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 .
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 .
- 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:
- also offers beginner community Auslan classes.
- Something different:
- If you are interested in the arts, volunteer with
- If you’re interested in sport, volunteer with .
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 .
- 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 .
- 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.
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