The world is moving towards a perspective
wherein we no longer ignore the hearing disability. It is important to spread
awareness regarding the challenges faced by such individuals and on the
occasion of World Disability Day, 3rd December 2021, Mumbai witnessed a
compassionate collaboration of JOSH Foundation and Mithibai Kshitij.
JOSH Foundation as a social institution has
initiated support and guidance to hearing-impaired children for over 16 years.
Founders Dr. Jayant Gandhi, an eminent ENT surgeon, and Devangi Dalal, renowned
Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathologist, believe that providing
state-of-art medical technologies and treatment at right time can help these
children will empower them and make them inclusive in our society. At present,
the foundation has distributed over 1300+ digital hearing aids.
On 3rd December 2021, on the occasion of
World Disability Day, JOSH Foundation collaborated with Mithibai College's
International Intercollegiate Cultural Festival Kshitij and conducted an event
keeping in mind this social cause and inclusivity as its prime goal. The event
took place at Santokba Sadan Hall in the presence of Dr.Jayant Gandhi, founder
of JOSH Foundation and a trustee of SVKM, Devangi Dalal, co-founder of JOSH
Foundation, Ms. Rajat Shah from Inventia Healthcare Private Limited. The event
witnessed a charged-up start with paying homage to the National Anthem and
reciting a prayer to the Almighty. Then, everyone pleasingly enjoyed a few
minutes of yoga and meditation sessions. They also conducted a fun-filled
origami craft session which outshined the hidden talents of the uniquely abled
children. The children were engaged in various games as well as rocked the
dance floor with their amazing moves. Cementing the fact of providing support and
care, digital hearing aids worth Rs.15,00,000 were donated to 25
hearing-impaired children. This outstretched help was possible by the generous
donation made by Inventia Healthcare Private Limited. Keeping a vision of
breaking stereotypes of deaf and dumb, the event concluded with blazing cheers
for Kshitij fest by hearing-impaired children.
The event came to an end with strong
messages from Devangi Dalal and Dr. Jayant Gandhi.
Devangi Dalal preached, "The time has
come where we come out of the Covid19 fear and learn the art of overcoming
challenges from the hearing-impaired children, who trust their abilities over
disabilities.”
Dr.Jayant Gandhi stated a crucial message
"Every human is equal and deserves to be treated equally despite the
disabilities. They are deaf but not dumb. I believe hearing disability is no
longer a disability."
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