Sunday, March 20, 2011 ♥ 11:19 PM
The AWWA's training session and pre-YEP session had indeed aided me in understanding about disability, especially towards physical disability. The training session had provided us with the knowledge and skills that would probably come in handy when having direct contact with the Cambodians with disabilities. It provided me with more understanding about the various types of physical conditions like Cerebral Palsy. This information would definitely come in useful when we interact with the PwDs during our YEP, as some of them could be such clients.
Working with the AWWA clients during pre-YEP was rather fulfilling, seeing that a simple two hour session or so could bring so much joy to them. Also, this first-hand experience with PwDs did show me that they, like as able-bodied people, have their dreams and hopes and wishes which they hope to see come true. This make them no different from everyone of us and I feel that we should do our best to make their dreams alive too :)
They face limitations in life yet have a dream that they hoped to achieve, what more for all of us who have the ability to chase after ours! :)
All in all, I feel that these two sessions did help me to gain more insights in working with PwDs. These knowledge and experience would definitely be a bonus when reaching out to the PwDs in Cambodia during our two weeks there! :)
♥♥♥YEP Team♥♥♥
