Every year on December 3, International Day of International Persons with Disabilities was started, and since 1992 the United Nations has been promoting it as an international customary. To eradicate social stigma against the disabled and to improve the ways of their life, to promote awareness among people with disabilities and to promote them in their real life, as well as to promote them. For this year it is given special importance to celebrate this year. Since 1992, it has been consistently celebrated with great success all over the world till this year.
Together for improving their self-esteem, health and rights in society and together with their support, the objective of this day's celebration is very big to improve the understanding of people around the world, with the issue of disability of the people. It is also seen in all aspects of life to include all disabled people in the society such as political, economic, social and cultural. That is why it is celebrated by the title of "World Disabilities Day". The World Disabled Day celebration focuses on different issues of people with disabilities all over the world every year.
World Disabilities Day 2018 will be celebrated on December 3, Monday.
History of World Disabled Day
In the year 1976, the United Nations General Assembly was declared as "International Year of the Disabled" in the year 1981. There was a plan for the revival, prevention, promotion and equal opportunities for disabled people at the international, national and regional level.
To make people aware about the rights of persons with disabilities in order to develop their equality in the society, to focus their health just like ordinary citizens, and to improve their socio-economic status, "Full participation and equality "Theme was set for the celebration of the International Year of Persons with Disabilities.
The United Nations General Assembly for the time-bound proposal for government and other organizations was declared as "the United Nations Decade of Persons with Disabilities" from 1983 to 1992, to which all those proposed activities should be implemented properly. Can.
World Disabled Day themes
In order for the disabled persons to implement rules and regulations in the society properly, the celebration of International Day of the disabled people needs an effective theme. Below are given the following themes on an annual basis for the celebration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities:
- The theme of the year 1998 was "art, culture and independent living".
- The theme of 1999 was "Everyone's access to the new century".
- The theme of the year 2000 was "Creating Information Revolution Work for Everyone".
- The theme of 2001 was "Full Participation and Equality: Achieve Progress and Call for a New Reach for Returning Return".
- The theme of 2002 was "Independent living and long term livelihood"
- The theme of the year 2003 was "a voice of our own"
- The theme of the year 2004 was "nothing about us, without us".
- The theme of the year 2005 was "Right of the disabled: Action in the development".
- The theme of the year 2006 was "e-Accessibility".
- The theme of the year 2007 was "Respectful work for disabled people"
- The theme of 2008 was "Conference on the rights of persons with disabilities: dignity and justice for all of us"
- The theme of the year 2009 was "United Construction of MDG: Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and Their Communities Worldwide".
- The theme of 2010 was "Keeping the Promise: Mainstream Degradation" in 2015 and beyond, in the Centennial Development Goals.
- The theme of the year 2011 was "Together for a better world for all: Inclusion of persons with disabilities in development".
- The theme of the year 2012 was "to remove all obstacles to create an inclusive and accessible society for all".
- The theme of the year 2013 was "Break the obstacles, open the doors: an inclusive society and development for everyone".
- The theme of 2014 was "sustainable development: technology futures".
- The theme of 2015 was "Inclusion Matters: Accessibility and empowerment for people of all capacities".
How is World Disabled Day celebrated?
In order to increase their support and ethics, simultaneously people are enthusiastically contributing to the celebration in order to actively broadcast equal rights for the disabled. This great festival is celebrated by organizing art exhibition which promotes artifacts made by people with disabilities to show their abilities. As well as raising awareness about the important role of the disabled in the society, people are also involved in the protest activities to attract attention of people with disabilities.
Goal of celebrating World Disabled Day
- The important goal of celebrating this festival is to increase the awareness and understanding of the people towards the issue of inefficiency of the disabled.
- Helping the disabled for achieving their self-respect, public welfare and security in society.
- Tell all the issues of the disabled in all aspects of life.
- Analyze the fact that all the rules and regulations of the government organization are being followed properly or not.
- Promote their role in society and reduce poverty, provide equal opportunities, help them with proper rehabilitation.
- Focus on their health, health, education and social standing.
Why it is necessary to celebrate World Disabled Day
Most people do not even know how many people are disabled in the society around their home. Whether they are getting equal rights in society or not. To get good health and respect and to move forward in life, they need some help from the general public. But, generally in society, people do not know all their needs. According to statistics, it has been found that, almost 15% of the world's people are disabled.
Therefore, it is very necessary to celebrate this festival to make people aware about the real condition of the disabled. Disabilities come under "the world's largest minorities" and face a lot of constraints in all aspects of life due to lack of proper resources and rights for them.
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