Pic: UN.org
Kildare County Council (KCC) is getting ready to celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) 2021, which will take place on December 3.
Specifically, KCC announced in a public statement that it will mark the occasion with week of events titled "Kildare Disability Week."
This week-long celebration will run from November 29 until December 3 2021.
KCC added that the theme for IDPD this year is "Leadership and participation of persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world."
In a statement, KCC explained: "Over the last number of years, KCC, in partnership with County Kildare Access Network (CKAN), a network of individuals made up of representatives from the six local access groups in County Kildare and organisations working towards making County Kildare inclusive and fully accessible to all, have organised numerous events to mark the day and to raise awareness across our communities."
A number of events are being planned to mark Kildare Disability Week 2021.
The first of which will be Lighting County Kildare Purple; where Landmark buildings, including Maynooth University, Aras Chill Dara and Newbridge Town Hall will be flooded in purple lights in a salute to 643,131 people in Ireland (over 13 per cent of the population) who live with a disability.
Secondly: Fly the Flag - The County Kildare Access Network Flag to be flown in prominent locations across the county. In all 250 Flags will be flown in town squares, outside schools and on Garda Stations.
In addition, a number of new initiatives will be launched by KCC during Kildare Disability Week, including:
People across Kildare are encouraged to get involved and mark the event by donning the colour purple, as well as decorating their premises/shop front windows in purple, displaying messages on digital notice boards in support of day, and using a purple background for virtual meetings.
Kildare citizens are also invited to join the conversation online and show their support by using the hashtags #IDPwD and #PurplelightsKildare.
The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992 by United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3.
It aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development, and to increase awareness of the situation of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.