International Days Observed For PWDs
Autistic Pride Day
The “Autistic Pride Day” is celebrated on June 18th every year. The “Autistic Pride Day” was actually the initiative of Aspies for Freedom which celebrated this day in 2005 for the first time. Autistic persons are also an important segment of society. Majority of the...
World Sight Day
An annual awareness day regarding vision-impaired called World Sight Day (WSD) is celebrated every year on the second Thursday of October. It is estimated that 2.2 billion individuals are having vision impairment worldwide. Purpose Of The World Sight Day (WSD):Purpose...
International Day of Sign Languages
The International Day of Sign Languages (IDSL) is approved via UN General Assembly’s resolution A/RES/72/161 which was adopted on December 19th 2017. The International Day of Sign Languages (IDSL) is celebrated on 23rd September every year. The date was chosen as the...
World Down Syndrome Day
The United Nations General Assembly announced to observe 21 March as World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) via resolution A/RES/66/149 on December 2011. The date itself relates to triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome. Purpose Of World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD):Please...
International Wheelchair Day
The International Wheelchair Day is celebrated on March 1st, starting from the year 2008. It was the idea of Steve Wilkinson who himself was diagnosed with Spina Bifida. At that time, there was no awareness day regarding the wheelchairs. He worked hard to create the...
World Braille Day
The World Braille Day was chosen as an international day by the United Nations General Assembly in November 2018. The day is celebrated on 4th January every year. This date is the birthday of Louis Braille who invented the Braille. After an accident in his childhood,...
World Autism Awareness Day
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder. It affects the functioning of the brain making difficulties in social interaction & communication/language. These individuals might have unique and limited interests with repetitive behaviour. The...
International Day Of Persons With Disabilities
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol (CRPD, 2006, A/RES/61/106) defines persons with disabilities to "include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with...