Last Saturday we visited the Al Nahda Society for the Handicapped society in Irbid to see their operation. The Al Nahda Society is one of the distributors for wheelchairs LDSC uses in Jurdan. They also do repairs. It was inspiring to watch handicapped volunteers working to help other people who are handicapped ("disabled").
Access to public life is not easy for people in wheelchairs. Getting around in public is so difficult that most people just stay in their homes. The sidewalks are "hit and miss" and a challenge to navigate on foot, let alone in a wheelchair. The Al Nahda Society is working for change, but change is slow.
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