1/27/2023 1 Comment Disability CenterYesterday during one of our field visits, we stopped by an municipality office that had a huge office with three connecting buildings. One of them was given to a women's empowerment NGO for free for them to use as office space and for trainings for women. They do great trainings for women focused on capacity building and employability for women, as well as offering free child care while the women are in session. This is a major facet for many women focused NGO's that childcare is offered during sessions as many women cannot leave their children at home alone. All throughout their offices were feminist cartoon artwork which was so awesome. It reminded me of the West Wing episode where Josh goes to the NOW office and the feminist artwork scares him haha.
What was sooo cool, was in the building next door, was a disability center. This office runs trainings for abled bodied persons to learn about the struggles of those with disabilities. There was a track (photographed below) where they have people get into wheel chairs and try to navigate the ups and downs of moving around in a wheel chair. There was also a hallway and large room which they leave in the dark, where 'paintings' are 3D with descriptions in braille, for people to go into the room dark and have to rely on their touch to see the paintings. This program is the first I have ever heard of where trainings are run for abled bodied persons to gain greater understandings of what it is like living with differing abilities. It was so cool and I hope that more organizations like this one are started!
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Emma
1/31/2023 09:05:34 am
Loving this blog and what a cool experience!! Field study’s are definitely such a great experience!
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