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issue 9 march-april 2006
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by george

It is important to realise that disability may be a physical inconvenience, not a limitation. Disability does not exclude you from doing things; it just makes you do them differently.

Parents should realise that visually impaired and blind children can lead independent and productive lives. But this impetus must come from the parents themselves. It must come at the very beginning – the first four years are critical for the development of children. It must come as a child grows in self awareness – the self-confidence instilled at home will carry children down life’s various paths with assurance.

Every child – visually impaired or otherwise – has potential. Parents must recognise this potential and help realise it. Focus on the intellectual, spiritual and physical growth of your child. Special emphasis must be laid on physical fitness, mobility and posture.

Your child must feel part of the family, and have a definite role to play within it.

Parents must provide for their child not by unnecessarily protecting them, but by empowering them to take responsibility for their actions.

George Abraham
Editor, beyond the I

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