Every year on December 3, the International Day of People with Disability is held. It is a UN-recognized day, which is observed all throughout the world.
The day aims at increasing public awareness, understanding and accepting people with disabilities and celebrating their achievements and contributions.
It is being celebrated since 1992 when World Disabled Day was recognized officially to promote compassion and acceptance of disability issues and provide support for the self-respect, rights and better living of disabled persons. The United Nations General Assembly notified 1981 as the International Year of Disabled Persons.
World Disability Day theme
This year the theme of World Disability Day is ‘Promoting the participation of persons with disabilities and their leadership: taking action on the 2030 Development Agenda’.
World Disability Day history and significance
The International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed by United Nations General Assembly in 1992 by resolution 47/3. The day aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development. This aims at making society more aware of the political, social, economic and cultural life of people with disabilities.
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