Sport and jobs on disability day agenda

By Rohan Aldous

Dec 12, 2022

Service with a smile: Claire Perrella offers cupcakes to those who participated in the disability day celebration, which drew visitors from throughout the Campaspe and Greater Shepparton regions, along with those who are regularly involved in the disability programs offered at KDHS.

Sport, employment and inequality were the three key topics of the 2022 International Day of People with a Disability.

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The three subjects fell under the banner of the international theme for the annual event, held in the first week of December, which was the based on the role of innovation in making a more accessible and equitable world.

This year’s theme focused on how assistive technologies could increase accessibility for people with a disability to employment in mainstream society.

Reducing inequality and promoting diversity in the workplace is also an ongoing focus in the disability sector, while sport was being used to showcase how innovation could provide a pathway for inclusion.