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NCDA Accessible Online Learning System – Launched in December 2023, these free online courses on disability are an excellent way to learn about the challenges faced by people with disabilities and how to create a more inclusive society. The available courses vary from disability awareness and etiquette to accommodations and support units.
The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), formerly National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons or NCWDP, is the government body which focuses on the activities, issues, and concerns that are related to PWDs in the country. Their priority is to track and perform laws to ensure the protection of PWDs' political and civil rights.
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.
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[1] [2] It includes special events, holidays, federal and state observances, historic anniversaries, and more unusual celebratory traditions. [3] Bill Chase worked as a newspaper librarian and saw a need for "a single reference source for calendar dates, and for authoritative and current information about various observances throughout the year".
The latest cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment boosted Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments by 8.7%, outpacing current inflation. This year, SSI recipients should see a ...
In 1978, NCD was created under the original name of the National Council on the Handicapped. It was set up as an advisory body to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by the Comprehensive Services and Disability Amendments Act of 1978 as an amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 780 et seq.).
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) (1876) – AAIDD are promoters for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) (1995) – a cross-disability organization that focuses on advocacy and services.