Key messages for IDPD 2018

• People with disability are often unable to access either mainstream services or the specialized programmes they need. Unless progress is made on this front, we will fail to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and their ambitious vision to leave no one behind.
  
• Rates of disability are increasing due to population ageing and increases in chronic health conditions, among other causes.
• Making all health care services accessible to people with disability is achievable and will reduce unacceptable health inequalities. 
• The Model Disability Survey assesses the needs, barriers, and inequalities faced by people with disability across the whole population. Already 12 countries are collecting and using these data to improve the lives of people with disability.