International Day of People with Disability

In 1992, the General Assembly proclaimed 3 December as the International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD).

Observance of the Day provides opportunities for participation by all stakeholders, Governments, the UN system, civil society and services of people with disabilities to focus on issues related to the inclusion of persons with disabilities in development.

Each year, we celebrate International Day of People with Disability on or around 3 December.  

2025 Blacktown City Access and Inclusion Forum 

This year Blacktown City Council will host the Access and Inclusion Forum. The aim is to help play an active role in shaping the 2026 – 2030 Blacktown City Council’s Disability Inclusion Action Plan, to make our community more accessible and inclusive, discussing the challenges faced and informing the community what we would like to know about people with disability.

Before the Forum begins, we will announce and celebrate the nominees of the 2025 Blacktown City International Day of People with Disability Awards.

Registrations to attend the Forum will open shortly.

Blacktown City International Day of People with Disability Awards

During International Day of People with Disability, we host our local Disability Awards.  These awards celebrate the people, groups and organisations who continuously strive to make Blacktown City a more inclusive place for people with disability. It recognises the work of people with disability, disability service providers, carers, and working groups of people with disability in our community. People with disability make wonderful contributions to our community and this is a chance to celebrate them and their achievements.

This year the awards aim is to raise awareness, share the stories of people with disability in our city, celebrate achievements and contributions to our community.

Selection criteria (includes person, group and organisation) that has demonstrated either one of the following:

• significant contribution to address barriers for people with disability
• greater equality by creating innovative programs for people with disability
• increasing the voice of people with disability

Please see guidelines for further information IDPwD-Awards-Guidelines.pdf(PDF, 68KB) .

Nominations are now open and will close 11.59pm 5 November 2025.

Eligible nominees will be contacted and given an invitation to attend the awards ceremony that will be held at before the Blacktown City Access and Inclusion Forum at Bowman Hall 35, Campbell St Blacktown on Thursday 4 December 2025 at 9.30am.

In 2024 we recognised the contribution of 12 nominees. The nominees either demonstrated, significant contribution to address barriers for people with disability, greater equality by creating innovative programs for people with disability or increasing the voice of people with disability.  

2 recipients who received the outstanding achievement trophy, for demonstrating all 3 selection criteria were:

• Aidan D' Silva
• Liesel Wakeley

 

For further information about International Day of People with Disability, contact Community Development - Inclusion Community.Development@blacktown.nsw.gov.au or 02 5300 6000.