Not Super, Just Human: How '#WeThe15' Hopes to Change the Conversation Around Disability

Global campaign celebrates that 15% of people have disabilities and demands they be better represented

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Approximately 1.2 billion people, or 15% of the global population, are disabled–making up the world’s largest minority group. But despite this staggering figure, disabled people are still routinely stigmatized, discriminated against and largely invisible across society and culture. 

Facing this glaring inequality, the International Paralympic Committee has joined forces with multiple global organizations for a large-scale, decade-long campaign that aims to raise visibility and transform the lives of disabled people. “#WeThe15” launches ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics and sets out to become the world’s biggest-ever human rights movement for people with disabilities. 

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