International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, or as it is also known as, Disability Day. This year’s theme is “Building Back Better: Toward a Disability-inclusive, Accessible, and Sustainable Post COVID-19 World.”
From the UN Website:
The global crisis of COVID-19 is deepening pre-existing inequalities, exposing the extent of exclusion and highlighting that work on disability inclusion is imperative. People with disabilities—one billion people— are one of the most excluded groups in our society and are among the hardest hit in this crisis in terms of fatalities.
Even under normal circumstances, persons with disabilities are less likely to access health care, education, employment and to participate in the community. An integrated approach is required to ensure that persons with disabilities are not left behind.
Disability inclusion will result in a COVID19 response and recovery that better serves everyone, more fully suppressing the virus, as well as building back better. It will provide for more agile systems capable of responding to complex situations, reaching the furthest behind first.
We want to be a part of this move to a more accessible world. What could we do in the future to make our library more inclusive and accessible?
