International Day of Persons with Disabilities in 2022

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2022 Date	3 December 2022
2023 Date	3 December 2023

2022 Holidays & Dates

International Day of Persons with Disabilities in

Saturday, 3 Dec

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International Day of Persons with Disabilities in 2022

International Day of Persons with Disabilities seeks to empower the rights of persons with disabilities. This day aims to raise awareness about the situation of people with disabilities in regards to their political, social, economic, and cultural life.

Top X Posts (formerly Tweets) for International Day of Persons with Disabilities - in 2022

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Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Closing the majority of ticket offices will make the rail network far less accessible for disabled people through de-staffing the railway and removing staff from a centrally located area. #SupportRailWorkers https://t.co/Sx4C0r6xqo
— RMT (@RMTunion) December 3, 2022

London is for everyone. Today, we’ve lit City Hall purple to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities—a reminder that we must never stop pushing to make London a place that works for all Londoners. https://t.co/j2d4vVZ8hP
— Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan (@MayorofLondon) December 3, 2022

RMT members have strongly condemned ticket office closure plans which will negatively affect the disabled and elderly and increase the understaffing of stations. On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, @RMTunion has commissioned a survey of its ticket office members. https://t.co/bs6iNzuLrh
— RMT (@RMTunion) December 3, 2022

An estimated 1.3 billion people live with some form of disability around the world. On Saturday's Day of People with Disabilities, raise your voice for the rights, well-being & inclusion of people with disabilities everywhere. https://t.co/YlhJoEi9TP #IDPD https://t.co/DIAPv2vJ8v
— United Nations (@UN) December 3, 2022

🤍 "𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱" Celebrating International Day of Persons with Disabilities, #LUFC invited aspiring goalkeeper Wayde to Thorp Arch to train with our coaches https://t.co/xQdxjCK1Cl
— Leeds United (@LUFC) December 3, 2022

Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities.🧡 Ability Counts participant Riley, who has autism, has recently finished a series of sessions with Wellbeing Practitioner Liv, working on low level mental health support, self-esteem, communication and goal setting. https://t.co/XokzzdAKg3
— Aston Villa Foundation (@AVFCFoundation) December 3, 2022

🧵 Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. 1/ #IDPWD https://t.co/FlfWlzj6E8
— Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (@FCDOGovUK) December 3, 2022

Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. A whole day dedicated to my community. Being disabled right now is tough. Our rights, lives and liberties are under threat through the economic crisis. #IDPWD https://t.co/gIPofwxoev
— Michaela Hollywood (@KylaHollywood) December 3, 2022

Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities (#IDPD) 2022! Maintaining independence through the freedom of mobility helps the quality of life for everybody. That's why we're excited to announce the opening of our Hubs Mobility Advice Service - details attached 💙 https://t.co/zGFjVicHwG
— Herts Ability (@HertsAbility) December 3, 2022

Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities & we are raising awareness of hidden disabilities. Not all disabilities have physical signs & can include autism, mental health, brain injury, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, epilepsy, partial sight & hearing loss. #IDPD2022 https://t.co/T8tv2K3Llo
— Leeds Teaching Hospitals (@LeedsHospitals) December 3, 2022

International Day of Persons with Disabilities Facts - in 2022

The theme for International Day of Persons with Disabilities in 2022 was Innovation for disability inclusive development in employment and reducing inequality.