International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Technology can greatly impact the achievement and outcome of the goals for persons with disabilities, and in reality for people everywhere.
The Pacific Disability Forum (PDF) will be celebrating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) on 3rd December 2014 with the theme “Sustainable Development – The Promise of Technology” at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Fale Bure in Suva.
In marking IDPD 2014, PDF will conduct two interesting and interactive panel discussions. The first panel discussions will be on the theme of the day, which will include views from Disabled People’s Organisation, USP’s ICT department and Digicel Pacific on creating an inclusive technological society for all.
PDF will use this celebration to promote the impact and benefits of ICT in improving the wellbeing and inclusion of persons with disabilities in society and development.
The second panel discussion will be on PDF’s EVAW toolkit where representatives from PDF’s EVAW development partners share ideas on the toolkit and launching the toolkit at the end of the panel discussion.
PDF has invited representatives from government ministries, donors, development partners, CSO’s, NGO’s and members of Disabled Peoples Organisation to be present at the event.
The theme of this year's commemoration, “Sustainable Development: The promise of technology” is timely, as it marks the conclusion of the period of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGS) in 2015 and the launching of the new development framework of sustainable development goals (SDGs).
The 2014 commemoration of IDPD will work to harness the power of technology to promote inclusion and accessibility to help realise the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities in society and shape the future of sustainable development for all.
For more information, please contact Simione Bula, PDF Information Officer on +679 708 2939 or email infor@pacificdisability.org