International human rights law recognises women and girls with disabilities as women and girls with rights, able to make decisions about our own lives. The Australian government has agreed to take action to make sure all women and girls with disability enjoy all the human rights described in the Conventions, Treaties, Covenants and Declarations, Australia has agreed to, or supported. Yet, very few of us know about our rights. Importantly, very few of us know how they are relevant to our life, and the lives of our families, friends, and communities. Learning about our human rights – what they are and how to have our rights respected – is important to achieve positive and lasting change for all women and girls with disability. We need to take action, individually and together, so that all of us can demand and enjoy our human rights.
If you are a woman or girl with disability and would like to learn more about your human rights and how they can be used to achieve change in your life or the lives of others, this Toolkit is for you.
Read and download the Human Rights Toolkit