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Celebration of World Disabled Day – December 3rd
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In order to create awareness among the member of the Public about problems of Disabled Persons every year the 3rd day of December is observed as ‘World Disabled Day’.
The rights of people with a disability have been recognised at a global level by the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons (1975). It states that people with a disability have a right to:
• respect and dignity
• assistance to become as self-reliant as possible
• education, training and work
• family and social life
• protection from discriminatory treatment.
Definition of Disability
Disability can be defined as:
• Total or partial loss of the person’s bodily or mental functions; or
• Total or partial loss of a part of the body; or
• The presence in the body of organisms causing disease or illness; or
• The malfunction, malformation or disfigurement of a part of a person’s body; or
• A disorder or malfunction that results in the person learning differently from a person without the disorder or malfunction; or
• A disorder, illness or disease that affects a person’s thought processes, perception of reality, emotions or judgement or that results in disturbed behaviour.
It includes a disability that:
• Presently exists; or
• Previously existed but no longer exists; or
• May exist in the future; or
• Is imputed to a person.
A disability may be permanent, short-term or episodic in nature.
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