世界自闭症关怀日

世界自闭症关怀日(World Autism Awareness Day)是每年的4月2日,自从1989年9月9日后,每年都举行[来源请求]。它由联合国大会62/139号“世界提高自闭症意识日”决议指定。最终在2007年12月18日被采用,当时由卡塔尔的代表提出申请,所有联合国成员全票通过。[1][2][3][4]

目的以提醒全世界提高对自闭症的认识程度,更加关注自闭症患者。自闭症的发病率为1/150[5],为强调这个比例的重要性,在2009年的世界自闭症日,美国有示威者在纽约市中央公园遗下150辆婴儿车,以唤醒民众的关注[6]

自闭症关怀丝带

世界自闭症关怀日决议含有4个主要组成部分:

  • 将4月2日定为WAAD
  • 联合国组织、成员国、非政府组织以及所有的私人与公共组织都参与WAAD
  • 在社会各个阶层提升对于自闭症的意识
  • 联合国秘书长将在当日将此信息传递给所有的成员国和联合国其他组织[3]

为了此目的,目前有一个“世界自闭症关怀日”网站,提供相应的内容和建议让民众参与WAAD,同时还有一个列表,显示不同国家及组织当前正在进行的相关事项以及庆祝活动[7]

点亮蓝灯

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点亮蓝灯在每年4月2日举行,致力提高大众对自闭症的认识[8]。本活动由自闭症之声英语Autism Speaks提出[9],旨在提高国际对自闭症的认识,以及支持世界提高自闭症意识日和美国自闭症意识月(Autism Awareness Month[10]。全球标志性地标,包括纽约帝国大厦芝加哥韦莱集团大厦多伦多加拿大国家电视塔,以及机场、桥梁、博物馆、音乐厅、酒店、医院[11]和零售店在内的美国16个城市,连同全球9个国家/地区的100多个建筑物,在2010年4月1日晚上,即美国自闭症意识月(Autism Awareness Month)的首个晚上以及世界提高自闭症意识日的前夕以蓝灯点亮[12]。2010年4月2日,即第三届世界提高自闭症意识日,自闭症之声英语Autism Speaks志愿者和支持者在纽约证券交易所举行庆祝活动。他们敲响纽约证券交易所的钟,以此揭开庆祝的序幕[13]

2011年,尽管自闭症之声作出呼吁,但白宫表示不会为了纪念世界提高自闭症意识日而点亮蓝光[14]。不过在2017年,总统唐纳德·特朗普透过将白宫以蓝色点亮,履行对苏珊·赖特(Suzanne Wright,自闭症之声的共同创始人)的承诺[15]

参考文献

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  2. ^ General Assembly Adopts Landmark Text Calling for Moratorium on Death Penalty, Adopts 54 Resolutions, 12 Decisions Recommended by Third Committee (新闻稿). UN General Assembly. 2007-12-18 [2009-10-29]. (原始内容存档于2013-12-11). 
  3. ^ 3.0 3.1 联合国General Assembly 第62届会议 Resolution 139. A/RES/62/139 page 2. [2009-10-29].
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  8. ^ Light It Up Blue was not created or owned by Autism speaks, although they have driven awareness of the initiative across the US.. [2020-08-19]. (原始内容存档于2010-03-22). 
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  12. ^ Autism Speaks Launches Light It Up Blue Campaign to Celebrate World Autism Awareness Day, Autism Awareness Month in the United States. The project was initiated by, a young man from New York in 2008. Motivated by his personal experience with lack of autism awareness, he dreamed, planned, and outlined his ideas in his application to the Empire State Building. He asked the Empire State Building to light blue for autism in 2008. Blue was chosen for all three tiers of the building as a symbol of hope. He worked for support from Autism Speaks on 2008, and 2009. The dream became a reality, and in 2011 the young man lit up the Empire State Building himself. Since then, countless landmarks and organizations worldwide have joined the movement later named Light it Up Blue by Autism Speaks. (新闻稿). Autism Speaks. 2010-03-17 [2020-08-31]. (原始内容存档于2014-12-09). 
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