Incapacity no longer a barrier

Global Day of Individuals with Disabilities

Position of teen with disabilities within the sports activities actions of J&Okay

By way of: M Ahmad

Consistent with the International Well being Group (WHO) a disabled individual is any individual who has “an issue in frame serve as or construction, an process limitation, has an issue in executing a job or motion; with a participation restriction”. The once a year observance of the “Global Day of Individuals with Disabilities” seen on third December, was once proclaimed in 1992, by way of the United Countries Normal Meeting answer 47/3. The observance of the Day targets to advertise an figuring out of incapacity problems and mobilize give a boost to for the consideration, rights and well-being of individuals with disabilities. As in keeping with WHO file over 1 billion individuals are estimated to revel in incapacity. This corresponds to about 15% of the sector’s inhabitants, with as much as 190 million (3.8%) other folks elderly 15 years and older having vital difficulties in functioning, regularly requiring well being care and different services and products.

Incapacity needn’t be a drawback to good fortune. As Stephen Hawking stated, “Incapacity needn’t be a drawback to good fortune”. They’re storehouses of skill and they are able to succeed in and are attaining their targets. They’re able to doing all of the duties as a typical individuals can do; it’s only that they have got their very own means of doing it. Their features will have to no longer be undermined by any means. With the right kind recommendation and steerage by way of mentors, even they are able to end up that they’re extra competent compared to one of the crucial different customary individuals. This global has lived to look many examples of serious legends who regardless of being handicapped have been a superb present to the mankind. As an example- the daddy of recent science, Stephen Hawking. He is likely one of the largest scientists the sector has ever identified. It’s in truth very astonishing for a person to be paralyzed and wheel-chair rider and being known as a some of the largest scientists of all instances. There are sports activities individuals with disabilities in our nation who completed greatness regardless of all of the odds in opposition to them. They, defiling all of the odds have proved that ‘The place there’s a will, there’s a means.’

Chandeep Singh turned into the primary Para Athlete from Jammu and Kashmir to succeed in the sort of feat on the International degree. This is also India’s first-ever medal within the historical past of the Para International Taekwondo Championships. He created historical past by way of claiming a silver medal in Males’s plus 80 kg tournament on the ninth Para International Taekwondo Championships held at Istanbul, Turkey from ninth to twelfth December 2021. Captain of the Jammu and Kashmir para cricket staff Amir Hussain Lone has been picked to constitute India on the world degree, making him a para cricket participant from Kashmir to bag the glory. Two Kashmiri formative years, Nayeem Ahmad Mall and Ferroz Ahmad Ganie  were given decided on for the world disabled cricket staff of India in 2021.

On one aspect Arunima Sinha of UP has been the primary girl amputee to climb Mount Everest. In 2011, she misplaced her leg when she was once driven out of a transferring teach by way of a gang of robbers. With a company choice and endurance, two years later she turned into the primary Indian girl amputee to have climbed Mount Everest. She additionally went mountaineering Kilimanjaro in Africa, Elbrus in Europe. On different aspect para sports activities individuals from J&Okay like Ishrat Akhter and Insha Bashir award-winning world wheelchair basketball participant conjures up rankings of teen particularly those with bodily disabilities. Mohd Nadeem, Jagmohan Singh, Nikhal Manhas, Yawar Mubarak, Majid Ahmad, Vivek, Firdous Ahmad, Ayaz Ahmad,Ravi Kumar, Vasihno Dev, Waseem, Amir, Zahoor Ahmad, Manzoor, Zafar, Syed Shah Aziz, Aqib Nisar Malik   and Shahid are the cricketers of J&Okay staff  having disabilities.  25-year-old Rakshinda served as a key player from India within the judo staff on the twenty fourth Deaflympics. Rakshinda, a deaf by way of beginning, has gained a minimum of 13 gold medals in judo competitions on the nationwide and state ranges already and had the glory of being named Easiest Judoka on the Deaf Nationwide Judo Championships in Lucknow in 2021.

Rajinder Singh has been caught in a wheelchair for the final 22 years because of Spinal Wire Harm. Regardless of no longer with the ability to stroll, Rajinder Singh has saved himself lively in sports activities and social actions. Bringing laurels, the particular Para-athlete Rajinder Singh has bagged a gold medal for J&Okay within the Nationwide Boccia Championship. Born with out arms (phocomelia), Sheetal, the 15-year-old, confirmed sturdy trust in herself, regardless of with the ability to shoot an arrow with best her foot. The trainee of Jammu-based Mata Vaishnodevi Archery Academy left everybody stunned together with her performances. She is the sector’s first para feminine archer who’s armless and shoots the use of her ft. Mohd Azeem of Cricket Affiliation for Blind Jammu and Kashmir (CABJK) has been decided on in best 29 gamers for India Camp scheduled to pick out the gamers for representing the rustic within the impending prestigious third T20 International Cup for visually impaired.

Those are simply the examples however the names to rely are a large number of and will likely be highlighted in long run writeups. Other folks with disabilities don’t want any of our sympathy. What they want is love, affection, accept as true with, duty and acceptability. They will have to no longer be alienated from the society simply because they’re particularly abled. Their arms will have to be held and so they will have to be given all of the love on the earth. Shunning them out isn’t the right kind means. Settle for them as they’re and make pals with them. They’re created by way of the Almighty and so are to said and given their rightful position within the society.

A bend within the street isn’t the top of the street. Until you fail to make the flip – Helen Keller

M Ahmad is a normal creator for this newspaper and will also be reached at [email protected])

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