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Encyclopedia > International Year of Disabled Persons

The year 1981 was proclaimed the International Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP) by the United Nations. It called for a plan of action with an emphasis on equalization of opportunities, rehabilitation and prevention of disabilities. The theme of IYDP was "full participation and equality", defined as the right of persons with disabilities to take part fully in the life and development of their societies, enjoy living conditions equal to those of other citizens, and have an equal share in improved conditions resulting from socio-economic development. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


A major outcome of the International Year of Disabled Persons was the formulation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 1982.


The International Decade of Disabled Persons ran from 1983 to 1993. It was closed by a speech in the General Assembly by Dr. Robert R. Davila, then an Assistant Secretary in the U.S. Department of Education.


December 3 each year, since 1998, is identified by the United Nations as the International Day of Disabled Persons. International Day of Disabled Persons (December 3) is an international observance promoted by the United Nations since 1998. ...


See also

International observance (also known as international dedication or international anniversary) denotes a day, week, year, decade or other period of time under the Gregorian calendar which is set aside to observe some principal or issue of international interest or concern, to commemorate, promote ans mobilize for action. ...

Notes

  • Rehabilitation International, The Impact of the International Year of Disabled People:An Interview with Norman Acton accessed at [1] July 24, 2006

External links

  • United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, IYDP
  • United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons (overview)

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International Labour Organisation. 1983. "C159 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) ... (1175 words)
This documentation is courtesy the International Labour Organisation.
For the purposes of this Convention, the term disabled person means an individual whose prospects of securing, retaining and advancing in suitable employment are substantially reduced as a result of a duly recognised physical or mental impairment.
The Director-General of the International Labour Office shall communicate to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for registration in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations full particulars of all ratifications and acts of denunciation registered by him in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Articles.
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