Growth of Disability & Rehabilitation sector: A step to build an Inclusive society by Dr. Sachin Gupta
The growth of the Disability & Rehabilitation sector is very important for establishing an Equitable and Inclusive society in the country. Persons with Disabilities need to be truly empowered for making a difference in society. Apart from preventive care, medical care at the time of birth including pre and post care to the child and mother is very essential which forms the base of the health of children with disability. Early Intervention techniques are very essential for learning by all parents. It is mostly seen that parents tend to study about the information pertaining to Children with Disabilities only once they have one. It’s often too late by then. Important dos and don’ts, resources for early action and detection among others are mostly missed by the parents/ guardians.
Parents tend to see disability initially as only a phase and tend to wait for it to pass. Waiting for the situation to become normal becomes the mantra. However, it is when things get out of hand and crucial time is wasted; it is then that parents reach out to Doctors who in turn ask them to reach out to professionals in the field of Disability Rehabilitation. So, the lesson here is don’t start looking for Disability management techniques when you are already delayed and much time is lost. Each child should while learning the reproduction chapter in biology class in their school education should be explained ‘how and why’ of disability, Thalassemia is again one such disability which if children are educated about; we can minimize its occurrence with educated decision making at the time of marriage.
