International Day of Persons with Disabilities
From: United Nations - 12/03/2015

Today, the world population is over 7 billion people. More than one billion
people, or approximately 15 per cent of the world's population, live with
some form of disability. 80% live in developing countries.

The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is marked around the world
annually on December 3rd, as per General Assembly resolution 47/3 of October
14, 1992, to promote awareness and mobilize support for critical issues
pertaining to the inclusion of persons with disabilities in society and
development.

Read more at:
http://www.un.org/en/events/disabilitiesday
http://www.un.org/en/events/disabilitiesday/background.shtml

United Nations Enable
http://www.un.org/disabilities

Submitted by Drew Nelson