On the 11th September Amita and I were co-lecturing at the Knowledge Workshop of the National Trust. We were talking on what persons with disabilities dream, hope and aspire in our lives. What parents of persons with disabilities dream, hope and aspire? How the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities addresses these dreams, hopes and aspirations in a human rights framework?
The differences between the person with disabilty's and his/her parents' perspectives was emphasized. The lecture was concluded by the statement on the importance of self-advocacy: Nothing about us without us.
The lecture was well received. I got a number of invitations from various disability organisations and programmes.
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