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This site uses the Open Source Content Management System Plone and has been designed to be completely accessible and usable, working in accordance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG v1.0). If there is anything on this site — accessibility or validation related — that is not according to the standard, please contact the Site Administration, and not the Plone Team.

Access keys

Access keys are a navigation device enabling you to get around this web site using your keyboard.

In-depth information about access keys can be found at W3C Accessibility Guidelines.

Available access keys

This site uses a setup that closely matches most international recommendations on access keys. These are:

  • 1 — Home Page
  • 2 — Skip to content
  • 3 — Site Map
  • 4 — Search field focus
  • 5 — Advanced Search
  • 6 — Site navigation tree
  • 9 — Contact information
  • 0 — Access Key details

Using access keys in different web browsers

Internet Explorer 5+ (Windows)
Hold down the Alt key, press the number or letter of the access key, release both keys then press ENTER.
Firefox, Mozilla and Netscape 7+ (Windows)
Hold down the Alt key and press the number or letter of the access key.
Firefox, Mozilla and Netscape 7+ (Mac OS X)
Hold down the Ctrl key and press the number or letter of the access key.
Safari and Omniweb (Mac OS X)
Hold down the Ctrl key and press the number or letter of the access key.
Konqueror (Linux)
Press and release the Ctrl key, then press the number or letter of the access key.
Internet Explorer 4 (Windows)
Hold down the Alt key and press the number or letter of the access key.
Internet Explorer 5+ (Mac)
Hold down the Ctrl key and press the number or letter of the access key.
Internet Explorer 4.5 (Mac)
Access keys are not supported, please use a different browser.
Netscape 6 and earlier (All platforms)
Access keys are not supported, please use a different browser.

Accessibility Statement

We have undertaken to use our knowledge and understanding of the ways in which different people access the Internet, to develop a web site that is clear and simple for everybody to use.

Validation

We have used XHTML 1.0 and CSS that conforms to specification, as laid out by the W3C because we believe that usability and accessibility must have a solid foundation. If anything on this web site does not validate correctly, please contact the Site Administration, and not the Plone Team.

We have also endeavoured to achieve AA accessibility as measured against version 1.0 of the WCAG. We are aware however, that a number of the checkpoints of the WCAG are subjective — and although we are sure that we have met them squarely, there may be instances where interpretation may vary.

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Days To Remember

March 20 World Theatre Day for Children and Young People

Celebrated since 2001 all over the world by the international community of theatre practitioners for children and young people. Events during the World Day may be special performances, open rehearsals, forums, lectures, exhibitions, articles in newspapers and magazines and are run by Assitej Chapters across the globe.

March 20 World Storytelling Day

World Storytelling Day is a global celebration of the art of oral storytelling. It is celebrated every year on the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere, the first day of autumn equinox in the southern. On World Storytelling Day, as many people as possible tell and listen to stories in as many languages and at as many places as possible, during the same day and night.

World Poetry Day

Believed to have its origin in the 1930s, World Poetry Day is now celebrated in hundreds of countries around the world. This day provides a perfect opportunity to examine poets and their craft in the classroom. In 1999, UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) also designated March 21 as World Poetry Day.

March 21 World Puppetry Day

Union International de la Marionnette declared 21 March 'World Puppetry Day'. It is the day designated to celebrate world puppetry and visual theatre.

World Theatre Day 

First launched in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute, World Theatre Day is celebrated on 27 March throughout the world.

World Book and Copyright Day

23 April is a symbolic date for world literature for on this date in 1616, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent authors such as Maurice Druon, Haldor K.Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejía Vallejo.

World Intellectual Property Day

It is observed annually on April 26. The event was established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2001 to "raise awareness of the role of intellectual property in our daily lives, and to celebrate the contribution made by innovators and artists to the development of societies across the globe". April 26 was chosen as this was the date on which the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization entered into force in 1970.

International Museum Day

ICOM created International Museum Day in 1977 to encourage awareness about the role of museums in the development of society.

May 21 World Day of Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

Further to the adoption of the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity by UNESCO on November 2001, the General Assembly, in Resolution 57/249, welcomed the Declaration and the main lines of an Action Plan for its implementation, and proclaimed 21 May the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. The Day provides an opportunity to deepen people’s understanding of the values of cultural diversity and to learn to “live together” better.

Africa Day

It is the annual commemoration on May 25 of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). On this day, leaders of 30 of the 32 independent African states signed a founding charter in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

World AIDS Day

Observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. It is common to hold memorials to honor persons who have died from HIV/AIDS on this day. Government and health officials also observe the event, often with speeches or forums on the AIDS topics. Since 1995, the President of the United States has made an official proclamation on World AIDS Day. Governments of other nations have followed suit and issued similar announcements.

International day of Artists

This day is celebrated on the 25th of October every year in honour of artists for their contributions to society.