The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is a United Nations-sanctioned day celebrated internationally on December 3rd. It increases awareness of the benefits of inclusion of people with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic, and cultural life.
This year, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities will be commemorated throughout the week of November 30 - December 4, 2020, in conjunction with the 13th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The 2020 theme is “Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World”.
Articles:
- How disability diversity in the workplace can improve productivity | MSU Today (11/18/20)
- The Evolving Employment Landscape for People With Disabilities: New Opportunities in a Time of Workplace Readjustment | Business Law Today (Nov. 2020)
- What People with Disabilities hope to see in a Biden Presidency | UX Collective, Sheri Byrne-Haber, CPACC (11/12/20)
- Persons with disabilities - an untapped resource | ILO (11/9/20)
- What is ADA Compliance and Why Does It Matter? | Forbes (11/3/20)
- The Manager's Practical Guide to Handling an Employee Newly Diagnosed With a Disability (Part 1 of 3) | Medium, Sheri Byrne-Haber, CPACC (10/6/20)
- How Employers Can Support Jobseekers With Disabilities | The Arc (10/23/20)
- It's time to end employment discrimination for people with disabilities | The Hill (10/19/20)
- The ADA at 30: Beyond the Law's Promise | NYTimes (July 2020)
- Disability Equality Index reveals 2020 "Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion | The Disability Equality Index (7/15/20)
- Do Your D&I Efforts Include People with Disabilities? | Harvard Business Review (3/19/20)
Webinars:
- Hiring Deaf and Hard of Hearing Employees - Now and Beyond | Gallaudet University
Thurs, Dec. 3 at 10a PT | 1p ET - Disability Inclusion in the Workplace | ADP
Thurs, Dec. 3 at 11a PT | 2p ET - Recorded Webinar: A New Business Agenda for Disability Inclusion | World Economic Forum (10/23/20)
Resources:
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities – 3 December | United Nations
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities | World Health Organization
- International Day of People with Disabilities | IDPWD.org
- Closing the Disability Inclusion Gap | World Economic Forum
- Companies committed to putting disability inclusion on the business leadership agenda | The Valuable 500
- What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws | U.S. EEOC
- Disability and Work | International Labour Organization
- Disability Inclusion | The World Bank
- Diversity and Inclusion | U.S. DOL