Without Consent
“Before the IUD, I had pills, to stop me from getting pregnant, I wanted to get pregnant. They wouldn’t let…
“Before the IUD, I had pills, to stop me from getting pregnant, I wanted to get pregnant. They wouldn’t let…
“I was born in the tropical town of Darwin in 1981 to my Warlpiri mother Bess Nungurrayi Price and Australian…
“I think for me one of the most important- well, I think for me just to acknowledge – acknowledging the…
“If resilience is a measure of how quickly we bounce back, I could be an Olympic trampoline. So this is…
“I was only six years old, and I was falling asleep. And then I asked him if I could go…
“With the impact of my son’s death, and after having the girls and then a still-born, five days before it’s…
“Now many decades on, she was able to reveal for the first time the ongoing sexual violence she endured as…
“When I went into the nursing home, I was there for nearly four years. My silent tears. I’ve made a…
“Even though I have moved on, and you know, I have a great life now, I want to show that…
“Police arrived and approached him with tasers and guns drawn. I stood frozen, watching it all unfold, feeling powerless and…
“When the fire alarm went off, it was like my worst nightmare coming true. The tutor of the class I…
“She acquired a brain injury, vision impairment and physical disability as a result of domestic violence. The perpetrator was her…
‘When I was a child, it was the most horrific childhood, that I could ever imagine, its something that I…
“My Silent Tears come from so many years of being misunderstood, of an inability to connect with my peers and…
“I say it now and a hundred time, I was laying there on the bed. With a big light on…
“When I saw those four little words I knew, Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder there was no there way out. I…
“It’s the most prevalent, its always the one thing I remember, I think of being in the dentist chair and…
“Nobody know what go on in them. They are tears that we cry that nobody know about, that nobody sees…
“What I have realised throughout my recovery, is that I’m who I am if you like it or not, nothing…
“No one will want you anymore, you are like a used rag”, were the words spoken over me. Dirty. I…
“In terms of my silent tears, it’s for him because somebody took his innocence truly, it’s for me, it’s for…
“She acquired a brain injury, vision impairment and physical disability as a result of domestic violence. The perpetrator, was her…
“One time I did something wrong and my mother hit me so hard with the broom stick it broke on…
Kahnawake Mohawk of the Six Nations Confederacy and Pottowatomi of the Three Fires Confederacy. Bear Clan. – Mona Stonefish, Canada,…
‘Lagrimas silenciosas son las que lloran dentro del alma’ ‘Silent Tears are those that are cried from inside your soul…
“We are warriors. Every morning we get up and we do battle against the obstacles so as to be more…
“That’s kind of part of my vision for the future to be able to be well enough. I want to…
“I feel the main barrier we face is really in our minds because physical obstacles can be overcome, especially with…
“People should acknowledge that I’m not just a pair of legs. I’m a whole person.” – Sonia, Guatemala 2017 “I…
“Faith really saved me. Anything is possible through faith.” – Irma, Guatemala 2017 “When I was twenty-three years old, a…
“You have to do the best for your life, your community, your society and your country.” – Jacky, Guatemala 2017…
“I had a normal childhood and I used to play with my siblings. I have 3 brothers and I’m close…
“I think it wouldn’t matter much if I died. How long can you live your life in fear? Whatever happens…
– Ummul Kher, India, 2017 “Allowing a person with disability to exist, to just survive without getting access to opportunities,…
“Harapanku yang paling besar sekolah inklusi itu bisa semakin besar sekalipun mungkin bukan aku yang memiliki karena aku hanya mengawali…
– Ngatinem Story, Indonesia, 2016 Ngatinem Story “Saya adalah seorang ibu yang mempunyai tiga orang anak. Tiap orang tua pasti…
For Syafrina, an Indonesian woman with disability, marriage is an opportunity to gain acceptance in society. She met and fell…
– Indonesia 2017 Harti is a young woman with disability from Indonesia. The stigma of disability has prevented her from…
“I have tried to talk about my experience to Dr’s but they don’t try to listen, they say that it…
“En tant que femme et en tant qu’activiste je continuerais tout au long de ma vie à mener ce…
“Las mujeres con discapacidad que viven violencia, muchas veces permanecen en el silencio. Necesitamos hablar, necesitamos escuchar y trabajar para…
– Ivonne Arcos, Mexico, 2015 SPANISH “El tipo de violencia que he sufrido ha sido en relación al trabajo, yo…
– Diana Mendoza, Mexico, 2015 SPANISH “Me gustan las mujeres y me ha pasado que la chica con la que…
– Nadia Arroyo Estrada, Mexico, 2015 “Las mujeres con discapacidad que viven violencia, muchas veces permanecen en el silencio. Necesitamos…
– Anonymous, Mexico, 2015 “Las mujeres con discapacidad que viven violencia, muchas veces permanecen en el silencio. Necesitamos hablar, necesitamos…
– Jolijn, Netherlands 2017 “This is part of my personal testimony that I wrote in 2016 as I have gone…
– Love, South Africa, 2017 “When I was one year old, my mother gave me up and put me in…
– Rosyln, South Africa, 2017 Sexual violations against persons with mental disability is on the increase. In a systematic review…
“I think it all comes from the family first, because the family need to accept you and when you grow…
“All my brothers don’t want to hear anything about the rape. Even my mum she doesn’t want to talk about…
“They say tears taste like salt. I never had that experience till I became a child bride and my life…
“As women we are the only ones that can carry two spirits, so we have to teach our men, we…
“In the safe house of Barrier Free Living in New York USA, are three extraordinary women with physical disability who…
