2022 International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Tomorrow, 3 December, marks the 30th annual International Day of
Persons with Disabilities
[https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/international-day-of-persons-with-disabilities-3-december.html]
(IDPD), initiated by the United Nations (UN) in 1992 to promote the
rights, well-being and development of people with disabilities in
society.

To raise awareness about the daily difficulties faced by the 87
million Europeans with disabilities
[https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/infographics/disability-eu-facts-figures/],
several initiatives are also undertaken around Europe. The 2022
edition of the European Day of Persons with Disabilities conference
[https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=88&eventsId=2031&furtherEvents=yes]
took place in Brussels on 24 and 25 November 2022. In partnership with
the European Disability Forum, the European Commission gathered more
than 400 policy-makers, high-level experts and disability advocates
with a threefold purpose:

 	* Shining light on young people with disabilities in Europe and
listening to their experiences and vision for the future;
 	* Providing an overview of the international instruments at our
disposal to make the European Union more equal and inclusive,
including the European Accessibility Act
[https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1202&langId=en] and the EU
disability card [https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1139];
 	* Raising awareness about and preventing the unjustified violence
towards people with disabilities.

The conference concluded with the Access City Award 
[https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=88&langId=en&furtherEvents=yes&eventsId=1871]ceremony,
to reward cities that prioritized accessibility.

At data.europa.eu, we also stand for maximising disability-inclusion.
Through the 4 000 datasets
[https://data.europa.eu/data/datasets?query=disability&locale=en] on
disability available on our portal, several open data-driven tools and
services at the benefit of people with disabilities can be realised.
One such open tool is wheelmap.org [https://wheelmap.org/], an open
map that helps to easily identify wheelchair accessible parking lots
and other facilities that accommodate the needs of people with
disabilities.

Additionally, European open data also aided the creation of the 2021
EU Datathon [https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eudatathon/home]
participant  ‘VislmE-360’
[https://data.europa.eu/news-events/news/teams-behind-apps-series-meet-visime-360].
In a single information space, the web application explains Eurostat
[https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat]´s statistics on visual impairment,
helping decision-makers to allocate resources for medical aid and
raising awareness about this well-spread medical condition. To make
this information accessible to all – including individuals with
decreased visual perception, colour vision deficiency or colour
blindness – VisImE-360 [https://vision.scientific-tools.org/]
offers the possibility to select colour schemes and font features
that better suit the user’s needs and allow them to have a more
comfortable experience.

For more news and events in relation to International Day of Persons
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