The Honourable Joan Burke, Minister Responsible for the Status of Persons with Disabilities, signed a proclamation recognizing December 3 as the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities. During the signing Minister Burke was joined by representatives from the community of persons with disabilities. Seated from left are: Susan Ralph, Para-transit Co-ordinator, City of St. John’s; Joanne MacDonald, Chairperson, Provincial Advisory Council for the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities; Minister Burke; Cecilia Carroll, Chairperson, Independent Living Resource Centre; Mary Reid, Director of the Disability Policy Office. – November 29, 2011