Together, we champion disability equity: #ChampioningDisabilityEquity
International Day of People with Disabilities (IDPD) is a United Nations (UN) sanctioned day celebrated annually on 3 December. This important day aims to raise awareness and promote action around the rights of people with disabilities and their full inclusion in society.
Our main hashtag for IDPD is #ChampioningDisabilityEquity
It was chosen to reflect ADDC’s mission to journey with others in the international development sector to create a world where we are #ChampioningDisabilityEquity together.
ADDC envisages a world where people with disabilities are fully embraced, celebrated and included in all of Australia’s development initiatives.
How you can get involved
Download the IDPD 2024 toolkit
The IDPD toolkit aims to support organisations and individuals working in international development in Australia to celebrate and mark International Day of People with Disabilities, or IDPD, on 3 December 2024.
It includes suggestions of how to mark the day with your colleagues and across your organisation, such as holding a morning tea for IDPD.
The toolkit provides guidance on how to join the public conversation around disability equity and rights via social media, and how to involve your organisation’s supporters.
Take action this IDPD with us
One in three of us worldwide relies on some form of Assistive Technology (AT) such as wheelchairs, glasses, prostheses, hearing aids or digital support services.
In low to middle income countries, like many in the Pacific, a shocking 85-95% of people with disabilities cannot access the AT they need.
In contrast, in high-income countries like Australia, 90% of people with disabilities can access these essential supports.
We are out to change that; to unlock the everyday, for everyone.
Join us for this IDPD in calling on the Government to take action to #UnlockTheEveryday by signing our petition.
Create your own #ChampioningDisabilityEquity content
Let us know what your organisation has done this year in #ChampioningDisabilityEquity.
Post what you have done to champion disability equity within your own organisation or through your development work on social media. Be sure to tag us so we can share on our own socials in the lead up to IDPD 2024.
Use hashtags
Use #ChampioningDisabilityEquity in all your IDPD posts so we can be a loud collective voice celebrating advances in disability inclusion and discuss what still needs to be done to champion disability equity.
Supporting hashtags:
- #IDPD2024
- #UnlockTheEveryday
- #DisabilityEquity
- #LeaveNoOneBehind
Follow CBM Australia for their IDPD campaign
This International Day of People with Disabilities, CBM Australia are platforming the voices of people with disabilities. People with disabilities are the experts in their lives and it is essential that they play a leadership role.
Join them in hearing from people with disabilities in our region, as they share their stories and discuss some of the barriers to inclusion they face.
Find out more
The global theme for this year’s IDPD is yet to be announced.
You can find global resources on IDPD
You can also find resources on disability and growing a more inclusive Australia
