Скачать или смотреть Equal Footing | All Women, All Rights — Rethinking SRH Through a Disability-Inclusive Lens

Women with disabilities make up nearly half of the global disabled population — yet continue to be overlooked in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) policies and programs.

In this powerful episode, we sit down with Dorcas Nyasani, Disability Inclusion Expert, to explore the intersection of gender, disability, and Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH). Dorcas shares her personal journey, professional insights, and real-world examples that reveal just how deeply exclusion is built into our health systems — and how we can begin to change that.

📊 Did you know?
Women with disabilities are twice as likely to experience sexual violence than non-disabled women.
Only 50% of women with disabilities report having access to SRH education — compared to 72% of women without disabilities.
Fewer than 10% of global SRH programs are explicitly designed to include women with disabilities.

Together, we unpack the stereotypes, structural barriers, and policy gaps that silence and sideline women with disabilities — especially those with intellectual or less visible disabilities. Dorcas also shares strategies for designing truly inclusive SRH services, from community engagement to healthcare provider training and accessible information.

✨ Whether you're a policymaker, health worker, donor, or advocate — this episode offers bold ideas, practical tools, and a necessary challenge: No woman should be left behind in the fight for SRH rights.

📌 In this episode, we cover:

1. What intersectionality in SRH really means
2. Barriers faced by different disability groups
3. Cultural and provider-based stigma
4. Practical strategies for inclusive SRH programs
5. Policy changes that drive real impact

🟣 Equal Footing is a podcast by the Usawa Collective, spotlighting African voices reimagining what equity looks like in practice.

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