In December 2015 ECDD will mark its ten-year journey towards an inclusive Ethiopia, where children, youth and adults with disabilities, regardless of age, gender or kind of
disability, as well as their parents and families enjoy improved living conditions and exercise the same rights and have access to the same services and opportunities enjoyed by other citizens on an equal basis with others. To celebrate its 10th Anniversary, ECDD will organize a series of events from 30 November to 2 December 2015, coinciding with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). The theme of the 2015 IDPD is “Inclusion matters: access and empowerment of people of all abilities”, which will also be the theme of the 10th Anniversary celebrations. The events will celebrate success as well as lessons learned. The Program of events will open a second decade of disability inclusive development in Ethiopia, by demonstrating the importance and possibility of disability inclusion in practice.
