A majority of parents always want the best for their children. Only a smaller percentage can fail to develop a sense of responsibility and attachment to their offspring. This may be due to the upbringing of the parent or other factors such as ‘accidental’ pregnancies. The extreme concern and care for children usually make the parents overprotective to their children to a point they end up being ignorant and naïve of important information that may be critical to the development of their children. Visual and hearing impairment is rare but not a peculiar occurrence in children. Deniability has made most parents fail to recognize this or take proper measures to ensure the proper development of their children. Some have however come to auger well with this and have moved on very well. Acceptance and connecting with families is a good remedy for parents who find themselves in such uncontrollable situations.
Visual impairment is not in any way a misfortune or a disadvantage. Most people usually attribute Impairment to negative things. It was a going perception especially in the years before 1260 when King Louis the ninth of France tried to support the blind by establishing an organization for them. He set a rolling stone unto the disability and various other works followed just in an effort to support the visually impaired. Perhaps the greatest achievement done toward supporting the visually impaired was the braille system of communication developed by Louis Braille around 1812-1852 His works made it easier for visually and hearing impairment able to communicate at ease. Up to date, braille is still used and has seen various Iconic people emerge from their various works irrespective of their impairment. For instance, Marla Runyan, Eric Weihenmayer among many others. Technology has enhanced communication and currently, things such as Kurzweil education and Jaws screen reader are used by the impaired. Currently, King Louis’s work has been furthered in the U.S. through the formation of organizations for the visually impaired such as Florida Outreach for the blind. Visually impaired people do not need to be despised or pitied, but they need to be shown kindness by others.
Hearing impairment is also another form of disability that is non-negligible amongst most people in the world. About 70 million people have hearing impairment in the world. This is a big number to just forego and assume that individuals with the impairment need not be cared for. Like the visual impairment, no one chooses to be deaf, it happens in unavoidable circumstances such as from birth, diseases, or accidents. People with this impairment have had it rough especially in the latter years where some civilizations considered them “ a curse from God”. However, Ponce de Leon made significant contributions by inventing a form of sign language to communicate with the deaf. Communication with the deaf has made most people appreciate that deaf people are in fact capable of doing every other thing that any normal person can do. For instance, Gerard Butler is a famous movie actor yet he has a hearing impairment. It is important to learn to communicate with the deaf to avoid offending them or developing a misunderstanding amongst yourselves. Not at all times will there be a sign language interpreter to aid in communication and its therefore key that people learn how best to communicate with them.
People with disabilities must be treated with fairness and equity just as other people would have been treated. Employment opportunities should not be denied to them just because of their impairment. A merit-based recruitment process should be followed and provided for adjustments for such individuals. Also, more campaigns should be done to ensure that parents provide the best care for their impaired children and also for the world to accept and care for the impaired.
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