A
happy new year to you all!
I
wish you a year of abundance, blessings, and yes, inclusion! Inclusion and
acceptance are what we talk about and constantly push for.
Today
is the International Day of Acceptance. Just as the name suggests, it’s a day
we celebrate persons with disabilities and also push for their acceptance in
society.
Let's
take you down memory lane, shall we?
Annie
Hopkins founded 3E Love to make the world a much better place. She also created
the symbol of Acceptance- the famous image that shows the wheelchair in the
shape of a heart.
Recognizing
and respecting differences in others, and treating everyone like you want them
to treat you, will help make our world a better place for everyone. Care… be
your best. You don’t have to be handicapped to be different. Everyone is
different!” – Kim Peek
First
of all, why should we even care about people with disabilities? They are part
of society and deserve love and support like others.
Not sure many of you know, but in the past, people with disabilities were outcasts of society. They are often seen as invisible and disregarded in society.
People
isolated and disregarded them because of a lack of awareness or insensitivity.
Thank
God, now things are better! There have been incredible efforts put in place for
this to happen- We’re talking about seminars and conferences created to
advocate for disability acceptance and awareness, like the GT-Bank Annual Autism
conference.
Now
more than ever, we must keep the work going on and make every effort to be more
inclusive.
I’m
about to go all spiritual. We should love people with disabilities because they
like we are, are also created in the image of God. We often believe that if
someone doesn’t look, talk or walk like us, they are less.
No,
they are different, not less.
Here
are great ways in which you can celebrate this day!
Encourage
people with disabilities to stay strong, and dedicate your time to helping
someone. Speak about someone inspiring and push for their recognition. Ensure
that you make these people feel embraced and happy. I say it constantly- people
feel much better when their differences are known and accepted.
And
to end this, I once thought that people with disabilities do not live a life as
we do. No, I was so wrong. These beautiful people live very fulfilling lives
and achieve what we do and much more.
So,
celebrate differences today!
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