2012 International Day of Persons with Disability

The 2012 International Day of Persons with Disabilities will be observed on 3 December 2012. The theme will be “Removing barriers to create an inclusive and accessible society for all”. The United Nations has invited communities to focus on aspects of society and development, including, but not limited to, removing barriers to education, employment, transportation, travel and tourism or sport, across all societal groups.

Themes for previous years:

• 2011: Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disabilities in development
• 2010: Keeping the promise: Mainstreaming disability in the Millennium Development Goals towards 2015 and beyond
• 2009: Making the MDGs Inclusive: Empowerment of persons with disabilities and their communities around the world
• 2008: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Dignity and justice for all of us
• 2007: Decent work for persons with disabilities
• 2006: E-Accessibility
• 2005: Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Action in Development
• 2004: Nothing about Us without Us
• 2003: A voice of our own
• 2002: Independent Living and Sustainable Livelihoods
• 2001: Full participation and equality: The call for new approaches to assess progress and evaluate outcome
• 2000: Making information technologies work for all
• 1999: Accessibility for all for the new Millennium
• 1998: Arts, Culture and Independent Living

For more information, go to:
http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=1597

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