International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2011

Posted by: Care Soceity on: December 4, 2011

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December 3^rd is marked as the United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Persons with Disabilities. It aims to increase the understanding of the issues around disabilities and attention to the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. The theme for this year was “Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disabilities in development.”

In order to celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Care Society held an event at Raalugandu on 3^rd December. The purpose of the event was to create awareness on disability related issues among the public. With regard to this a lot of activities were carried on. Various kind of information related to disabilities were given to children and parents. Heads promoting the rights of Persons with Disabilities were given to the children. Gifts were also given to the children who learned at least one thing about disabilities, these in turn motivated children to learn and seek more information. Games like work game and target game were played which made people more ware about different kinds of disabilities and disability related accessible signs. Outdoor games like sit down volleyball were introduced to promote inclusive games for the persons with disabilities; cutting game was introduced help the children and youth to empathize with the persons with disabilities. Drawings by children on the theme disability were made. A Learn SIGN LANGUAGE game was carried on to make children and youth to get familiarized with the sign language used by the persons with hearing impairment.

A jumble sale and a photo shoot stall was also arranged to get fund for the Care Development Centre (CDC), a special school run by Care Society. The photo shoot stalls was organized by “Touch Life Photography” studio.

We would like to thank all the volunteers of Care for their full support and cooperation to make this event a success. We would also like to thank Happy Market, Touch Life Photography and Male City Council for sponsorships and support they have offered.