WORLD DISABLED DAY 2013-14

WORLD DISABLED DAY CELEBRATIONS 2013-14

    World Disabled Day is Celebrated on 03-12-2013 at 10.00 am at Karukachal BRC. It’s time to effectively implement the Outcome Document of the High Level Meeting and to break barriers and open doors: to realize an inclusive society and development for all!-it is the slogan raised by UN for this year.The Programme is started with the welcome speech by Jayanthi s.r bpo in charge (karukachal BRC) and inagurated by Dr.N.Jayaraj(M.L.A),Kanjirappally.Block panchayat member Shailaja gave short description about the students whose are mentally and physically  disabled showing their strong determinations in world.after the inauguration,a variety of programmes are celebrated.Around 200 peoples are attended with their chidrens in this celebrations and it's ended by 4.00 pm.

Inaugural speech by Hon.MLA, Dr.N.Jayaraj 

Class by Vazhoor Block Panchayath Member Smt.Shailaja.

Our Students performing various items

    

                  U N I T E D   N A T I O N S                         N A T I O N S   U N I E S

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

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MESSAGE ON The International Day

of Persons with Disabilities

3 December 2010

The theme of this year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities is “Keeping the promise: mainstreaming disability in the Millennium Development Goals”.

Among the promises made by world leaders at the MDG Summit in September was a commitment to improve the lives of persons with disabilities.

This diverse group includes people close to us – family, friends and neighbours.  Indeed, physical, mental and sensory impairments are very common, affecting about 10 per cent of the world’s population.

Disability is also highly correlated with poverty.  People with disabilities account for roughly 20 per cent of those living in poverty in developing countries.  Worldwide, they suffer high rates of unemployment and often lack access to adequate education and healthcare.  In many societies, there are simply no provisions made for this group and they end up living in isolation, disconnected from their own communities.

Despite these obstacles, persons with disabilities have displayed great courage and resilience.  But even as we continue to be inspired by those who reach the highest levels of human achievement, such successes must not obscure the difficulties faced by those who live in desperate conditions and lack the rights, privileges and opportunities available to their fellow citizens.

Governments need to do more to support people with disabilities.  That means implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.  And it means integrating their needs into national Millennium Development Goal agendas.  In the Action Plan adopted at the MDG Summit, world leaders recognized that current efforts are insufficient.

On this International Day, let us recognize that the battles against poverty, disease and discrimination will not be won without targeted laws, policies and programmes that empower this group.  Let us pledge to keep the promise of the goals alive in the community of persons with disabilities.  And let us include them not only as beneficiaries but as valued agents of change in our five-year push to reach the goals by the internationally agreed deadline of 2015.