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SPECIAL
NEEDS COVID
VACCINATION
CAMP
in Ambience Mall
uhani Rathee, MYP 5A, is This Special Needs Covid
a sibling of a special child, Vaccination camp was very well
Rwho helped in organising organised and most of the media
the First exclusive Special Needs houses & print media covered
Covid Vaccination Camp (18 - 44 this event. Ruhani is very thankful
years) in India in Ambience Mall to the Prime Minister, Gurgaon
along with the Health Department Administration, and Jayanta Sanyal
& Ambience group. Ji as they helped her in Raising
Awareness Around Disabilities for
Ruhani is working with special which she has been working for
needs as a volunteer in the schools many years.
& she is running Scaffolds – For
Special Needs under which she This is a huge step in India’s
organises fun time activities. Last Disability Rights Movement. Of
month, she contacted the Prime course, the action needed is still
Minister's office for vaccination nowhere in sight, but these steps
for all special needs irrespective are symbolic breaking points that
of age group as special needs could have huge snowball effects.
are more vulnerable. She did In hre words, Ruhani wants “people
so again for the vaccination of to start seeing the whole picture in
Special Needs Adults in a safe and which Special Needs are integrated
sanitised environment without with the mainstream.”
long queues when the 18 - 44 age
group were allowed for vaccination. May her tribe increase!
Finally, her request was accepted
by the administration and the first — Editorial Team
exclusive Special Needs Camp was
organised.
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