Article 22 says:
- Disabled people have the right to a private life and private communication, regardless of whether they live in their own home or a care home.
- No one should interfere with or get in the way of that without justification.
- Governments must make sure that personal information about disabled people is kept confidential the same as everyone else’s.
What does this mean?
The right to privacy is a very broad right. It means, for example, that staff or support workers should not open your post without your permission or come into your home whenever they like. It would also mean that:
- No one should see or touch your body unless you want them to.
- No one should stop you having personal and sexual relationships.
- When you give the authorities information about your life you should be able to expect that information will not be disclosed to other people (unless you explicitly agree).
- You shouldn’t have to tell anyone about your disability if you don’t want to.