International Paralympic Committee: #WeThe15

The International Paralympics Committee (IPC) launched the world's largest human rights movement for persons with disabilities, #WeThe15, to raise awareness of the 15% of the global population living with disabilities and put disability inclusion at the heart of the DE&I agenda.

Executive summary

In 2021, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) took a quantum leap towards inclusion by launching the world's biggest human rights movement for persons with disabilities: #WeThe15.

The IPC had spent 30 years transforming sports by making the Paralympic Games a respected global event. But despite the admiration expressed towards Paralympians on the podium, outside the stadium they were largely ignored and forgotten.

The world beyond sport needed to change: so the IPC used their platform to make change happen. We built a movement from the ground up to fight for inclusion and dignity, not just for Paralympians,...

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