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Celebration of International Day of Disabled People

22 November 2010

The 3rd December is the International Day of Disabled People and many of our partners across Europe will be celebrating the day.

Please see below for a taste of some of the events and activities taking place to mark this special day:

CAFE

CAFE will be participating in the Annual Policy Conference for the European Day of People with Disabilities organised by the European Commission in close cooperation with the European Disability Forum (EDF). This year’s Conference "Acting locally for a society for all" will take place in Brussels on 1 and 2 December with a session dedicated to leisure and culture. The Conference will focus on how EU action/legislation reaches the local level and will provide examples of disability mainstreaming. The conference is designed for Member States High Level representatives, representatives of People with Disabilities, stakeholders, Social Partners and policy experts, involved in the mainstreaming of disabilities issues in EU policies and activities.

Integracja

Grand Gala of Integracja 2010 - On 2nd December in Warsaw the Grand Gala of Integracja will take place. It is the biggest event for disabled people in Poland. Participants will have an opportunity to recall all the major events of 2010, to hear a summary of activities carried out by politicians, learn about the winners of competitions organized around disability. Above all, however, they will be able to sing along with guest stars of the Polish scene: Krzysztof Cugowskim, Ursula, VOX band and Monica Kuszyńską from Varius Manx.

Irish Football Association
 

As a part of celebration of International Day of disability on 3rd December the Irish Football Association (IFA) is holding a Regional Schools Disability Cup competition at Craigavon Leisure Centre from 11am – 1pm. This is a 5-a-side indoor competition for schools for Learning Disabled students and has 2 categories; one for 11-14 year olds and one for students 15 years and over. The IFA hopes to have 5 – 10 teams attending. For more information visit the IFA website at www.irishfa.com or contact Alan Crooks, Development Manager - Disability Football at Irish Football Association by email
 

Kilmarnock Disabled Committee
 

As a part of their celebrations on 3rd December, the Kilmarnock Disabled Committee are providing all disabled members and their personal assistants with a free Christmas lunch followed by a disco on the day. The Kilmarnock Disabled Committee fundraise twice a year to be able to fund this enjoyable event for their members.

CAFE wishes everyone a very successful and enjoyable day. Please do let us know what you are doing to celebrate the International day of Disabled People and we’ll try to publish as many of your stories and pictures as possible in our next edition of the CAFE e-news.