When the #MeToo movement came to our screens and timelines, there was an obvious gap : very few women with disabilities spoke up. The glaring gap said a lot about the invisibility and the additional barriers women with disabilities face in speaking. (1/3)

#FromShadowsToTheCentre
Starting today, we bring to you the narratives of women with disabilities from 5 countries on their experiences of sexual harassment and gender discrimination from within the disability movement. (2/3)

#FromShadowsToTheCentre
Today, @saysnidhigoyal, our founder and executive director, writes about her experiences of being harassed and shares why women with disabilities want to say #MeToo - coming forward to end the silence and the violence! read her piece here: https://risingflame.org/project/open-secrets-no-more-moving-from-the-shadows-to-the-centre/ (3/3)
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