World Disabled Day

International Day of Persons with Disabilities, or World Disabled Day, is celebrated every year on 3rd December. It aims to raise awareness of disabled people's suffering in all cultural, social, and political aspects while promoting their rights and well-being at all levels of society and development.

Let's create a more accessible and sustainable world by raising awareness of the challenges faced by people with disabilities worldwide. On this World Disability Day, let's support individuals with disabilities who can actively contribute to generating new possibilities.

Understanding Disability

A disability is a physical or mental condition (impairment) that makes it more difficult for a person to undertake specific tasks and interact with the world around them (participation restrictions). There are many different forms of disabilities, including those that affect a person.

Types of Disability

• Visual disability
• Speech disability
• Hearing disability
• Locomotor disability
• Mental disability
• Leprosy cured persons

Although two people with the same sort of disability may experience completely different effects, some disabilities may be hidden or unclear to identify.

Disability Prevention

All actions should be taken to reduce the onset of impairment (first-level prevention) and its progress into functional limitation (second-level prevention) and to prevent the transfer of functional limitation to disability (third-level prevention).

The environment should be changed to enhance health conditions, avoid impairments, and improve outcomes for people with disabilities. Examples include accessible built environments and transport, as well as more work and employment opportunities.

Disability and Healthy Living

People with disabilities need access to proper healthcare to stay healthy and engaged in society. Disability doesn't mean a person can't be healthy. Staying healthy means making good decisions and preventing illness.

It also implies knowing that health problems associated with a disability can be treated for people with impairments. Pain, depression, and an increased risk of certain illnesses are secondary conditions.

People with disabilities need healthcare that addresses their needs as a whole person and not just as a person with a disability to be healthy. Most people, whether they have impairments or not, can maintain good health if they learn about and adopt healthy lifestyles.

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