On this day people from every nation take note of the skills, achievements, contributions, and abilities of persons with disabilities in society. They promote a positive image of persons with disabilities, and who we are in the community at large through activities which both celebrate and raise awareness of this day declared in our recognition.
The theme for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities of the year 2008 is,
“Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Dignity and Justice for All of Us,”
a theme with a highly powerful message to the world of which we are a part.
It is important to note that the year 2008 also brings the 60th anniversary of
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Dignity and justice for all
persons are universal principles, recognized by the United Nations, which also
recognized that dignity and equality are inalienable human rights that every member of
the human family has. With these principles, the United Nations has combined non-discrimination in
order to guide their work over the past sixty years, using them in the creation of treaties such as the
International Covenants on Human Rights, and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as well as
in creating the UN Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
May 3rd of 2008 found the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol
entered into force, both of which are legally binding instruments with legal obligations on the part of States to
promote and protect the rights of persons with disabilities. Article 25 of the UDHR states that each person has,
“the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age, or other lack of
livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.” There are other articles in the convention that expand on the
rights to life, liberty and security. Article 28 specifically states that persons with disabilities have, “access
by persons with disabilities and their families living in situations of poverty to assistance from the State
with disability-related expenses, including adequate training, counseling, financial assistance and respite care.”
The articles in the UDHR are affirmations of the rights of persons with disabilities to a life of equal enjoyment and
rights, as well as reaffirmation of the principles of dignity and justice for all of us.
There are an estimated 650 million persons with disabilities around the world today, or about ten percent of
the world’s population, and the convention both protects and promotes the rights of the human beings around the
world who experience disability. The convention protects our rights while promoting them in our various civil, economic,
cultural social and political environments around the world, yet we still face barriers to participation, and often are
forced to live in the margins of society. We are routinely denied even basic rights such as freedom of expression, the
ability to express even our opinion, legal recognition or legal capacity, the right to vote, or the ability to participate
in the political processes of which we are a part. As people with disabilities, many of us are still forced into
institutions, something that is a direct violation of our right to participate in the community and freedom of movement.
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On this day people from every nation take note of the skills, achievements, contributions, and abilities of persons with disabilities in society. They promote a positive image of persons with disabilities, and who we are in the community at large through activities which both celebrate and raise awareness of this day declared in our recognition.The theme for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities of the year 2008 is, “Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Dignity and Justice for All of Us,” a theme with a highly powerful message to the world of which we are a part. It is important to note that the year 2008 also brings the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Dignity and justice for all persons are universal principles, recognized by the United Nations, which also recognized that dignity and equality are inalienable human rights that every member of the human family has. With these principles, the United Nations has combined non-discrimination in order to guide their work over the past sixty years, using them in the creation of treaties such as theInternational Covenants on Human Rights, and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as well as in creating the UN Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.May 3rd of 2008 found the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol entered into force, both of which are legally binding instruments with legal obligations on the part of States to promote and protect the rights of persons with disabilities. Article 25 of the UDHR states that each person has, “the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age, or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.” There are other articles in the convention that expand on the rights to life, liberty and security. Article 28 specifically states that persons with disabilities have, “access by persons with disabilities and their families living in situations of poverty to assistance from the State with disability-related expenses, including adequate training, counseling, financial assistance and respite care.” The articles in the UDHR are affirmations of the rights of persons with disabilities to a life of equal enjoyment and rights, as well as reaffirmation of the principles of dignity and justice for all of us.There are an estimated 650 million persons with disabilities around the world today, or about ten percent of the world’s population, and the convention both protects and promotes the rights of the human beings around the world who experience disability. The convention protects our rights while promoting them in our various civil, economic, cultural social and political environments around the world, yet we still face barriers to participation, and often are forced to live in the margins of society. We are routinely denied even basic rights such as freedom of expression, the ability to express even our opinion, legal recognition or legal capacity, the right to vote, or the ability to participate in the political processes of which we are a part. As people with disabilities, many of us are still forced into institutions, something that is a direct violation of our right to participate in the community and freedom of movement.
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