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International Day for Persons with Disabilities
- Published: December 3, 2025
Proclamation: pdf International Day for Persons with Disabilities(43 KB)
Proclamation
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 3, 2025
WHEREAS, December 3 is recognized globally by the United Nations as International Day for Persons with Disabilities; and
WHEREAS, Canada is a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disability, and two out of five Nova Scotians live with a disability; and
WHEREAS, Nova Scotia has proclaimed the Accessibility Act that recognizes accessibility is a human right and set a goal of an accessible province by 2030; and
WHEREAS, International Day of Persons with Disabilities promotes an understanding of disability issues and the importance of equal access for Nova Scotians with disabilities in all aspects of society; and
WHEREAS, through public awareness, community partnerships, and municipal accessibility initiatives this day aims to foster an environment of equal participation of individuals with disabilities within the Town of Oxford.
THEREFORE, be it resolved that I, Mayor, Greg Henley on behalf of the Town of Oxford, do hereby proclaim December 3, 2025, as "International Day of Persons with Disabilities" in the Town of Oxford.
Dated at Oxford, Nova Scotia
This 3rd day of December 2025