Differently-Abled NOW
IT’S A FACT – 15% of the World’s Population are DIFFERENTLY ABLED – they call it DISABLED, but take the “DIS” away and you have ABLED!!
The DIFFERENTLY ABLED AWARENESS CAMPAIGN is there for all, whether their physical or mental differences are obvious or not.
So many of those amongst us who may have a “Difference” do not talk about it, as they do not want it to be known and this is extremely sad. The person next to you could be one of THEM? Who knows? You will never know if you do not notice those around you.
It’s time to slow down and get off your cell phone, which is so impersonal, has no physical warmth, cannot cry or smile, instead go and sit somewhere where people pass by and just be AWARE.
I was asked some time ago, what is the aim of the DIFFERENTLY-ABLED AWARENESS CAMPAIGN and why have we never see any of “THEM” around?
This is because we do not have facilities – this is a FACT. We do not have sufficient accommodation to be real, super hosts, we cannot invite sports teams, even though we see so many events for “them” and our attitude is usually, let someone else do it, not so?
How many differently-abled people do you see who are employed? cannot think of one? Why? Because our businesses and establishments do not have the facilities and simply do not qualify, forgetting that these people will work twice as hard because they want to prove themselves and want to be seen as being important too.
So, with the New Year just around the corner, why not make it your business to alter your existing bathroom facilities and one desk to enable just one of “them” to be one of you and let it be your New Year’s wish for the years to come, one a year is all it takes.
Wishing you all a healthy, happy, wonderfilled Christmas and a caring New Year!
Rita van Rensburg-Hardaker
DIFERENTLY-ABLED AWARENESS CAMPAIGN – Plettenberg Bay. 082 560 2606