#WeThe15 is a global human rights movement which aims to make persons with disabilities, who make up 15% of the world's population (1.2 billion people), visible. An initiative of the International Paralympic Committee and the International Disability Alliance,^[1][2] it is supported, by a number of organisations from the world of disability sports, disability rights, non-governmental and governmental organisations. It was launched as part of the 2020 Summer Paralympics in 2021.^[3] Landmarks across the world were lit up in purple to coincide with the opening ceremony.^[4] The movement was given particular focus during the closing ceremony.^[5][6]

You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Japanese. (September 2021) Click [show] for important translation instructions. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Consider adding a topic to this template: there are already 3,809 articles in the main category, and specifying|topic= will aid in categorization. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Japanese Wikipedia article at [[:ja:＃WeThe15]]; see its history for attribution. You should also add the template {{Translated|ja|＃WeThe15}} to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

Quick Facts Founded, Purpose ...

#WeThe15

#WeThe15 Logo representing the proportion of persons with disabilities in the global population
Founded	2021
Purpose	disability visibility, rights and inclusion
Affiliations	International Paralympic Committee International Disability Alliance disability sports organizations activist and innovation organizations multinational organizations
Website	www.wethe15.org

Close

A TV campaign in August 2021^[7] showcased people with disabilities, not just as "special", or "inspiring", but as normal people—with the same challenges as non-disabled people—who must not be ignored, but included.^[8]

• Disability sports organizations
  • International Paralympic Committee
  • Special Olympics
  • Deaflympics
  • Invictus Games
• Activist and innovation organizations
  • International Disability Alliance
  • International Disability and Development Consortium
  • Zero Project
  • ATscale
  • CTalent
  • The Valuable 500
• Multinational organizations
  • European Commission
  • UNESCO
  • Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
  • Global Goals Advisory
  • Sustainable Development Goals Action Campaign
  • Alliance of Civilizations