The Council of the
European Union
declared the 2003
European
Year of People with Disabilities to drive progress towards achieving
equal rights for people with disabilities.
The IBAS of the
Ministry of
Welfare of the Balearic Government leads a commission, formed by representatives
of the social organisations dedicated to the different kinds of disabilities
(physic, psychic and sensorial) from the Balearics, that decides the activities
that will be held on the Islands to observe the European year. Amongst
the foreseen activities, there is a fair, a theatre play by the group Sa
Boira of the
ONCE and a reaserach prize.