About International Day of People with Disability:
This Day is held on the 3rd December each year.
This is a United Nations day to celebrate across the world.
It aims to increase:
Public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disabilities
Celebration of their achievements
The day is about breaking down barriers.
These barriers can be:
Physical (e.g., ramps for people using wheelchair)
In people’s attitudes
Theme of this day for 2020 is:
Building Back Better: Toward a disability -inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World.
Suggestions for everyone to think about:
COVID-19 pandemic showed how much this Day is needed.
According to the Royal Disability Commission:
no Australian Government agency made ‘any significant effort’ to consult with people with disability during the beginning of COVID-19
People with disability had troubles to get:
Supports and services
Food
Medicine
Information
Personal protective equipment (e.g., face masks, gloves).
This is not good enough.
People with disability cannot be an after-thought.
National Disability Strategy 2010 – 2020
It is important that Australia has National Disability Strategy 2010 – 2020
It aims to improve:
Lives of people with disabilities
Their families / Carers
Improves focus on better inclusion of people with disabilities
What can we do to celebrate the International Day of People with Disability?
Get involved in attending the event
Promote information on the event in social media
Share information in your workplace
Nominate a person you know
Hold an event