The Malsawm Initiative(TMI) observes Deaf Day
Source: The Sangai Express
Lamka, September 23 2011:
The Malsawm Initiative, a school for children with special needs here observed the World Deaf Day in their premises at the Lalpuithluaii Foundation School in Churachandpur with Maniram Sharma, Assistant Commissioner, Churachandpur delivering the day's message, reports our Correspondent.
Shamra, a deaf himself in his address to the parents and their children narrated the harrowing experience he had undergone to become an IAS officer despite clearing the country's premier competitive exam for three consecutive times.
The disables are hardworking people and it is their parents who could make the most out of it, he said and practically flaunted his personal diary that recorded the number of letters he had sent to his son, who like him, is cent percent deaf.
He also exhorted the parents never to give up on their children.
As part of the observation, free dental check-up was conducted for the children by Dr N Thangginmang and his staff.