United States Edition
International Day of Persons with Disabilities leads today's complete edition for United States.
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Official observances, world days, local context, and everyday celebrations for people who need something worth reading, sharing, or talking about today.
A United Nations observance focused on disability rights, access, inclusion, and dignity.
A day for the proof of purchase nobody can find until the warranty is over.
A day for umbrellas, towels by the door, backup shoes, covered stalls, and the local wisdom of wet weather.
They feed on pine seeds. They enter homes in fall. They are harmless nuisances. You vacuum them up.
You witness the Korean musk deer, wild boar, and Asiatic black bear in North Korea's mountainous forests and protected areas. You find that North Koreans keep dogs, cats, and rabbits as household pets in their homes. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
You reach for Feta cheese and Kalamata olives, products protected by EU geographical indication that anchor Greek cuisine and represent thousands of years of Mediterranean agricultural tradition. You understand that these foods carry the taste of Greek soil, sunshine, and family table culture, making them more than ingredients but symbols of Greek identity and hospitality.
In America, the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) was signed in 1990. Curb cuts, ramps, closed captioning, and service dogs are now part of everyday life. The ADA was the result of decades of activism, including the Capitol Crawl in 1990, when disabled activists abandoned their wheelchairs and crawled up the steps of the Capitol. The steps were 83 feet. They crawled every inch.