Mainstreaming disAbility in the development
It’s been couple of years since Maldives have been marking the International Day for Persons with disAbilities. As we mark yet another year for PWD’s there are lots of commitments yet to be looked upon. Mainstreaming disAbility has been there since the UN first started the UN Enable movement and Maldives has never touched on implementing it. Under this year’s main theme of IDPD 2011, “Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disAbilites in development”, are some sub-themes which are: 1....
read moreSpecial Sport Festival 2011
Care Society in association with Dhiraagu is conducting a “Special Sports Festival” on 1st October 2011 solely for the Children/Persons with Disabilities. The purpose of this Festival would be to provide opportunity for children and adults with disabilities in various institutions to participate in a sports event. This will also create a platform for further collaboration among institutions and moreover provide a unique opportunity for persons with disabilities. This will serve as an opportunity for Care Society to advocate for the persons...
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Rose Siggins Half Body, Whole Life
Lately I have seen photos and mentions of the woman with Half body(Rose Siggins) by some of my friends and thought of writing a post on such Inspirational People. Without further due, here’s an excellent description by the woman herself written italicized and some photos I compiled from the internet. Rosemarie (Rose) Siggins The Woman with Half a Body – by Rosemarie (Rose) Siggins Rosemarie Homan was born with a rare genetic disorder known as ‘Sacral Agenesis’, I had severely deformed legs with feet pointing in opposite...
read moreTelecom Policy 2006 – 2010: Reasonable communication means for Persons with disAbilities in Maldives?
What has been done to establish a reasonable communication means for Persons with disAbilities in Maldives? I was going through the Telecom Policy 2006 – 2010 and its objective to Establish reasonable communication means for People with disAbilities under Infrastructure Development caught my attention. It says; Objective 2.7: Establish reasonable communication means for people with special needs (PWD’s) Telecomunication being considered as a basic right of the people, it is necessary that all citizens including people...
read moreNaming Ahmed Yooaan Mohamed
Our family went to Raa Vaadhoo, this April 2011. We went there and joined the celebration of naming Yafaau’s aunt Sana’s newborn baby, Ahmed Yooaan Mohamed. Here are the photos of the events in ascending order. This post is dedicated to Yafaau’s Uncle Hussain and Hawwa auntie’s family who’s lives in another island. Spice department :)
read moreMaldives’ visually impaired persons presented opportunity to enter Disability Registry
In less than a month from the article at Yafaau’s blog about the difference in the allowance for Persons with disAbilities, Department of Gender and Family takes action and requests all Visually impaired persons to register themselves in the Registry for PwD’s. This is a good initiative by the health ministry. I think, rather than registering themselves, Dept. of Gender should add them to the registry with verification. And there should not be a deadline as the disability bill does not have any deadlines mentioned in it! Any...
read moreSEN parents meets Minister of Education Madam Shifa Mohamed
I was called and got involved in this discussion by Imaadhudheen School Special Educational Needs or SEN class parents which led to getting an appointment with the Minister of Education to highlight the issues and concerns. I jotted down some points which I feel was important to address in such a meeting which included the seniors of the Ministry. Here’s the summary for all the parents who participated and requested it be available at Yafaau’s blog. Education for children with disAbilities very limited Education is not...
read moreMaldives International Healthcare Exhibition 2011
I just stumbled upon the website of the Maldives healthcare exhibition. I think it is a good initiative to explore the possibilities in expanding your options in healthcare. It is to be held on 17th to 19th March 2011. Here’s what their website say: “The major health problems and key issues faced by the Maldivian health sector is a result of the inherent structural problems faced by the country. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), geographical severity of the country, coupled with the scattered population, leads to...
read moreEducating others about disAbility
My post today is similar to others I’ve seen on the blogsphere, but I thought it was important to share and I hope that you add a few of your own to this list as well as share the link on your facebook page and post it on your personal blogs. Not everyone knows the right things to say and it is up to us to educate them. It just may help some of your friends and family members to understand your child better and to open the lines of communication. I think most of you will agree that people who say these things are not mean spirited people,...
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