International Day of People with Disabilities

International Day of People with Disabilities is celebrated on 3 December every year.

In 2023, the theme of the day was about uniting to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for, with and by people with disabilities. Everyone has a part to play, so join Sightsavers throughout December in taking global action for disability rights and inclusion.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, published 75 years ago, laid out everyone’s entitlement to basic rights, including work, education, health care and political processes. But there is still a long way to go to ensure that the world’s 1.3 billion people with disabilities can access these rights.

Without united action, nothing will change.

What is Sightsavers doing?

• We promote disability rights in all our health and social inclusion projects.
• Our Equal World campaign fights for global change for people with disabilities.
• We lead the Inclusive Futures initiative, which brings together development specialists to advance disability inclusion.

How can you take action?

Do you want to help us create an inclusive world? See how you can use your time, money or skills by reading our blueprint for inclusion.