International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Every December 3rd
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United Nations'
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
International Day of
People with Disability (December 3) is an international observance promoted by the United
Nations since 1992. It has been celebrated with varying degrees of success
around the planet. The observance of the Day aims to promote an understanding
of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights
and well-being of persons with disabilities. It also seeks to increase awareness
of gains to be derived from the integration of persons with disabilities in
every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural
life. It was originally called "International Day of Disabled Persons".
Each year the day focuses on a different issue.
History
The International Year of Disabled Persons 1981
In
1976, the United Nations General Assembly
proclaimed 1981 as the International Year of Disabled
Persons. It called for a plan of action at the national, regional and
international levels, with an emphasis on equalization
of opportunities, rehabilitation and prevention of disabilities.
The
theme of IYDP was "full participation and equality", defined as the
right of persons with disabilities to take part fully in the life and
development of their societies, enjoy living conditions equal to those of other
citizens, and have an equal share in improved conditions resulting from
socio-economic development.
United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons 1983-1992
To
provide a time frame during which Governments and organizations could implement
the activities recommended in the World Programme of Action, the General
Assembly proclaimed 1983-1992 the United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons.
Themes from previous years
- 1998: "Arts, Culture and Independent Living"
- 1999: "Accessibility for all for the new Millennium"
- 2000: "Making information technologies work for all"
- 2001: "Full participation and equality: The call for new approaches to assess progress and evaluate outcome"
- 2002: "Independent Living and Sustainable Livelihoods"
- 2003: "A Voice of our Own"
- 2004: "Nothing about Us, Without Us"
- 2005: "Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Action in Development"
- 2006: "E-Accessibility"
- 2007: "Decent Work for Persons with Disabilities"
- 2008: "Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Dignity and justice for all of us"
- 2009: "Making the MDGs Inclusive: Empowerment of persons with disabilities and their communities around the world"
- 2010: "Keeping the promise: Mainstreaming disability in the Millennium Development Goals towards 2015 and beyond"
- 2011: "Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disabilities in development"
- 2012: "Removing barriers to create an inclusive and accessible society for all"
- 2013: "Break Barriers, Open Doors: for an inclusive society and development for all"
On
the 2012 International Day of People with Disability, the United Kingdom government introduced
mandatory work for disabled people who received welfare benefits in order to
"Improve disabled peoples chances of getting work by mandatory
employment". The founder of the Susan Archibald Centre stated that the
mandatory employment of people with disabilities is a breach of article 27/2 of
the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Guardian
noted that from this United Nations appointed day onwards people with
disabilities and illnesses ranging from cancer to paralysis to mental health
may be forced by the U.K government to work for free or else
they can risk being stripped of up to 70% of their welfare benefits.
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Dec 3, 2012 at Koh Pich Theatre
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IDP 2013 (Dec 10, 2013) at Koh Pich Theatre
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Meeting between Samdech Aka Moha Padey Techo Hun Sen and CDAF Team to Talk about CDAF Proposal to ASEAN Para Games 2013 in Myanmar and Recognition of CDAF Team to be the Permanently Official Staff of the State. Prime Minister Hun Sen was checking the proposal he jogged down on October 30, 2013. His written letter has been sent from his cabinet to Ministry of Education, Youth & Sport , National Olympic Committee of Cambodia and Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans & Youth Rehabilitation
(Dec 10, 2013)
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Sport Activities (Dec 10, 2013)
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