Read the report here.

People with disabilities are just as likely to get pregnant as non-disabled people and report similar fertility desires as non-disabled people.

Still, people with disabilities have long experienced persistent barriers to health care, including access to reproductive health care like abortion. Although there are some studies about disabled people’s experiences accessing health care, family planning services, prenatal care, and reproductive health care like pap smears and preventative screening, there is a lack of research about disabled people’s experiences attempting to access abortion in particular.

This document shares the fndings of the Disability and Abortion Access Survey (survey). Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) and Women Enabled International (WEI) developed the survey to better understand the experiences of people with disabilities who have sought or received abortion care in the United States. Drawing from the experiences shared in the survey, this document contains recommendations for reproductive rights and justice advocates and abortion professionals seeking to make their practices more accessible to people with disabilities.

Read the report here.

Access the web version here. 

As a companion to the report, Lessons from the Disability and Abortion Access Survey, DREDF and WEI are also releasing Checklist: Providing Accessible Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare. This new resource is a tool for providers and clinic staff to evaluate the accessibility of their practices for people with disabilities. The checklist provides brief accessibility tips that can be displayed in the clinic and utilized as a foundation for implementing accessibility procedures. Further recommendations on providing care and supporting advocacy for disabled abortion seekers can be found in the full interactive report.

Download the printable PDF version of the checklist here.

Access the web version with hyperlinked resources here.