Below are some suggestions on how you can celebrate IDPwD as an individual, in workplace or through your community group.
Further ideas are available on the national IDPwD website.
How you can celebrate IDPwD
As an individual
Show more- Download and share our graphics for social media – see our International Day of People with Disability promotional tools page.
- Give a ‘shout out’ to acknowledge community groups who are championing access and inclusion. Share information on social media and tag the Department of Communities.
- Attend an IDPwD event or activity in your local community. Some events are included on the Department of Communities IDPwD digital noticeboard.
- Increase your understanding of disability through disability awareness training, available through the following:
- Learn Australian Sign Language (Auslan). Some basic signs are available for you to watch and practice from the following videos:
- Basic words
- Greetings
- Deaf Connect also offers beginner community Auslan classes.
- Something different:
- If you are interested in the arts, volunteer with DADAA
- If you’re interested in sport, volunteer with All Abilities Football Association.
In the workplace
Show more- Promote IDPwD, celebrate achievements and share contributions of staff with disability through your organisation’s internal or external publications, such as your intranet, website or newsletter.
- Promote the use of the IDPwD email signature block, starting the week before the day. Download the signature block from our International Day of People with Disability promotional tools page.
- Social media highlights: Share positive messages, stories, and facts to raise awareness across your organisation or community networks. Download and share our graphics for social media – see our International Day of People with Disability promotional tools page.
- Become a Disability-Confident Recruiter.
- Guest speaker or panel discussion: Invite a person with lived experience of disability or a disability advocate to share their story or insights.
- Disability awareness workshop: Offer a short, engaging session on inclusive language, accessibility or understanding different types of disability (including hidden disability).
- Lived experience stories (email or video series): Share stories from employees or community members with disability via your intranet, email or team meetings. Highlight the value of their contributions and experiences.
- Host an inclusive morning tea or lunch to network and build connections.
- Accessibility audit walk: Invite staff to participate in a walk-through of the office or premises to identify existing accessibility features and/or improvements that could be made. Use it as a learning moment about physical, digital and attitudinal barriers.
- Create a ‘My Ability’ wall or virtual board, where people with disability can share their strengths, skills or stories either anonymously or openly.
- IDPwD information corner: Set up a physical or digital space with brochures, resources, and facts about disability inclusion.
Community groups
Show more- Inclusive community event: Host a gathering, such as a picnic, mini-market or music performance featuring artists or speakers with disability.
- If the event is open to the public, register your event for inclusion on the Department of Communities' IDPwD digital noticeboard.
- Art or story exhibition: Invite people with disability to showcase their art, stories or achievements in a local space, like a library or community centre.
- Inclusive sports or games: Run a friendly game or workshop featuring inclusive sports or adaptive activities, such as goalball or a wheelchair basketball demonstration.
- Film screening and discussion: Host a viewing of a short film or documentary that explores disability experiences, followed by a community discussion.
- ‘My Ability’ wall or virtual board: Let people share their strengths, skills or stories anonymously or openly.
- IDPwD information corner: Set up a physical or digital space with brochures, resources, and facts about disability inclusion.
- Guest speaker or panel discussion: Invite a person with lived experience of disability or a disability advocate to share their story or insights.
Print this page
