Reflection On Disability

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Post Reflection Assignment Learning from people with disabilities through Kiwanis camp gave me an extensive knowledge of various disabilities and a growth of my understanding. During the two weeks of camp I learned to be open and be able to express my own feelings regarding disability. I am very surprised and happy how there is a small portion of the population who recognize disability and do not have a stigma. I believe that people’s opinion does matter and have an impact on health of people with disabilities. For example, I had depression and seeked counselling in the United States, which is so normal here. But, in India if you were to tell someone that you are depressed than they would use the ‘r’ word and would still continue to consider you not normal even if you recover from depression. One reason that I was able to recover from depression within a short span of time was because of the ample support and resources that this country provides. There were some significant moments each week where I learned about my strengths that are …show more content…

I have a couple of relatives in my family with intellectual disability that was not so clear before as it is now after the camp. Even though I grew up knowing them, but I was never sure how they should be approached or how we should be mindful. Finally, I aspire to become a neuropsychologist in the near future. My decision to become a neuropsychologist is due to the lack of neurologists who sometimes fail to recognize the issue or are not able to provide the right treatment. Besides this, I already see myself as an advocate for people with disability and want to have a non profit organization in India. The purpose of this nonprofit will be to educate, provide accommodation, and have a camp similar to camp Kiwanis. Since, India lacks to provide resources for people with various needs, something like this would be very helpful for public to know more and prevent the

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