DISABILITY

International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 3 December 2012

Over one billion people, or approximately 15 per cent of the world’s population, live with some form of disability.
Persons with disabilities, “the world’s largest minority”, often face barriers to participation in all aspects of society. Barriers can take a variety of forms, including those relating to the physical environment or to information and communications technology (ICT), or those resulting from legislation or policy, or from societal attitudes or discrimination. The result is that persons with disabilities do not have equal access to society or services, including education, employment, health care, transportation, political participation or justice.
Evidence and experience shows that when barriers to their inclusion are removed and persons with disabilities are empowered to participate fully in societal life, their entire community benefits. Barriers faced by persons with disabilities are, therefore, a detriment to society as a whole, and accessibility is necessary to achieve progress and development for all. ....

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

EL DIA INTERNACIONAL DE LOS EMPEDIDOS

JURNEE MONDIALE DES PERSONNES HANDICAPEES

Domani si celebra la Giornata Internazionale dei diritti delle persone con disabilità. Ogni persona, pur con i suoi limiti fisici e psichici, anche gravi, è sempre un valore inestimabile, e come tale va considerata. Incoraggio le comunità ecclesiali ad essere attente e accoglienti verso questi fratelli e sorelle. Esorto i legislatori e i governanti a tutelare le persone con disabilità e a promuovere la loro piena partecipazione alla vita della società.