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A publication on reproductive health for women with disabilities is published in Braille

06 April 2021
A reproductive health booklet for women with disabilities was published in Braille and distributed to libraries and schools for the visually impaired in Kazakhstan. © UNFPA Kazakhstan
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2020

03 December - 03 December 2020

Global

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Pandemic heightens vulnerabilities of persons with disabilities

12 May 2020
UNFPA is working with authorities in Pakistan to upgrade an app that provides emergency assistance to people at risk of violence, including women with disabilities. © UNFPA Pakistan
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Two wheelchairs and a stroller: Overcoming barriers to parenthood in Belarus

02 November 2017
Anya Shevko with her daughter Nastya. The family struggled to obtain wheelchair-accessible reproductive health services. Photographed by Denis Zelenko for Imena Magazine
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Youth with disabilities face staggering loss of rights

17 June 2016
A class for youth with hearing disabilities in Burkina Faso. UNFPA has provided training on sexual and reproductive health to this and other schools in the country. ©UNFPA/Théodore Somda
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