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	International Labour Organisation. 1983. "C159 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) ...
		This documentation is courtesy the International Labour Organisation.
		For the purposes of this Convention, the term disabled person means an individual whose prospects of securing, retaining and advancing in suitable employment are substantially reduced as a result of a duly recognised physical or mental impairment.
		The Director-General of the International Labour Office shall communicate to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for registration in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations full particulars of all ratifications and acts of denunciation registered by him in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Articles.
	www.independentliving.org /docs4/ilo-conv-c159.html (1175 words)

	UN Enable - International Year of Disabled Persons 1981 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The theme of IYDP was "full participation and equality", defined as the right of persons with disabilities to take part fully in the life and development of their societies, enjoy living conditions equal to those of other citizens, and have an equal share in improved conditions resulting from socio-economic development.
		Other objectives of the Year included: increasing public awareness; understanding and acceptance of persons who are disabled; and encouraging persons with disabilities to form organizations through which they can express their views and promote action to improve their situation.
		A major lesson of the Year was that the image of persons with disabilities depends to an important extent on social attitudes; these were a major barrier to the realization of the goal of full participation and equality in society by persons with disabilities.
	www.un.org /esa/socdev/enable/disiydp.htm (183 words)

	Monitoring The UN
		More than half a billion persons are disabled as a result of mental, physical or sensory impairment and no matter which part of the world they are in, their lives are often limited by physical or social barriers.
		International Decade of Disabled Persons was designated (1983-1992) to promote "equality" and "full participation" of disabled persons in social life and development.
		International Conference of Ministers Responsible for the Status of Persons with Disabilities.
	www.unac.org /en/link_learn/monitoring/rights_disabled.asp (1171 words)

	NZ Catholic Church Bishops' Statements
		We recall that in his very first message this year, Pope John Paul endorsed the significance of the year, and on New Year's Day called for special attention to be given to the problems of the disabled.
		the disabled person must be helped to take his or her place in society in all aspects and at all levels, as far as is compatible with his or her capabilities.
		The disabled person is not only a receiver, he or she must be helped to be a giver to their full potential.
	www.catholic.org.nz /statements/81_disabled.php (1277 words)

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		Social Welfare for the Disabled: It has provisions for the medical and social rehabilitation of disabled persons, to remedy and develop the physical, mental and social abilities of disabled persons so that they can function in society in accordance with their abilities, talent, education and experience.
		The Law of the People s Republic of China on the Protection of Disabled Persons (1990): It includes provisions for, inter alia, the rehabilitation, education, training, employment and cultural life of persons with disabilities, as well as the creation of conditions which are conducive to their participation in society.
		Disability Discrimination Ordinance (No. 86 of 1995) of Hong Kong: It seeks to protect persons with disabilities from exclusion on the ground of disability in the matters of education, vocational training and employment, use of public facilities and utilities, accommodation, as well as goods and services.
	www.unescap.org /esid/psis/disability/decade/publications/legis/legis1.txt (3045 words)

	News & Events - UN Days, Weeks and Years
		International Day of Disabled Persons, proclaimed by the a collaborative effort United Nations, is to celebrate and acknowledge the experience and capabilities of people with disabilities.
		One of the turning points was the International Year of Disabled Persons proclaimed by the General Assembly in 1981.
		Following the year, the International Decade of Disabled Persons was designated (1983-1992) to promote "equality" and "full participation" of disabled persons in social life and development.
	www.unac.org /en/news_events/un_days/disabled1.asp (390 words)

	Temporarily Able-Bodied - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The term Temporarily Able Bodied (TAB) was created by disability self-advocates in the International Year of Disabled Persons (1981) to describe those people who are not disabled.
		TABs are argued to be a temporary version of human life, used by the politically dominant populations during their alert-hours of the peak-performance years of the dominant politically-favored social group.
		The socially "disabled" persons are those who do not fit the statistical norm of the neighbourhood population.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Temporarily_Able-Bodied (480 words)

	Protecting the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Published in Beijing
		Protecting the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: International and Comparative Law and Practice, aims to provide a practical tool for legal protection workers, researchers, and other social workers in order to enhance their understanding of and contribute to the future practices for promoting the rights of persons with disabilities.
		The International Day of Disabled Persons has been observed annually since 1992 to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities.
		This year it will be celebrated with the theme "A Voice of Our Own" to focus on the voice of persons with disabilities which often goes unheard in the mainstream society.
	www.china.org.cn /english/2003/Dec/81423.htm (562 words)

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		This is a "silent crisis" which affects not only disabled persons themselves and their familites, but also the economic and social development of entire societies, where a significant reservoir of human potential often goes untapped.
		Considering that disabilities are frequently caused by human activities, or simply by lack of care, assistance from the entire international community is needed to put this "silent emergency" to an end.
		The Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities Among the major outcomes of the Decade of Disabled Persons was the adoption, by the General Assembly, of the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities in 1993.
	www.empowermentzone.com /un_pwd.txt (1133 words)

