International Day of Persons with Disabilities—“Fostering Disability-Inclusive Societies for Advancing Social Progress”, 3 December 2025
International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which is celebrated annually on 3 December 2025, at uplifting persons with disabilities of every kind, and at every level of society and development. This year's theme “Fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress” reaffirms the commitment to build a more just, equitable and sustainable world. It highlights that meaningful progress in social development depends on the full inclusion and empowerment of persons with disabilities, while also acknowledging the intersectionality inherent in disability-related struggles and the diverse barriers different persons with disabilities may face.
To contribute to this ongoing discussion, MDPI journals offer platforms for advancing research that would help those in need through a wide spectrum of discussion topics, branched mainly into, but not limited to, the two subjects of sociological inquiry, as well as healthcare and treatment. Through our Special Issues, research articles, and a webinar, these journals explore complex topics of intersectionality and social progress where persons with disabilities are concerned.
MDPI journals’ aim with this year’s commemoration would be to facilitate dialogue to help persons with disabilities, encouraging the exchange of ideas that would bring attention to this group of people who need the extra care and attention, with a particular focus in the intersectionality of their issues in the present world.
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Prof. Dr. Reinie Cordier |
Prof. Dr. Trudo Lemmens |
Free to register for this webinar here!
“Variability in Language and Literacy Outcomes Among Deaf Elementary Students in a National Sample”
by Kimberly Wolbers, Hannah Dostal and Kelsey Spurgin
Behav. Sci. 2025, 15(8), 1100; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15081100
“Do People with Intellectual Disabilities Have a Better Quality of Life If They Are Physically Active?”
by Carmen Ocete, Adolfo Rocuant-Urzúa, María Fernández-Rivas and Evelia Franco
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2025, 15(2), 14; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15020014
“A Review of Artificial Intelligence Interventions for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder”
by Sofia Kotsi, Spyridoula Handrinou, Georgia Iatraki and Spyridon-Georgios Soulis
Disabilities 2025, 5(1), 7; https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilities5010007
“Effectiveness of a Cloud Learning Management System in Developing the Digital Transformation Skills of Blind Graduate Students”
by Amr El Koshiry, Entesar Eliwa, Tarek Abd El-Hafeez and Mohamed Abd Allah Tony
Societies 2024, 14(12), 255; https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14120255
“The Power of Acceptance of Their Disability for Improving Flourishing: Preliminary Insights from Persons with Physical Acquired Disabilities”
by Chiara Martis, Annalisa Levante, Elisa De Carlo, Emanuela Ingusci, Fulvio Signore and Flavia Lecciso
Disabilities 2024, 4(4), 815–829; https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilities4040050
“The Intersections between Migration and Disability: Narratives by EU Migrants to the UK, Disabled British People and Disabled EU Migrants”
by Eva A. Duda-Mikulin
Soc. Sci. 2024, 13(9), 493; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13090493
“Studying Disability: A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective on Requesting Accommodation in Higher Education”
by Tone Ristad, Aud Elisabeth Witsø, Sissel Horghagen, Lisbeth Kvam and Jørn Østvik
Soc. Sci. 2024, 13(3), 154; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13030154
“Disaster Preparedness, Capabilities, and Support Needs: The Lived Experience Perspectives of People with Disability”
by Kuo-yi Jade Chang, Michelle Villeneuve, Tonia Crawford, Ivy Yen, Dale Dominey-Howes and Gwynnyth Llewellyn
Disabilities 2023, 3(4), 648–665; https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilities3040042
“Multiple-Stakeholder Perspectives on Accessibility Data and the Use of Socio-Technical Tools to Improve Sidewalk Accessibility”
by Delphine Labbé, Yochai Eisenberg, Devon Snyder, Judy Shanley, Joy M. Hammel and Jon E. Froehlich
Disabilities 2023, 3(4), 621–638; https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilities3040040
“Transformative Justice for Elimination of Barriers to Access to Justice for Persons with Psychosocial or Intellectual Disabilities”
by Jonas Ruškus
Laws 2023, 12(3), 51; https://doi.org/10.3390/laws12030051
“‘We Got Lucky with the Judge’: Access to Justice for Disabled Women in Iceland”
by Eliona Gjecaj, Anna Lawson, Rannveig Traustadóttir and James Gordon Rice
Laws 2023, 12(2), 21; https://doi.org/10.3390/laws12020021
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“Enhancing Physical and Mental Well-Being in People with Disabilities” |
“Transportation and Disabilities: Challenges and Opportunities” |
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“AI and the Assessment of Neurodiversity and Intellectual Disability” |
“Machine Learning and Neuromorphic Computing to Improve Design, Usability, and Control of Smart Limb Prostheses” |
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“Public Health Policies to Promote Physical Activity Among People with Disabilities and Clinical Conditions” |
“Rethinking Disability Through Adaptation and Assistive Technology” |
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