International Year of the Disabled 1981 - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 1981 - 60 Pfennig

The United Nations proclaimed the year 1981 the International Year of Disabled People. The United Nations estimates that there are more than 400 million disabled people worldwide, many of whom live in degrading conditions, especially in Third World countries. On the occasion of the International Year that they have called, the United Nations has therefore called upon all countries to review the medical, occupational and social situation of people with disabilities and to develop local and supra-local activities according to the needs, circumstances and priorities of each country Improve the situation of the disabled. As a common goal of all activities, the United Nations has emphasized the achievement of the "full participation and equality of the disabled" (Full Participation and Equality). The United Nations intends to present to the General Assembly in 1981, as its own contribution to the International Year, an action program for disabled people around the world for adoption. The preparation of this World Action Program is designed to serve the opinions of the member countries that the United Nations is expecting from these countries for the issues they consider urgent. In the summer of 1979, the Federal Government formed a National Commission with the task of drafting national recommendations for the rehabilitation of the 1980s. Similar to the international level, the National Commission will strive for the goals of the International Year in three ways: - once through a national program designed to develop rehabilitation in Germany in the 1980s, with the aim of fully integrating the disabled into society; - on the other hand, through an awareness-raising and events campaign in 1981 aimed at promoting understanding among the population about the needs of disabled people and their integration into society; - finally, by supporting the actions of the United Nations, especially in Third World countries.