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Quick Facts
The United Nations' (UN) International Day of Persons with Disabilities is an occasion to re-affirm and draw attention to the rights of people who live with disabilities worldwide. It is held annually on December 3.

Local names

 * ~ Name ||~ Language ||
 * International Day of Persons with Disabilities || English ||
 * Día Internacional de las Personas con Discapacidad || Spanish ||

International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2009
Thursday, December 3, 2009

International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010 [|See list of observations below] Since 1992, the United Nations' (UN) International Day of Persons with Disabilities is annually held on December 3. It aims to increase the understanding of the issues around disabilities and attention to the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. It also aims to increase the awareness of the gains for everybody if disabled persons are integrated into all aspects of political, social, economic and cultural life and raising money for resources for persons with disabilities. The International Day of Persons with Disabilities re-affirms and draws attention to the rights of people who live with disabilities. ©iStockphoto.com/Rich Legg

What do people do?
Many events are held on and around the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3 each year. Many of these events aim to involve groups of people from all sections of society in upholding the rights of persons with disabilities and to celebrate the contributions by persons with disabilities to their communities. Other events take the form of protests to highlight the difficulties disabled people have in playing a full role in society. Examples of events include: forums with experts and disabled persons; public discussions; the presentation of information campaigns; exhibitions of art created by disabled people; social gatherings; and fundraising activities to raise money to support disabled people.

Public life
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is a global observance and not a public holiday.

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.

Symbols
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is coordinated by United Nations Enable, which works to support and promote the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities. The symbol of Enable is the blue UN symbol and the word "enable". The UN symbol consists of an azimuthal equidistant projection of the globe centered on the North Pole surrounded by olive branches. The word "enable" is written entirely in lower case letters. The letter "e" is red and the other letters are blue. 

International Day of Persons with Disabilities Observances
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 * Thu || Dec 3 || 1992 || International Day of Disabled Persons || United Nation day ||  ||
 * Fri || Dec 3 || 1993 || International Day of Disabled Persons || United Nation day ||  ||
 * Sat || Dec 3 || 1994 || International Day of Disabled Persons || United Nation day ||  ||
 * Sun || Dec 3 || 1995 || International Day of Disabled Persons || United Nation day ||  ||
 * Tue || Dec 3 || 1996 || International Day of Disabled Persons || United Nation day ||  ||
 * Wed || Dec 3 || 1997 || International Day of Disabled Persons || United Nation day ||  ||
 * Thu || Dec 3 || 1998 || International Day of Disabled Persons || United Nation day ||  ||
 * Fri || Dec 3 || 1999 || International Day of Disabled Persons || United Nation day ||  ||
 * Sun || Dec 3 || 2000 || International Day of Disabled Persons || United Nation day ||  ||
 * Mon || Dec 3 || 2001 || International Day of Disabled Persons || United Nation day ||  ||
 * Tue || Dec 3 || 2002 || International Day of Disabled Persons || United Nation day ||  ||
 * Wed || Dec 3 || 2003 || International Day of Disabled Persons || United Nation day ||  ||
 * Fri || Dec 3 || 2004 || International Day of Disabled Persons || United Nation day ||  ||
 * Sat || Dec 3 || 2005 || International Day of Disabled Persons || United Nation day ||  ||
 * Sun || Dec 3 || 2006 || International Day of Disabled Persons || United Nation day ||  ||
 * Mon || Dec 3 || 2007 || International Day of Disabled Persons || United Nation day ||  ||
 * Wed || Dec 3 || 2008 || International Day of Persons with Disabilities || United Nation day ||  ||
 * Thu || Dec 3 || 2009 || International Day of Persons with Disabilities || United Nation day ||  ||
 * Fri || Dec 3 || 2010 || International Day of Persons with Disabilities || United Nation day ||  ||
 * Sat || Dec 3 || 2011 || International Day of Persons with Disabilities || United Nation day ||  ||
 * Mon || Dec 3 || 2012 || International Day of Persons with Disabilities || United Nation day ||  ||
 * Tue || Dec 3 || 2013 || International Day of Persons with Disabilities || United Nation day ||  ||
 * Wed || Dec 3 || 2014 || International Day of Persons with Disabilities || United Nation day ||  ||
 * Thu || Dec 3 || 2015 || International Day of Persons with Disabilities || United Nation day ||  ||