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More than one billion people around the globe
live with some form of disability.
Many face barriers and discrimination every day,
their abilities are overlooked and their potential
underestimated.
The society are not considering me as a person.
They see me like a useless person in the community.
To change this, the United Nations is working side by side with governments,
international organizations, and civil society.
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
is one of the tools available to make a difference.
And this year's historic UN High-Level Meeting on Disability and Development
adopted a landmark Outcome Document providing
actions to develop a fully inclusive society.
Let us work together so everyone, everywhere
has the chance to live their dreams and use the gifts
that they have been given. Let us advance disability inclusive development,
inspire change, on the ground and ensure
a life of dignity for all.
December 3rd is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Various activities will take place during the day.
A theatrical performance, a film screening,
and several panel discussions will highlight various aspects of life
with disabilities and ways to promote participation and accessibility.
On this international day,
I make an earnest plea and call upon
all of you to look at people with disabilities
as differently-abled. Understand us
for who we are. Help us to build upon
our strengths and be patient with our
inabilities. The community can respect
whether a blind person, or deaf, or physically disabled
because we are part of them.
Help the United Nations break barriers and open doors.
Join us to include, organize, celebrate
and take action for a better world, involving people
from all walks of life.