The Crime Desk: Sadachari draws attention to everyone in society who needs help. Sadachari is a walking aid for the visually impaired. Blind people think white as their eyes. Which is an indirect sight for them. Sadachari takes the blind to his destination. Security refers to the security of all rights of blind persons. That is, the guarantee of all kinds of fundamental human rights, including education, treatment, entertainment, employment, inheritance of property, and expression of the blind.
Today is World Handicraft Safety Day. This year, the theme of the day is ‘If you see it in your hands, come forward and help’. There are two programs in Chittagong City around this day. The first was organized by the Department of Social Services in the morning; the second will be held in the afternoon, organized by Lions, Voluntary Organization Parasha, and Ipsar.
It is known that the day is celebrated on October 15 every year since 1964. The date is set aside to celebrate the achievements of people who are blind or visually impaired and a symbol of blindness and freedom, the white cane. Various organizations around the world working on the rights of the visually impaired observe this day through various events.
According to Lions International, 28.5 million people in the world are totally or partially blind. These visually impaired people use white canes to move so that those who see can assist them in moving. Sadachari is used as a symbol of enabling safe movement on roads and other places.
According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS-2022), the number of disabled people in the country is currently 47.42 lakh. Among them, the number of visually impaired people is 0.39 percent, or 16 lakh 25 thousand. Sadachari is used as a symbol of enabling these visually impaired people to move safely on roads and other places.
World Accessibility Day is very important for visually impaired people. The day holds great significance in creating public awareness to actively participate in the economic and social life of the visually impaired, especially children, to ensure their normal life and later life.
According to 2022 census data, there are more than four lakh visually impaired children (completely visually impaired, partially visually impaired and partially visually impaired). Among these, there are no significant government-facilitated schools except for the five specialized visually impaired educational institutions, integrated schools for the totally visually impaired, where blind or totally visually impaired children can study. In this case, government recognition and MPO affiliation of specialized schools established and managed by individuals and private enterprises in remote areas of the country for more than a century for all types of disabled children can bring breakthrough results in increasing the education rate of visually impaired children.
Parash is a voluntary organization working with blind and physically challenged people in Chittagong City. Chairman of the council. Al Amin told the media that we work to bring people with special needs back into the mainstream. We work especially with their education and rights. We have been operating since 2019. If any of the disabled are in danger, if someone’s rights are taken away, or if necessary, we help. Distribution of educational equipment, wheel chairs, etc. is provided to the disabled in the field of education. He said we go to different schools and conduct awareness campaigns. Students are told that by looking at Sadachari hands, one can understand that the person needs help or a person with special needs. White is considered an eye for the blind. Many people consider it very trivial, but it is actually very important for a blind person.
