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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 ...
The International Decade of Disabled Persons ran from 1983 to 1993. It was closed by a speech in the General Assembly by Dr. Robert R. Davila, then an Assistant Secretary in the U.S. Department of Education who declared that "before the year is up, we expect the number of disabled persons to double".
India's Hindi-language cinema has often reinforced negative stereotypes about people with disabilities, but more recently it has produced several films that have helped raise awareness. [23] A recurrent theme has for a long time been that disability is a punishment for misdeeds, for instance in Jeevan Naiya (1936), Aadmi (1968), and Dhanwan ...
The concept behind this plan is based on set international practices such as ISO 23026, and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) of the W3C, which assures that GuDApps meet with global measures in quality and GuDApps were based on the principles behind the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 and the Information Technology ...
The choice to send a previously seen family photo marked a departure from recent years, as Prince William and Princess Kate are known to share brand-new pictures for their Christmas cards.. The ...
World Portuguese Language Day; 16 May - International Day of Light; International Day of Living Together in Peace; 20 May - World Metrology Day since 2023; 21 May - World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development since 2002; 22 May - International Day for Biological Diversity; 24 May - International day of Markhor since 2024
December 3, 2024 at 1:13 AM (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday a series of tax incentives and tariffs will revive storied American firm U.S. Steel, as he reiterated his ...
December 18, 2024 at 3:35 PM A Florida man was taken into custody on Monday after being accused of stabbing a delivery driver in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, earlier this month, according to police.