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Just dedicating a day to the disabled won't help make their lives easier

International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD): The WHO estimates that more than one billion people - about 15% of the world's population - experience some form of disability

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D L WankharPalash Baruah New Delhi
Not many of us are aware that we celebrate about 173 “international days” every year, which as per the United Nations, “serve as an indicator of the interest that a given subject attracts in each part of the world”. The UN says that “International days are occasions to educate the general public on issues of concern, to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems, and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity”.

One such day is the 3rd of December, which is observed as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). This was proclaimed in 1992 by