October calendar

World Cerebral Palsy Day is a global movement that started in 2012. Last year, it reached over 10 million people. It aims to bring together people living with cerebral palsy, their families, supporters and organisations from over 100 countries. All with the aim to ensure a future in which children and adults with cerebral palsy have the same rights, access and opportunities as anyone else in our society.

World cerebral palsy day

2024 Theme: Ageing with Dignity: The Importance of Strengthening Care and Support Systems for Older Persons WorldwideOn 14 December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly designated October 1 as the International Day of Older Persons (resolution 45/106). This was preceded by initiatives such as the Vienna International Plan of Action on Ageing, which was adopted by the 1982 World Assembly on Ageing and endorsed later that year by the UN General Assembly.

International day of older persons

Anniversary of the introductionof the Equality Act

A new Equality Act came into force on 1 October 2010.It brings together over 116 separate pieces of legislation into one single Act.The Act provides a legal framework to protect the rights of individuals and advance equality of opportunity for all.It provides Britain with a discrimination law which protects individuals from unfair treatment and promotes a fair and more equal society.The nine main pieces of legislation that have merged are:the Equal Pay Act 1970the Sex Discrimination Act 1975the Race Relations Act 1976the Disability Discrimination Act 1995the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006the Equality Act 2006, Part 2the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007View the full Equality Act 2010