Social entrepreneurs, philanthropists,
I nurture a dream for the betterment of persons with disabilities in India.
You know how in India we hide people with any kind of disability behind the door or not let them see the world outside while here in the US they get to have a pretty normal life in many cases. My dream is to have such options available for people with disabilities in India as well. There are many with physical, mental and learning disabilities who are just discarded out of the society even in the upper middle class simply due to the shame and stigma attached to it.
I believe that the disabilities are luck of the draw and any one of us could be disabled any day or have a loved one disabled, so why do we punish those born with disabilities and their mothers with shame and stigma. Every child, every human being, has the same desires and dreams, and so is mother's love; it’s the same for her child even if the child is born with a disability - hence the sadness that these mothers live with for the rest of their lives, besides the life being more challenging with a child or a family member with a disability, needs to be addressed and lessened as far as the society could do.
Since in India we have made great strides in learning and adapting all about the pop culture; valentine day, fathers’ day, mother’s day, Ruby Tuesday along with the sneakers and jeans - in other words, we have become pretty Americanized in every other way - so I believe that it’s high time we learnt some of the really good things from the American culture as well like the American Disabilities Act etc. to make accessibility provisions for people with disabilities.
I feel it’s mainly due to the lack of education to break these taboos and start the conversations about people having kids or family members with disabilities. I want to see if we can make strides in educating the middle class - with the education of the kids in the schools to be inclusive. It can be very easily understood by the kids that the people with disabilities are often gifted with great souls and attitudes and have a lot to teach us all. We can educate students in the universities that the worst disability is bad attitude and that we live in a society where we reward good looks and bad attitudes every day, and so we need to examine our preferences on sheer looks!
I have a dream to create enough awareness about this subject through proper education so that people feel comfortable talking about it. I have a dream to get something like a properly functioning Indian Disabilities Act at the earliest! I am confident, with help and support from strategic and social entrepreneurs, we can make strong strides in this goal.
Would you be willing to help? Would you be willing to serve on the board for Bridging India Foundation; I would love to have someone like you to support us in our effort.
I nurture a dream for the betterment of persons with disabilities in India.
You know how in India we hide people with any kind of disability behind the door or not let them see the world outside while here in the US they get to have a pretty normal life in many cases. My dream is to have such options available for people with disabilities in India as well. There are many with physical, mental and learning disabilities who are just discarded out of the society even in the upper middle class simply due to the shame and stigma attached to it.
I believe that the disabilities are luck of the draw and any one of us could be disabled any day or have a loved one disabled, so why do we punish those born with disabilities and their mothers with shame and stigma. Every child, every human being, has the same desires and dreams, and so is mother's love; it’s the same for her child even if the child is born with a disability - hence the sadness that these mothers live with for the rest of their lives, besides the life being more challenging with a child or a family member with a disability, needs to be addressed and lessened as far as the society could do.
Since in India we have made great strides in learning and adapting all about the pop culture; valentine day, fathers’ day, mother’s day, Ruby Tuesday along with the sneakers and jeans - in other words, we have become pretty Americanized in every other way - so I believe that it’s high time we learnt some of the really good things from the American culture as well like the American Disabilities Act etc. to make accessibility provisions for people with disabilities.
I feel it’s mainly due to the lack of education to break these taboos and start the conversations about people having kids or family members with disabilities. I want to see if we can make strides in educating the middle class - with the education of the kids in the schools to be inclusive. It can be very easily understood by the kids that the people with disabilities are often gifted with great souls and attitudes and have a lot to teach us all. We can educate students in the universities that the worst disability is bad attitude and that we live in a society where we reward good looks and bad attitudes every day, and so we need to examine our preferences on sheer looks!
I have a dream to create enough awareness about this subject through proper education so that people feel comfortable talking about it. I have a dream to get something like a properly functioning Indian Disabilities Act at the earliest! I am confident, with help and support from strategic and social entrepreneurs, we can make strong strides in this goal.
Would you be willing to help? Would you be willing to serve on the board for Bridging India Foundation; I would love to have someone like you to support us in our effort.
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