	Achieving Social Change through International Years (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The history of some International Years suggest that where the year is captured or controlled by one group or government, then the immediate results or outputs may be high but outcomes in terms of sustainable social change are unlikely to occur.
		For a Year to be successful, major participants need to agree in the early stages that evaluation and setting future directions is a component of the conclusion to the Year.
		I found in preparing for the International Year of Older Persons that these people with experience and wisdom were very generous in their time and preparedness to give advice.
	www.cota.org.au /intyears.htm (3162 words)

	Human Rights Learning Centre: Study Guide on the Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities
		Persons with disabilities are entitled to exercise their civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights on an equal basis with others.
		In case a person lacks legal capacity due to his or her mental illness any decisions related to the well-being of this person shall be made only after a fair hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal established by domestic law.
		This treaty specifically that persons with disabilities are entitled to receive special attention in order to achieve the greatest possible development of his or her personality.
	www.hrea.org /learn/guides/disabilities.html (3468 words)

	The Disabling World - NI 95 - Keynote
		I could not absorb what he was saying because I was preoccupied with the notion of talking to a deaf person, watching my sentences become movements of somebody else's hands, and listening to the disconcerting relevance of Frank's replies completing this strange triangular trade in words.
		For one of the most important messages which Bowe and others with disabilities want to get across during the International Year of Disabled Persons is that changes in the attitudes of the 'able-bodied' can do more than all the technology under the stars and stripes to improve the lives of those with disabilities.
		For a person who is deaf, misunderstanding can convert the impairment of not being able to hear into the disability of not being educated.
	www.newint.org /issue095/keynote.htm (1705 words)

	Persons with Disabilities - International Day of Disabled Persons, 3 December
		The Day was initially proclaimed to commemorate the anniversary of the General Assembly's adoption of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons to promote understanding about disability issues and to increase awareness of gains to be derived from the integration of disabled persons in every aspect of political, social economic and cultural life.
		Following the year, the International Decade of Disabled Persons was designated (IYDP 1983-1992) to promote "equality" and "full participation" of disabled persons in social life and development.
		Through arts and sports persons with disabilities all over the world are fully participating in society and contributing to artistic and athletic expressions of human society.
	www.visionoffice.com /socdev/disiddp.htm (684 words)

	University of Minnesota Human Rights Library
		International Year of Disabled Persons, 34 Sess., UN Doc.
		International Year of Disabled Persons, 35 Sess., UN Doc.
		International Year of Disabled Persons, 36 Sess., UN Doc.
	www1.umn.edu /humanrts/links/disabled.html (508 words)

	Focus on Ability, Celebrate Diversity: Highlights of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 1993-2002
		Persons with disabilities were regarded as recipients of goodwill and unable to make their own choices or determine their own destiny.
		Disability organizations as well as government departments and civil society organizations that provide disability services in countries of the subregion are being identified and encouraged to recognize and support the full participation and equal treatment of persons with disabilities.
		Persons with disabilities must be empowered, trained and supported to play more active and leading roles in disability programmes in their respective countries.
	www.unescap.org /esid/psis/publications/spps/13/chap2.htm (2501 words)

	NEADS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Established to recognize the International Year of Disabled Persons (1981), several annual bursaries valued at $500 each are available to assist students with disabilities.
		To be eligible for the Province of British Columbia International Year of Disabled Persons Bursaries, a student must be a resident of B.C. and a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant.
		Each year a physically disabled student with "permanent mobility impairments" is eligible for a scholarship in the amount of $1,200.
	www.neads.ca /en/norc/funding/page45.php?m=PF&id= (474 words)

	A/RES/36/77. International Year of Disabled Persons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Again invites Member States to submit national reports to the Secretary-General on their implementation of the Plan of Action for the International Year of Disabled Persons and, in particular, to consider elaborating, on the basis of their experiences, national long-term programmes of action in the field of disability; 5.
		Requests the Advisory Committee to consider at its fourth session the advisability of proclaiming the period 1983-1992 as the United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons and to submit its views to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh session; 7.
		Further requests the regional commissions to give high priority to the formulation and implementation of regional programmes related to equalization of opportunities for disabled persons, as well as prevention and rehabilitation, and urges the specialized agencies and relevant organs of the United Nations system to continue the implementation of such programmes; 11.
	www.un.org /documents/ga/res/36/a36r077.htm (528 words)

	Human Rights Internet - The Human Rights Databank
		I was first appointed in March 1994 for a three year term, and my mandate was renewed for an additional three years until the middle of the year 2000.
		At present, there at least 500 million disabled people in the world, and this number is expected to rise for a variety of reasons.
		International disability NGOs, to whom the human rights field is new, should be invited to participate in the assistance and training offered by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
	www.hri.ca /tribune/viewArticle.asp?ID=2464 (1127 words)

