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.
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:
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.
You can see information about service accessibility on Our Find a Service page. This includes information about ramp access and fluorescent lighting.
Free advocacy and information. You can find more information here or call 6242 5060.
Individual advocacy, support for self-advocacy and systemic advocacy. You can find more information here or call 6257 4005.
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.
