Eurojar Episode 14: Towards better integration of people with disabilities
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Algerian association Chams el Ghad is carrying out an innovative project which consists in welcoming around 157 persons, among which 60% are disabled: a step forward towards better integration of disabled persons into society.
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I am a member of a local disability association in Morocco too. Some time I volunteer with a center that cares for blind students. What jobs could they get as blind? What dreams? What suits more this category of people....I always keep an eyes and ear of their dreams in the future? Most of them want to be teachers of French at most with some of Math; this needs study why. But my thinking says the best way they can fit in is Art or Writing. I have been trying to focus on that while my mind targets and focuses on what they can do with English in concrete really. They have good minds that should not be exhausted by writing. It's why I hope to find beginner textbooks in Braille type. I think this may help them be Artist... Peace
I wonder how individuals with special needs are perceived in Europe. Are they well integrated? Do they find easily jobs? What about access to education? Maybe a joint committee of individuals with special needs should meet to share experiences of success but also of failure. Change of attitude towards handicapped people should emanate from conviction more than just an institutional change. But it’s also the image that handicapped give of themselves that will contribute to break this misperception, they should trust themselves, their abilities, love themselves, so others would treat them the way they deserve!
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I would like to be brief and thank Europa Jaratona program for its achievments in Jordan.
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It is good to hear that there is someone who really cares about our historical monuments. While reading the article, I was hoping to find so many Tunisian names to make sure that, also, in our country there are people who are hell-bent on preserving what is left of a glorious history. Tunisia, thanks to its location, welcomed many civilizations whose leaders built huge and glorious buildings. Not only in cities near the shores, but also in the far west cities like Sbitla, Kasserin...
I believe that in order to save the surviving monuments, there should be a campaign to make Tunisians aware of the significance of such a loss if those buildings become ruins.
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I have read this article with cautious and i was not happy of the approaches being written due i guess to lack of real understanding of current environmental issues we are facing. The problem of pollution will not be tackled only through fundings bec most of the money used is not appropriately used and if ever used we seek the traditional methods the old fashion way. We need to look at alternatives , less costs , better and more sustainable output. Waste problems are derived from mass consumerism and lack of understanding of what our lives should mean to us as far as human values and choices we should take in life. Building waste water treatment is needed but what is more needed is eduation and awereness and return to ethics and values. We can keep dumping money on projects but who would assure me that our resources are being well taken care of and not depleted in a fast way? Where is the concept of sustainibility?
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I wonder how individuals with special needs are perceived in Europe. Are they well integrated? Do they find easily jobs? What about access to education? Maybe a joint committee of individuals with special needs should meet to share experiences of success but also of failure. Change of attitude towards handicapped people should emanate from conviction more than just an institutional change. But it’s also the image that handicapped give of themselves that will contribute to break this misperception, they should trust themselves, their abilities, love themselves, so others would treat them the way they deserve!
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I am a member of a local disability association in Morocco too. Some time I volunteer with a center that cares for blind students. What jobs could they get as blind? What dreams? What suits more this category of people....I always keep an eyes and ear of their dreams in the future? Most of them want to be teachers of French at most with some of Math; this needs study why. But my thinking says the best way they can fit in is Art or Writing. I have been trying to focus on that while my mind targets and focuses on what they can do with English in concrete really. They have good minds that should not be exhausted by writing. It's why I hope to find beginner textbooks in Braille type. I think this may help them be Artist... Peace