There are 1ยท3 billion disabled people globally.1 Many of these individuals live positive lives and celebrate important achievements, but they also frequently face challenges to inclusion and achieving their rights, largely because of societal barriers and stigmatising attitudes. A key area in which people with disabilities often face barriers is in achieving good health and health-care access.2 Indeed, evidence shows that disabled people have a 14-year shortfall in life expectancy compared with people without disabilities,3 and that many early deaths would be avoidable through improved health care and public health measures.2,4
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