, relationships and having children during COVID-19

Resource date: Jun 2021

Author: UNFPA and Women Enabled International

COVID-19 is a new illness that many people in the world have been getting. This checklist is about making sure that people with disabilities get the right health care to do with their bodies, sex, relationships and having children during COVID-19. This information is about what countries and organizations should do now for people with disabilities. 

The original version of the checklist is called ‘Checklist for Ensuring Human Rights-Based Sexual and Reproductive Health for Women and Girls with Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic’.
 

Publication

The Impact of COVID-19 on Women and Girls with Disabilities

A Global Assessment and Case Studies on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Gender-Based Violence, and Related Rights

Number of pages: 68

Publication date: 14 Jun 2021

Author: UNFPA and Women Enabled International

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