International Day of Persons with Disabilities

3 December – Day of Persons with Disabilities

Europe celebrates the Day of Persons with Disabilities – Creating conditions for independent living. To mark the European Day of People with Disabilities, the European Commission organized in cooperation with EDF a conference in Brussels on 3 and 4 December. Representatives from the disability movement and decision-makers focused on "Creating conditions for independent living". The […]

UNITED NATIONS renames International Day of Disabled Persons

On 18 December 2007, the United Nations General Assembly renamed the International Day of Disabled Persons, observed every year on 3 December, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The 192 Member States of the General Assembly took that decision unanimously when adopting a resolution on "Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled

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