"๐ ๐ช๐จ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ซ๐ค๐ช๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ'๐ฉ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐ช๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐๐ฃ'๐ฉ ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐."
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), like specialolympicsaus athlete Ruby Lawler, are often on the sidelines when it comes to making health decisions, whether about their own healthcare or about health policy. Ruby reminds us that advocacy starts with speaking up for yourself.
๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, a new global health report from Special Olympics, calls on us all to scale Rubyโs powerโto make sure that she and other people with IDD are not only covered by health systems but are engaged in shaping the health policies, budgets, and programs that will make universal health coverage a reality. ๐ค
๐ Follow the link in our bio to read the global health report (available in Arabic, English, French, and Spanish)!
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