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The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London lit up in purple to mark 2020 International Day of Persons with Disabilities The Disability flag created for this day. International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3) is an international observance promoted by the United Nations since 1992. It has been observed with varying ...
December 3 each year, since 1992, is identified by the United Nations as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. British new wave singer-songwriter Ian Dury , himself a disabled person, released a song titled " Spasticus Autisticus " in 1981, which he intended as a scathing critique of the International Year, which he viewed as ...
The credit crunch and the global recession which hit many countries in 2008-2009 also affected the Autism Community. In the UK, people were concerned about the cuts to disability benefits and cuts to public services. Homes were re-possessed during the economic downturn and some families below the poverty line had to choose between heating and ...
Disability rights activist David Werner used the same title for another book, also published in 1998. [10] In 2004, the United Nations used the phrase as the theme of International Day of Persons with Disabilities [11] and it is also associated with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. [12]
Vice President Kamala Harris with staff in honor of Disability Pride Month, 2024. People with disabilities make the largest and most diverse minority in the United States making up approximately 26% of the population. [33] As of 2022, Disability Pride Month is not yet nationally recognized in the United States. [34]
This special and much-needed day is formally recognized on August 19, 2024. To get into the spirit of helping others , we put together a list of World Humanitarian Day quotes — all centered ...
Celebrate Earth Day 2024 with these inspirational, happy, and funny Earth Day quotes and short messages about saving the environment and planet.
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, like the other United Nations human rights conventions, (such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women) resulted from decades of activity during which group rights standards developed from aspirations to binding treaties.