Your voice. Your rights. Your community.
Voice of Disability is a movement of disabled women making their own voices heard. We remove the barriers that disable people — through advocacy, Universal Design, and knowing our rights.
“Nothing About Us Without Us”
Nothing will change for disabled women without them making their own voices heard. This platform gives those voices a home.
Why we existWho we are
Disability is created by barriers — not by people
Disability is the loss or limitation of opportunities to take part in the normal life of the community on an equal level with others, due to physical and social barriers (Disabled People’s International, 1994).
The social model
A person with a physical impairment in a fully accessible environment is not disabled. Barriers — not bodies — create disability. Remove the barrier and you remove the disability.
Universal Design
We remove disabling factors through reasonable accommodation and the seven principles of Universal Design, so spaces work for everyone.
Disabled women’s leadership
The marginalisation of disabled women is amplified by a lack of access. We centre their voices, decisions and leadership in everything we do.
Our belief
Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go — they merely determine where you start.
What’s happening
Programmes & events
Join a workshop, a rights clinic or our monthly Voices Circle. Captioning and interpretation are available on request.
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Learn & know your rights
Resource library
Plain-language guides on disability, your rights, and Universal Design.
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Join us
Become a member
Membership is free. Add your voice, get invited to programmes, and help shape the movement. We’ll only use your details to stay in touch about Voice of Disability.
- Priority invitations to programmes and the Voices Circle
- Members-only updates and resources
- A community that puts disabled women first
Members
Member portal
Already a member? Sign in with a secure one-time link sent to your email — no password to remember. Inside, you can see your application status and your event registrations.
Welcome back
Support the work
Fund a barrier-free future
Voice of Disability is a registered non-profit. Your gift funds programmes, rights clinics and accessible materials for disabled women. Every contribution helps a voice be heard.
Get in touch
Contact us
Questions, media, partnerships or accessibility requests — we’d love to hear from you.
Based in: Cape Town, South Africa
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