Caribbean lack disability awareness

In the West Indians
People lack disability awareness
The just label everyone disable and never realize the potential a person with a disability can have like myself
They lack medical care and treatment
They lack proper medical equipment and makes people with disabilities have decrease growth and strength
My family be where my parents are from are shock to see all what I can do and all what I am doing
They often put me down and think I am mental challenge but I often prove them wrong but this still don't understand my parents never use my disability as an excuse..
People in the island with disabilities don't have the system of inclusion so they don't attend school or anything now more child with hearing impaired are trying to be included in school but always feel that the students will make fun of them.

Not everybody that they call disable is disable I they say many disabilities can affect you physical and intellectual but I am going to be honest and say me having Cerebral Palsy only affect my legs not my mind!

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