Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
IDPwD is a United Nations Day observed internationally, aiming to promote community awareness, understanding, and acceptance of people with disability.
This year’s theme is ‘Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress’. Disabilities come in many forms; they are visible and invisible.
Across all regions, persons with disabilities and their households face challenges and barriers in the attainment of social development objectives.
Across all regions, persons with disabilities and their households face challenges and barriers in the attainment of social development objectives:
- They are more likely to live in poverty.
- They continue to face discrimination in employment, receiving lower wages and being overrepresented in the informal sector.
- Social protection systems are uneven in coverage and inadequate when considering extra disability-related costs, frequently excluding persons with disabilities in the informal sector; and
- Many persons with disabilities’ experiences within care and support systems continue to be marked by the denial of their dignity, autonomy, and agency.
In the work it does, DLDC strives to support persons with disabilities overcome the barriers they face.