Srinagar, June 28 : Special children of the Life Help Centre, Barzulla, recently paid a visit to Srinagar International Airport and interacted with officers of the airport. Accompanied by the staff, 20 special children mingled with the officials and the occasion was no less than memorable for them.
It was for the first time that the children got a chance to visit the state-of-the-art airport.
"For the first time, such a visit was organised for special children. They enjoyed the visit. What more could they expect?," said P. Rajan, project coordinator, Life Help Centre, and added, "It was a memorable moment for all of them and each child could watch more than five flights at the same time."
He said some of the children expressed a wish to fly.
Rajan said the children were glad to be on the escalator. For some, it was a first-time visit and most of them were scared. The children of the centre suffer from Down syndrome, mild mental retardation, multiple disabilities and cerebral palsy.
The project coordinator emphasised the importance of daily living skills and socialisation with society among special children. "We are focusing on it at all levels in our centre," said Rajan.
The project coordinator said the centre intended to take these children to parks, the railway station, post offices, banks and other places in the near future. "Such interactions enable them to know the public. In turn, the public also comes to know about them. This in a way leads to their acceptance by the society."
Rajan said the centre had two months ago applied for recognition to the Social Welfare Department (SWD).
An awareness rally about the sensitisation of issues concerning the special children would be organised by the Humanity Welfare Organisation on June 27 and many NGOs had been invited to take part in it.
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By : News Team
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