What is your Disability?

It's during the sign of peace when this young lady at one of the Church visited, avoided my greetings and looked at me someway as if to ask 'ain't you cultured?

The other day, I encountered this bus conductor who won't take the fair from me, just because I was giving the money to him with my left hand. I could see from his body language how remorseful he was after I alighted.

But there was one dedicated teacher at the Savelugu School for the Deaf, who interpreted the scripture readings to her pupil at every Church service with the sign language.

And I really loved the way she and her colleagues organised these lads to sketch the birth of Jesus, play.
Although the cast showed their brilliance and made a case that  they were still capable and able to do something worthwhile with their lives, it is the care, commitment and dedication of this lady and many caregivers out there gives, that fills my heart with courage that our society could still do more to reduce the stigma and increase social support to persons with a  disability to be their best.

Perhaps we have collectively not done well to care for these group. Q e see them often on our streets begging for arms.
We know some around who are hidden from the world because their condition is seen a disgrace to the family.
We see some often ridiculed, avoided, shunned or prevented from accessing certain places, because of their disability.
Others riding their wheelchairs are unable to access buildings built without much considerations for these people, but they are with us.

Disability is not a curse, contrary to many believes. And a critical examination of ourselves could reveal that we all have a particular disability. 
Sometimes, it's unfortunate how we treat persons with pronounced disability in our society, and places of gathering.
Sometimes, it got to do with our receptiveness of these people in our community.
Very often,  we try sympathising with these people and feel pity for their plight, however, other times, it's about accepting them as they are, and according to them the needed respect and support they need as a people.

Arguably, it takes a lot of efforts to psychic ourselves to handle them, since most of these guys could be temperamental very sensitive and often times shy or preserving their spaces.

On this day world Disability Day, perhaps we could reflect on our various disabilities, and how we treat those with Pronounced Disability and advocate for strong Social Support System not only for this category of people but for all vulnerable groups in our society.

God bless
#KYB ✍🏿®#