IDPWD theme for 2011: “Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disabilities in development” A better world for all: recognising individuality and diversity Persons with disabilities make up an estimated 15 per cent of the world’s population. Almost one-fifth of the estimated global total of persons living with disabilities, or between 110-190 million, encounters [...]
Monday, December 7, 2009
To mark the International Day for Disabled Persons, Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin joined the International Labour Organization to call for decent work for disabled persons. "Let's make decent work a reality for all," she signs.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
We asked people what this annual day means to them...."It's a day to celebrate the work of Disabled People's Organisations in developing countries that are working hard to remind governments that people with disabilities have the same rights to access work, school, church and social and community life as everybody else."
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
The MDGs cannot be achieved without the full and effective inclusion of persons with disabilities and their participation in all stages of the MDGs processes. The current MDGs framework, tools and mechanisms provide several opportunities to mainstream disability in the MDGs.
Friday, December 2, 2011
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