Disabled People Parade To Mark Int’l Day Of People With Disability In Kolkata, India

Teachers and activists walk in a rally with students suffering from cerebral palsy to mark International Day of People with Disability in Kolkata, India, Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. The annual observance of this day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities.<AP Photo/Bikas Das>

A visually disabled child holds a placard during a peace rally to mark the World Disabled Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec. 3, 2012. <Xinhua/Sunil Pradhan>

A disabled child, center, sings with schoolchildren at a performance at the Mangyongdae Schoolchildren’s Palace in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. The performance was held in honor of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. <AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin>

Alaa Al-Jbour, 22, who lost his leg during his work in smuggling tunnels along the Egypt-Gaza border in Rafah, is seen in Gaza City, Dec. 3, 2012, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. More than one billion people, about 15 percent of the world’s population, live with some form of disability. The UN has promoted an International Day on behalf of the disabled since 1992, when the General Assembly recognized the International Day of Disabled Persons, changing its name to the present one in 2007. <Xinhua/Yasser Qudih>