International Day of Disabled Persons

Since 1976, the UN began working on the issue of the rights of people with disabilities, declaring 1981 the International Year of Persons with Disabilities On December 3, 1982, the UN recognized that the situation of people with disabilities had improved during this period Therefore, the decade of disabled people was approved from 1983 to 1992, at the end of which the International Day of Persons with Disabilities was proclaimed - December 3 The UN General Assembly called on the world community to cooperate in holding this day and events aimed at integrating people with disabilities into society This event marked the process of creating the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Its essence is a radical change in understanding and attitude towards disability From this point on, it is not the individual who is seen as inferior, but society is understood as pathological because it is unable to accept the diversity of people within it In 2006, the Convention was adopted, and countries that ratified the document committed themselves to act in accordance with its provisions By 2016, about 160 countries and the European Union had adopted the convention, and more than 80 were in the process of ratification Monitoring of compliance with the Convention is carried out by a commission of observers Recommendations have been developed for its representatives during conversations that ensure respectful treatment of people with disabilities For example, when talking with a hearing-impaired person, you need to ask a question about where it is better for you to sit and be expressive, since facial expressions, gestures and body movements will allow you to be understood better When talking with people who use a wheelchair, you need to take care about where you sit, so that the eyes of the interlocutor and yours are at the same level The Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated with charity concerts, round tables, and craft fairs In Latvia, there is a practice of free travel for disabled people on the day of the holiday, an international competition show was held in Rio, where wheelchair models and walking models were in absolutely equal conditions, and in Montenegro, the world's first guidebook for disabled people was created In Switzerland, mannequins were made that resembled the bodies of people with serious disabilities and were displayed in the windows of expensive boutiques to proclaim the principle that every person is beautiful in their own way In Japan, on the occasion of the Day of Persons with Disabilities, photo exhibitions are organized in which people with disabilities are captured in everyday life and with their families At least several countries practice showing performances with the participation of disabled actors In India, in honor of the celebration, the largest bamboo wheelchair in the world was created, almost 8 meters in height Georgia had the experience of commemorating December 3 by climbing visually impaired children to the top of the mountain In the world, about 10% of the population has disabilities, and the International Day of Persons with Disabilities is a celebration of the increasing integration of disabled people into society