National Day of Acceptance 2024

Reason to celebrate: January 20, 2024 is National Day of Acceptance.

The (Worldwide) Day of Acceptance is really a valuable social business awareness test out a heart-warming back-story.Annie Hopkins founded 3E Love to help make the world a much better place, also allowing the Worldwide Indication of Acceptance, which shows a motorized wheel chair the same shape as a heart. Together, the occasion and also the symbol communicate the 3E Love ethos of devotion, equality, respect and understanding, to become adopted and appreciated by individuals of capabilities.Disability possessed and operated, 3E Love activly works to empower people through pride and fervour, instead of charitable organisation. Taking charge, following our dreams and to be the best we are able to, no matter physical factors, causes us to be what we should are, and Annie’s goal to talk about this with as many folks as you possibly can has demonstrated a resource of inspiration all around the globe.On The month of january 20th 2009, Annie died because of unpredicted complications throughout an easy surgical procedure. Her memory endures within the hearts of her buddies and family, and in addition it endures in the middle of the Worldwide Indication of Acceptance. Annie’s brother, Stevie Hopkins, who assisted her start 3E Love, compensated tribute to his sister’s non selfish efforts and vowed to ensure that they're alive. Around the first anniversary of Annie’s passing, Stevie and family founded a yearly celebration of her existence and work, inviting everybody to get familiar with several different ways, from drawing the symbol in your hands or oral cavity, to ordering buttons and T-t shirts in the website, or just altering your social networking profile pictures towards the logo design during the day.To quote 3E Love: “Friends, tell the planet you embrace what you are you aren't social privileges, that has a viewpoint, that has interests, that has goals and who loves existence an individual who is empowered to really make a difference on the planet and never do without a voice in society. You aren't living disabled, you're living.”The era of the Year team is going to be altering their Facebook profile pictures for The month of january 20th 2014, and that we hope that you will come along in assisting to get the word out and pay tribute to some wonderful girl and her incredible philosophy. 

International Day of Acceptance spotlights disability

The International Day of Acceptance, observed on Jan. 20, has been targeted by www.3elove.com and the ADA (Americans with Disabilities) Legacy Project as a day dedicated to the social acceptance of disability. It also honors the late Annie Hopkins, ...

Neighborhood Heroes: Tom Turner, an uber able advocate for disability

Among his many involvements and causes are the Greater Rochester Spina Bifida Association, the Center for Disability Rights, the International Day of Acceptance, the 3E Love movement, annual celebrations of the passing of the American with Disabilities ...

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Today is International Day of Acceptance. According to www.abilities.com, the day was inspired by Annie Hopkins, who created the wheelchair heart symbol to unify people of all abilities. Morning chuckle: Office etiquette: We have a strange custom in ...

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That's why CBS4 is partnering with Everglades Holiday Park and the University of Miami/Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (CARD) for this truly exceptional event — a day of Acceptance and Adventure. The event is also ...

#WearItPurple: Australians support diversity on day of acceptance

Australians donned purple attire on Friday as part of Wear It Purple Day, showing support for young people with different sex, sexuality and gender identities. Police officers, paramedics and office workers were among those to celebrate the student-run ...

Plenty Of Adventure At Jonathan's Day At Everglades Holiday Park

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Sen. Michael F. Nozzolio: A place to offer perpetual thanks

On Veterans Day 2015, we have been reminded of the great obligation we have as Americans to honor and thank the current and former members of our armed forces for their service and the sacrifices they make to preserve and protect the freedoms we enjoy ...

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