	The Impact of the International Year of Disabled People: An Interview with Norman Acton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		One impetus to explore the impact of the Year was provided by the 1999 International Summit on Independent Living in Washington, D.C. Many of the representatives of the 50 countries present pointed to 1980 or 1981 or shortly thereafter as the launching point of their national disability rights or independent living movements.
		The timeline that was established by the participants (www.ilru.org/summit) is one of the first documented, international histories of disability movement milestones.
		It was adopted with modifications, proclaiming 1981 the year.
	www.rehab-international.org /publications/rivol50/unconvention50.html (2080 words)

	Keith Suter Comments
		For example, just before that "year" got underway, the Australian premiere of a major movie was held in a Melbourne cinema that did not have any access for people in a wheelchair.
		That foolish manager evidently had not thought about the possibility that a person in a wheelchair may had considered visiting the cinema but decided not to do because it was impossible to do get in.
		His Australian lecture tour for the International Year of Disabled Persons was one of the most inspiring events of that "year".
	www.wesleymission.org.au /ministry/suter/001020.htm (599 words)

	50 Years for Education p.154
		It transpired that poverty and disability often went hand in hand and that the disparity in the resources available to rich countries and poor countries posed a particularly acute problem in the case of the disabled.
		They should ensure that the education of persons with disabilities is an integral part of the educational system.
		General educational authorities are responsible for the education of persons with disabilities in integrated settings.
	www.unesco.org /education/educprog/50y/brochure/tle/154.htm (863 words)

	Epilepsy Foundation eCommunities Forums - International Day of Disabled Persons
		Disability is a societal problem, too - a problem of access and acceptance.
		International Day of Disabled Persons is about acknowledging those contributions.
		Events to mark International Day Disabled Persons are held throughout Melbourne, Australia, and in other parts of the world.
	www.epilepsyfoundation.org /Forums/messageview.cfm?catid=10&threadid=36916&enterthread=y (681 words)

	DFID \| News \| International Day of Disabled Persons: Raising the profile of disability and development
		The focus is on the active involvement of persons with disabilities in the planning of strategies and policies that affect their lives.
		Imfundo team are working with disability groups in the UK and Ghana to develop ICT solutions to the special needs of visually and hearing-impaired children, to help the Ministry of Education realise its commitment to children with special educational needs;
		Disabled women are twice to three times more likely to suffer sexual abuse but are often ignored by authorities, who view them as "sexless".
	www.dfid.gov.uk /news/files/devawareness/disability-day.asp (1064 words)

	Shell HK - Shell/ Island Jaycees Scholarship For the Disabled
		To give recognition to disabled students who have gone through great hardship to overcome difficulties induced by their disabilities while at the same time encouraging disabled students to realise the importance of education, developing their capabilities and potential in serving the local community, and to promote the sense of inclusion.
		To be awarded to the ten best disabled students with good academic results and conduct; and demonstrate distinguished performance in school activities and community service.
		To be awarded to five to ten disabled students who have demonstrated significant improvement in academic results, behaviour and other achievements.
	www.shell.com /home/Framework?siteId=hongkong-en&FC2=/hongkong-en/html/iwgen/society_environment/zzz_lhn.html&FC3=/hongkong-en/html/iwgen/society_environment/ijc2005_pomotion.html (424 words)

	Obstacles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It shows that those who are concerned with the question (disabled and their friends) have been able to gather enough clout which is needed in order to persuade the international organization to do it.
		This new international consumer body considered it necessary to foster and exchange information between consumer groups, evaluate common problems with traditional systems and services and to find means of encouraging consumer groups and individuals in their respective countries to learn how to speak out and to articulate their own particular needs.
		That the Federal Government continue to play a lead role in the International Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP) activities at the United Nations, and with UN Agencies, and, in particular, in the development of a long-term plan of action as a follow-up to the International Year.
	www.hrsdc.gc.ca /en/hip/odi/documents/obstacles/chap19.shtml (832 words)

	Vanuatu Society for Disabled People :: Statistics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In 1981, the National International Year for Disabled Persons (I.Y.D.P) Committee conducted a survey in conjunction with the Department of Health to determine the numbers and types of disabling conditions within the country.
		However, the survey did provide quite a good picture of the extend and nature of disability in Vanuatu in general terms of the particular needs of disabled individuals, some of which the society was able to meet, thanks to the financial support of service organizations and individuals.
		The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that about ten percent (10%1 of the World's population is disabled to some degree and three percent (3%) have severe enough disabilities to warrant some form of post- medical, special education or rehabilitation services.
	www.vanuatu.net.vu /cgi-bin/moxiebin/bm_tools.cgi?print=39;s=2;site=7 (241 words)

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