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Breaking the Silence
People with disabilities have the same sexual and reproductive health needs and rights as people without disabilities. Yet people with disabilities face numerous barriers to access sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services and education and cannot enjoy their SRHR on an equal basis with others. In addition, growing evidence shows that people with disabilities are more likely to experience health inequalities, have poorer health outcomes including sexual and reproductive health and are more likely to be exposed to violence. The Breaking the Silence (BtS) project has set out to generate more knowledge and data on the sexual and reproductive health and rights of persons with disabilities. It is based at the Gender and Health Research Unit (GHRU) of the SAMRC. This site provides links to key publications from the GHRU and BtS team, information on the BTS flagship project on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (BtS-CSE) and initiatives supported by the BtS team.