Empowering People with Disabilities for Livelihood through Skill Development
Empowering People with Disabilities for Livelihood through Skill Development
Authors : Manish Maskara and Sonakshi Anand
Yash (name changed), who comes from a rural background is a person who has a mobility impairment. His family survived on a sustenance economy, and hence there was no scope for them to help him by providing a wheelchair nor were they aware of the government schemes available for the same. Yash used his hands to walk, even with such difficult conditions, both he and his parents wanted him to study. Given his condition, he was mocked and ridiculed at the school around his village, forcing his parents to send him far, where he lived on his own and learned to become independent. However, this did not come easy. No one wanted to employ him and give him any job. His self-esteem and desire to work was lowering day by day. He finally got a menial job that would pay him 50 rupees a day, which was too difficult for him to survive on.
Gautam (name changed) is a visually impaired individual with only two fingers on each hand, living in Bangalore. He was unable to imagine his life without the help of his parents and siblings, who would help in every step. He was convinced that he would never be able to live a normal, independent life and was fearful to think of his future. His father was in service, while his mother was a home maker. Never did she let him do any work nor go out on his own. The family was extremely protective of him. Gautam, would long to have confidence in himself to find a way out, but was not too sure of himself.
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