Regional Abilympics kicks off at Blind People's Association

AHMEDABAD: The final rounds of Regional Abilympics have been organized by Blind People's Association at its campus where 360 persons from Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa have participated in a number of events. The three-day event was inaugurated on Thursday by state governor Dr Shrimati Kamla. In her speech, she stressed the fact that People with Disabilities have the same rights as non disabled people and should be accepted and mainstreamed to the extent possible.
Thursday saw the participants engaging in singing, dancing and acting competitions. An exhibition was also held for the products made by participants on day one.
Satish Inamdar, president of the National Abilympics Association of India (NAAI) said that the Regional Abilympics should be accepted by the Government as a matter of regular programmes and should be funded in future to make them truly sustainable. He said that the winners of this event would go on to participate in National and International events and make the country proud.
The various skill competitions include artificial limb making, dress making, wood carving, photography, basket making, crochet making, English text processing, webpage designing and CAD architectural designs.