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Disabled-friendly devices as the gateway to independence

by Chandani Jayatilleke

Sameera is 13 and on the verge of what to many teenagers would be an exciting time in his life. As he smiles, he looks a normal person. But, his youthful life is confined to a wheel chair. Sameera's life is mostly spent on the road. His mother brings him to Colombo Fort every morning. Well... Sameera's mother has no choice but to live on what he gets from charitable passers-by. Sameera's disability has automatically made him a part of the begging community. Sameera should have been in a school or in a vocational training centre at this age.
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