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introduced mandatory work for disabled people who received welfare benefits in order to "Improve disabled peoples chances of getting work by mandatory employment". The founder of the Susan Archibald Centre stated that the mandatory employment of people with disabilities is a breach of article 27/2 of
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The theme of the International Year of Disabled Persons 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
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by the UK government to work for free or else they risk being stripped of up to 70% of their welfare benefits. A program was also launched on 3 December in India to serve the "differently-able" community of the country as an initiative called
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To provide a time frame during which Governments and Organizations could implement the activities recommended in the World Programme of Action, the General Assembly proclaimed 1983โ€“1992 the United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons.
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since 1992. It has been observed with varying degrees of success around the planet. The observance of the Day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the
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of persons with disabilities. It also seeks to increase awareness of gains to be derived from the integration of persons with disabilities in every aspect of
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noted that from this United Nations appointed day onwards people with disabilities and illnesses ranging from cancer to paralysis to mental health may be
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and participation of persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world"
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2010: "Keeping the promise: Mainstreaming disability in the Millennium Development Goals towards 2015 and beyond"
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2022: "Transformative solutions for inclusive development: the role of innovation in fuelling an accessible and
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, International Day of Disabled Persons, 3 December
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2001: "Full participation and equality: The call for new approaches to assess progress and evaluate outcome"
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2019: "Promoting the participation of persons with disabilities and their leadership: taking action on the
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UN Convention on Disabled Persons, including Article 21 about access to information and communication
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2023: "United in action to rescue and archive the SDGs for, with and by person with disabilities"
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2008: "Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Dignity and justice for all of us"
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2011: "Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disabilities in development"
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in London lit up in purple to mark 2020 International Day of Persons with Disabilities
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2013: "Break Barriers, Open Doors: for an inclusive society and development for all"
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2020: "Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and
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of persons with disabilities and their communities around the world"
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persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality"
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2005: "Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Action in Development"
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the Resolution No. 47/3 (International Day of Disabled Persons)
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improved conditions resulting from socio-economic development.
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the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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On the 2012 International Day of People with Disability, the
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matters: access and empowerment for people of all abilities"
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2002: "Independent Living and Sustainable Livelihoods"
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Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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2000: "Making information technologies work for all"
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1999: "Accessibility for all for the new Millennium"
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