Every year on December 3 the world celebrates the International Day for Persons with Disabilities. The aim is to increase awareness on disability issues, mobilise support and catalyse action to promote their rights in conformity with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The global theme for this year is ‘leadership and participation of persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-Covid-19 world’. Just like all segments of the population, the Covid-19 pandemic has greatly affected persons with disability. Impacts on their health, their movement and their livelihoods have been witnessed across the globe.
