Woman and people with a disability

Disabilities are common. 1 in 5 people in Australia has a disability. Different disabilities mean different things for your sexual and reproductive health needs and access to services.

Your rights

Some people with disabilities may experience assumptions, discrimination, or pressure around:

You could feel assumptions, discrimination or pressure from your family, a partner, support workers or health professionals. It is never OK. It can be a form of abuse.

Everyone has the right to have information and to make choices about:

Resources

Download Easy English resources on pregnancy choices and abortion here.

ADACAS has a toolkit for making decisions. This might help you if you need to decide about a pregnancy.

Clinic and service accessibility

You can see information about service accessibility on Our Find a Service page. This includes information about ramp access and fluorescent lighting.

Other support services and resources

ADACAS

Free advocacy and information. You can find more information here or call 6242 5060.

Advocacy for Inclusion

Individual advocacy, support for self-advocacy and systemic advocacy. You can find more information here or call 6257 4005.

WWDACT

Systemic advocacy for women, girls, feminine identifying, and non-binary people with disabilities in the ACT. WWDACT has also developed self-advocacy resources. You can find more information here.

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