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Join our community and share your story of empowerment

Through this platform, you can connect with persons with disabilities all over the world, discover their stories, learn more about the challenges they faced and how they overcame them. You can also share your own story and encourage others who have encountered similar obstacles, supporting their empowerment.

Global Reach

We have members from all over the world. Explore the global reach of the community and the personal empowering stories to each country.

Gender

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56.16%
Male
43.84%
Female

Average number of children

1 children per member

Educational Level

1.97%
none
3.45%
primary
5.91%
secondary
6.9%
vocational training
81.77%
university

Marital Status

Age

7.88 %
Children
18 years old and younger
89.16 %
Working age
19 - 64 years old
2.96 %
Elderly
65 years old and older

Type of Impairment

16.26%
Hearing
25.12%
Vision
36.45%
Physical
6.9%
Upper body
15.76%
Communication
8.87%
Psychosocial
17.73%
Learning
16.26%
Other

Your story will contribute to the elaboration of an analytical report

Through this collection of empowering stories of persons with disabilities, UNESCO aims to prepare an analytical report on the key enabling factors and facilitators in order to encourage governments, UN agencies, civil society organizations, academic institutions and the private sector, to initiate new collaborations, take new measures and embrace the perspectives and needs of persons with disabilities in their policies and initiatives.