International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022: The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed on December 3rd all across the world. The day is marked to raise awareness of issues affecting persons with disabilities and to advocate for their well-being, dignity, and fundamental rights. International Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated to encourage increased assimilation of persons with disabilities in the socio-political, economic and cultural aspects of life. The goals fall under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
December 2022 Current Affairs Quiz
International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022: Theme
This year’s theme for International Disability Day is “Transformative solutions for inclusive development: the role of innovation in fueling an accessible and equitable future.” The 2022 celebration will focus on the need for innovative solutions to help create an inclusive developmental model to aid people with disabilities.
International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022: History
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared 1981 the International Year of Disabled People in 1976. (IYDP). US President Ronald Reagan performed the same thing on February 6, 1981. Then the UNGA declared 1983-1992 as the decade of Disabled Persons. The adoption of December 3 as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities happened during the UNGA’s 37th plenary meeting, on October 4, 1992.
What is Disability?
Disability is a complex and multifaceted concept. Its meaning differs across the territories along numerous associated legal political and social constructsPhysical challenges, acid attacks, and dwarfism are easy to identify, but mental illness, specific learning disabilities, hearing impairments, and autism are more difficult and complex to identify without appropriate training. Hence disability is more complex where we lack the symptoms or have minimum visual manifestations that can easily be identified by the parents, teachers and the general society. Disability, in simple terms, is a physical or mental condition or both that limits individuals movement, activities or sense of perception.
