Does everybody count? The case of women with disabilities

The codification, collection and analysis of consistent information about health and disability are crucial to build and implement policies for promoting the rights of persons with disabilities. Data on disability, in general, and on women and girls with disabilities, in particular, are not gathered in a consistently way also since there are different definitions of disability across countries. The inclusion of people with disabilities among vulnerable people in Agenda 2030 makes their status more relevant and recognises the unique challenges that people with disabilities face in the fight for their rights. This commitment can only be achieved if the global community is able to develop evidence-based policies, assess progress towards their implementation, and understand the remaining challenges.