BANGALORE: An eight-year-old boy, unaware of what was happening around him, moved across the hall. Like every day, he was engaged in his own world, worried of nothing around him. This was one instance of a child with disability at Spastics Society of Karnataka, an NGO.‘World Disability Day’ is celebrated worldwide on December 3. This day promotes an understanding of disability issues and attempts to mobilise support for dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities.Spastic Society provides a comprehensive package of diagnostic and intervention services to persons with Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities and Learning Disabilities.Sharing her experiences with Express, Rukmini Krishaswamy, director of Spastic society said, “Our aim is to bring in special children in the main stream and to place them in jobs. Many children from our society have made useful contribution to the society. Self-evaluation cannot be measured in terms of the salaries, awards or the certificates”.Speaking to Express, K V Rajanna, state commissioner, Office of the State for persons with disabilities said, “There is huge shortage of officers in the taluk to address the issues relating to the students with special disability. Due to this, the problems of the disabled at the low-level areas do not come to the limelight as there are no information available on them. According to the 2001 census, there are 9.4 lakh disabled in the state. But the present number is nothing less than 18 lakhs. The government should strengthen the Department of Welfare of Disabled and Senior Citizens by providing more funds and staffs.”
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