Family of Disabled, an organization for the disabled has not only made a difference in the life of Mr Rajinder Johar, founder but also revolutionized the way a disabled person in India perceives himself. A quadriplegic, declared 100 percent disabled by the doctors, Mr Johar has set his own parameters of disability and is in the process of changing the world’s view towards disability.
Working as a senior occupational therapist in Lucknow’s King George Medical College, when an injury to his spinal cord rendered him disabled, he decided to work towards the welfare of the disabled. He launched a voluntary organization Family of Disability in 1992 with the blessings of Mother Teresa to cater to the needs of the disabled people. The purpose is to provide training to people with disability so that they can support themselves and their families. Having trained 334 people already, Family of Disability aims to target 350 persons till December 2007. The motto is to make the family a “bigger family” Mainly active in Delhi, the organization provides training to lower middle class people on various skills like Cycle repairing, selling tobacco products, opening tea stalls, soft drink stalls, heater parts, repair shops, STD/PCO booths, key rings and selling pens.
Johar feels how a society is culturally developed can be judged by the way they treat their disabled people.“Indian society is a very insensitive society as far as disability is concerned and people who are sensitive towards disability are in minority.” According to him no one is completely disabled, the remaining faculties are like blank cheque and they should be encashed properly. In his venture, his daughter Preeti is helping him with complete devotion and both are managing and promoting their beautiful dream “Family of Disabled” successfully.
To know more about the wonderful works of family of Disable, please visit their website http://www.familyofdisabled.org/. Their address :-B- 1/500, Janak Puri, New Delhi 110058
Posted on 19th dec 2007
Working as a senior occupational therapist in Lucknow’s King George Medical College, when an injury to his spinal cord rendered him disabled, he decided to work towards the welfare of the disabled. He launched a voluntary organization Family of Disability in 1992 with the blessings of Mother Teresa to cater to the needs of the disabled people. The purpose is to provide training to people with disability so that they can support themselves and their families. Having trained 334 people already, Family of Disability aims to target 350 persons till December 2007. The motto is to make the family a “bigger family” Mainly active in Delhi, the organization provides training to lower middle class people on various skills like Cycle repairing, selling tobacco products, opening tea stalls, soft drink stalls, heater parts, repair shops, STD/PCO booths, key rings and selling pens.
Johar feels how a society is culturally developed can be judged by the way they treat their disabled people.“Indian society is a very insensitive society as far as disability is concerned and people who are sensitive towards disability are in minority.” According to him no one is completely disabled, the remaining faculties are like blank cheque and they should be encashed properly. In his venture, his daughter Preeti is helping him with complete devotion and both are managing and promoting their beautiful dream “Family of Disabled” successfully.
To know more about the wonderful works of family of Disable, please visit their website http://www.familyofdisabled.org/. Their address :-B- 1/500, Janak Puri, New Delhi 110058
Posted on 19th dec 2007
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