International Year of Disabled Persons

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The year 1981 was proclaimed the International Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP) by the United Nations. It called for a plan of action with an emphasis on equalization of opportunities, rehabilitation and prevention of disabilities. The slogan of IYDP was "a wheelchair in every home", 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.

A major outcome of the International Year of Disabled Persons was the formulation of the World Programme of Action Concerning Disabled Persons adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 1982. This also is recognized by the Preamble (f) of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

The International Decade of Disabled Persons ran from 1983 to 1993. It was closed by a speech in the General Assembly by Dr. Robert R. Davila, then an Assistant Secretary in the U.S. Department of Education who declared that "before the year is up, we expect the number of disabled persons to double".

December 3 each year, since 1992, is identified by the United Nations as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

British new wave singer-songwriter Ian Dury, himself a disabled person, released a song titled "Spasticus Autisticus" in 1981, which he intended as a scathing critique of the International Year, which he viewed as "patronising" and "crashingly insensitive".

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Proclamation 4818 . 6 February 1981 – via Wikisource.
The Independent - Hit Me!, Leicester Square Theatre, London
George McKay (2009) '"Crippled with nerves": popular music and polio, with particular reference to Ian Dury'. Popular Music 28:3, 341–365.

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v t e International years proclaimed by the United Nations
World Refugee (1959-1960) Health and Medical Research (1961) Co-operation (1965) Rice (FAO) (1966) Tourist (1967) Human Rights (1968) Education (1970) Action to Combat Racism and Racial Prejudice (1971) Book (UNESCO) (1972) World Population (1974) Women (1975) Anti-Apartheid (1978-1979) The Child (1979) Disabled Persons (1981) Mobilization for Sanctions Against South Africa (1982) World Communications (1983) Youth (1985) United Nations (1985) Peace (1986) Shelter for the Homeless (1987) Literacy (1990) Space (1992) World's Indigenous People (1993) Sport and the Olympic Ideal (1994) Family (1994) Peoples’ Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War (1995) Tolerance (1995) Eradication of Poverty (1996) Ocean (1998) Older Persons (1999) Culture of Peace (2000) Thanksgiving (2000) Mobilization against Racism (2001) Volunteers (2001) Dialogue among Civilizations (2001) Ecotourism (2002) Mountains (2002) Cultural Heritage (2002) Freshwater (2003) Kyrgyz Statehood (2003) Rice (2004) Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (2004) Physics (2005) Sport and Physical Education (2005) Microcredit (2005) Deserts and Desertification (2006) Dolphin (UNEP) (2007–2008) Polar (2007–2008) The Potato (2008) Sanitation (2008) Languages (2008) Planet Earth (2008) Gorilla (2009) Astronomy (2009) Human Rights Learning (2009) Natural Fibres (2009) Reconciliation (2009) Seafarer (2010) Biodiversity (2010) Rapprochement of Cultures (2010) Youth (2010–2011) Forests (2011) Chemistry (2011) People of African Descent (2011) Sustainable Energy for All (2012) Cooperatives (2012) Quinoa (2013) Water Cooperation (2013) Family Farming (2014) Crystallography (2014) Small Island Developing States (2014) Solidarity with the Palestinian People (2014) Soil (2015) Light (2015) Pulses (2016) Sustainable Tourism for Development (2017) Periodic Table of Chemical Elements (2019) Moderation (2019) Indigenous Languages (2019) Nurse and the Midwife (2020) Plant Health (2020) Elimination of Child Labour (2021) Fruits and Vegetables (2021) Creative Economy for Sustainable Development (2021) Peace and Trust (2021) Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (2022) Glass (2022) Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (2022) Sustainable Mountain Development (2022) Millets (2023) Dialogue as a Guarantee of Peace (2023) Camelids (2024) Peace and Trust (2025) Glaciers' Preservation (2025) Cooperatives (2025) Rangelands and Pastoralists (2026) Volunteers for Sustainable Development (2026) Woman Farmer (2026) Sustainable and Resilient Tourism (2027)

International years proclaimed by the United Nations

World Refugee (1959-1960)
Health and Medical Research (1961)
Co-operation (1965)
Rice (FAO) (1966)
Tourist (1967)
Human Rights (1968)
Education (1970)
Action to Combat Racism and Racial Prejudice (1971)
Book (UNESCO) (1972)
World Population (1974)
Women (1975)
Anti-Apartheid (1978-1979)
The Child (1979)
Disabled Persons (1981)
Mobilization for Sanctions Against South Africa (1982)
World Communications (1983)
Youth (1985)
United Nations (1985)
Peace (1986)
Shelter for the Homeless (1987)
Literacy (1990)
Space (1992)
World's Indigenous People (1993)
Sport and the Olympic Ideal (1994)
Family (1994)
Peoples’ Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War (1995)
Tolerance (1995)
Eradication of Poverty (1996)
Ocean (1998)
Older Persons (1999)
Culture of Peace (2000)
Thanksgiving (2000)
Mobilization against Racism (2001)
Volunteers (2001)
Dialogue among Civilizations (2001)
Ecotourism (2002)
Mountains (2002)
Cultural Heritage (2002)
Freshwater (2003)
Kyrgyz Statehood (2003)
Rice (2004)
Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (2004)
Physics (2005)
Sport and Physical Education (2005)
Microcredit (2005)
Deserts and Desertification (2006)
Dolphin (UNEP) (2007–2008)
Polar (2007–2008)
The Potato (2008)
Sanitation (2008)
Languages (2008)
Planet Earth (2008)
Gorilla (2009)
Astronomy (2009)
Human Rights Learning (2009)
Natural Fibres (2009)
Reconciliation (2009)
Seafarer (2010)
Biodiversity (2010)
Rapprochement of Cultures (2010)
Youth (2010–2011)
Forests (2011)
Chemistry (2011)
People of African Descent (2011)
Sustainable Energy for All (2012)
Cooperatives (2012)
Quinoa (2013)
Water Cooperation (2013)
Family Farming (2014)
Crystallography (2014)
Small Island Developing States (2014)
Solidarity with the Palestinian People (2014)
Soil (2015)
Light (2015)
Pulses (2016)
Sustainable Tourism for Development (2017)
Periodic Table of Chemical Elements (2019)
Moderation (2019)
Indigenous Languages (2019)
Nurse and the Midwife (2020)
Plant Health (2020)
Elimination of Child Labour (2021)
Fruits and Vegetables (2021)
Creative Economy for Sustainable Development (2021)
Peace and Trust (2021)
Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (2022)
Glass (2022)
Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (2022)
Sustainable Mountain Development (2022)
Millets (2023)
Dialogue as a Guarantee of Peace (2023)
Camelids (2024)
Peace and Trust (2025)
Glaciers' Preservation (2025)
Cooperatives (2025)
Rangelands and Pastoralists (2026)
Volunteers for Sustainable Development (2026)
Woman Farmer (2026)
Sustainable and Resilient Tourism (2027)

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