December 3, 2008
International Day of Persons With Disabilities
This Wednesday marks the twenty-sixth International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The 2008 theme is The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Dignity and justice for all of us.
Around ten percent of the world’s population live with disabilities. Like our own ADA the UN Convention on Disability promotes and protect the rights of persons with disabilities. However, all over the world, persons with disabilities continue to face barriers to their participation in society and are often routinely denied the right to participate public and economic life. Legislation alone can not ensure rights without the commitment of individuals to translate law into custom and practice. This International Day for Persons with Disabilities is a time to make a renewed commitment to these principles of dignity and justice.
Ohio State Departments, Programs, and support units can mark the day by adding a link to the University’s Access Concern Form to their web sites. It is easy to do – just cut and paste the code into to your web page.
Links:
UN: http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?navid=22&pid=109
Form: http://ada.osu.edu/access-concerns-form/index.php
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