United Nations' (UN) International Day of Persons with Disabilities is
annually held on December 3 to focus on issues that affect people with
disabilities worldwide.
Background
The United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons was held from 1983 to
1992 to enable governments and organizations to implement measures to
improve the life of disabled persons all over the world. On October 14,
1992, as this decade drew to a close, the UN General Assembly proclaimed
December 3 as the International Day of Disabled Persons. This day was
first observed on December 3, 1992. On December 18, 2007, the assembly
changed the observance's name from the "International Day of Disabled
Persons" to the "International Day of Persons with Disabilities". The
new name was first used in 2008.
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