Vincent Journal 1

Sunday, March 20, 2011 ♥ 11:27 PM

Disability encompasses many areas, some of which includes physical, sensory, intellectual and developmental. More often that not, people tend to discriminate against people with disabilities. They might possess the thought that people with disabilities are weak, vulnerable, pathetic and all sorts of nasty adjectives are used to describe them. The funny thing is, we are all humans. It is common to see mother cats protecting their cubs when a stray dog approaches. It is typical of a tribe leader to protect his tribe from a cluster of wild animals. But it is an irony to see humans hurling insults at their own race. The human population needs to revise their various perspectives when it comes to issues of disability.

For inclusion, I'm definitely advocating it. Despite several disadvantages, it brings an overwhelming amount of advantages to counter the cons. Not only does it elevates people with disabilities to a more equal level, but it also promotes social cohesion and attempts to engage people in deeper understanding of these issues, not just superficial glances at such. It serves as a bridge to link people with disabilities and people without disabilities. With this connection, discriminations and prejudices will then be able to reduce significantly, though gradually.

The clients that we have met are a group of confident, youthful dreamers. They aspire, they hope and they fight hard for their dreams. Knowing the fact that you have a form of impairment definitely destructs you internally, and many people possibly collapse from all the devastating pressure and "humiliation" that others bring upon them. It is harsh, very harsh for them to accept. This group of clients however, they appear to overlook their disabilities and instead strive hard in whatever they are doing. Their fighting spirits might have encountered massive amounts of barricades and obstructions, but they fight back with perseverance and effort.
Their efforts are really impressive. I wonder if they can do that, why do others without disabilities give up so easily, just because they hit a little bump on their life journey?

Vincent

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We are a group of students from Ngee Ann Polytechic, School of Humanities (HMS). We welcome all HMS students who are going for YEP trips to join us. Do share your views and comments at the tagboard :)

About Cambodia YEP 2011

Our YEP trip is from 21st March to 3rd April 2011. Our group which consists of 24 members, will be heading to Khmer Village (Cambodia) and Phnom Penh. We plan to bring joy and memories to the villagers; especially people with disabilities. Moreover, geared with our skills and a passion to reach out to communities beyond Singapore, we hope that both our students and the villagers will gain something precious from this trip.

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