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- International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed each year on 3 December.
- This day celebrates the resilience, contributions and leadership of persons with disabilities (PwDs) worldwide.
- The theme for this year is “Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future”.
- UN General Assembly proclaimed the International Day of Disabled Persons in 1992.
- It aims to support the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society.
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was adopted in 2006.
- Department of Disability Affairs was made out of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on May 12, 2012.
- It was renamed the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities on December 8, 2014.
- Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) was launched on December 3, 2015.
- It aims to achieve universal accessibility for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) across India.
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