{"id":2293,"date":"2021-12-03T17:29:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T23:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tripmate.com\/main\/?p=2293"},"modified":"2021-12-03T17:29:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T23:29:05","slug":"generali-joins-celebrations-for-international-day-of-persons-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tripmate.com\/main\/generali-joins-celebrations-for-international-day-of-persons-with-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"GENERALI JOINS CELEBRATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">GENERALI JOINS CELEBRATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES<\/h1>\n<p>As part of its Lifetime Partner ambition, the Group has launched the \u201cDiverseAbility\u201d campaign to shift perspective on disability and promote an inclusive culture and workplace allowing people with disabilities to unleash their potential<\/p>\n<p>Generali joins the celebrations for the\u00a0<strong>International Day of Persons with Disabilities<\/strong>\u00a0(IDPD), proclaimed by the\u00a0<strong>United Nations<\/strong>\u00a0in 1992 and recurring every year on 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0December. The observance of the Day aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development, and to increase awareness of the situation of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.<\/p>\n<p>The theme for IDPD this year is \u201c<em>Leadership and participation of persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world<\/em>.\u201d As part of its Lifetime Partner ambition,\u00a0<strong>Generali has launched<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>the \u201cDiverseAbility\u201d campaign<\/strong>\u00a0with the aim to fight\u00a0discrimination, raise awareness on the topic of disability and mobilize support for the recognition of wider social needs: in other words, contributing to the shift from a &#8220;medical&#8221; model to a rights-based approach, focusing on social inclusion and equal opportunities for people of all, diverse, abilities.<\/p>\n<p>For this reason, various initiatives have been launched at Group and local level, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The \u201cDiverseAbility Awareness Journey\u201d, to raise\u00a0awareness on the importance of shifting perspective on disability to create an inclusive environment and ensure\u00a0people with disabilities experience equal opportunities and face no barriers in all aspects of their lives.<\/li>\n<li>The \u201cDiverseAbility Week\u201d, an initiative pioneered by Generali France and later taken up by other Business Units, focusing on invisible disabilities.<\/li>\n<li>The \u201cMaptotheNew\u201d programme, rolled out globally to 9,000 managers to provide them with knowledge and tools to engage with team members.<\/li>\n<li>The Generali Employee Benefits (GEB) network\u2019s action plan on disability, which includes initiatives addressing in particular unconscious biases and mental health conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Europ Assistance\u2019s awareness activities on chronic diseases and the design of the \u201cCancer Charter\u201d, the company\u2019s commitment to promoting awareness and assisting employees affected by cancer.<\/li>\n<li>Generali Italia\u2019s \u201cAwareness Training on\u00a0appropriate language &amp; behaviours\u201d, aimed to provide a toolkit on\u00a0inclusive language, based on respect and listening.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Making our workplace an even more inclusive, accessible and sustainable environment is part of Generali\u2019s Lifetime Partner ambition. It is a commitment that builds on the awareness that disability is one aspect of diversity and that fostering a diverse and inclusive culture is beneficial for our people, our customers, and our communities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.generali.com\/media\/News\/Generali-joins-celebrations-for-International-Day-of-Persons-with-Disabilities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.generali.com\/media\/News\/Generali-joins-celebrations-for-International-Day-of-Persons-with-Disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GENERALI JOINS CELEBRATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES As part of its Lifetime Partner ambition, the Group has launched the \u201cDiverseAbility\u201d campaign to shift perspective on disability and promote an inclusive culture and workplace allowing people with disabilities [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2298,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[28],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripmate.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripmate.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripmate.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripmate.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripmate.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2293"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripmate.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2296,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripmate.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293\/revisions\/2296"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripmate.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripmate.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripmate.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripmate.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}