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ABILYMPICS. Worldwide three major organizations organize events for persons with disabilities :. Special Olympics – games and sports with focus on mentally challenged. Paralympics – games and sports mainly for persons with locomotor disabilities. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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ABILYMPICS
Special Olympics – games and sports with focus on mentally challenged.
Paralympics – games and sports mainly for persons with locomotor disabilities.
Abilympics – Abilympics are Olympics with a difference. Abilympics is a combination of the words Ability and Olympics. These are vocational skills competitions for persons with all disabilities. The focus is to showcase the abilities not the disabilities.
Worldwide three major organizations organize events for persons with disabilities :
International Abilympics are held once in four
years in different parts of the world under the
aegis of International Abilympic Federation
(IAF) & Rehabilitation International.
Members of IAF participate in the
International Abilympics. GRF has recently
become a member of IAF.
The International Abilympics were held in 1981 in Japan
for the first time to commemorate the United Nations
International Year for Disabled Persons. The second, third,
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth Abilympics were
held in Colombia, Hong Kong, Australia, Czech Republic,
India, Japan and South Korea respectively.
The Abilympics in India were
introduced by Amar Jyoti
Charitable Trust.
14 contestants participated in
5th International Abilympics
(IA) held in Prague in 2000
where India’s bid to hold 6th
IA was accepted.
1400 participants from 33 countries participated in
45 events in 6th International Abilympics held in
India in 2003. India won 30 medals (7 gold, 8 silver
and 15 bronze).
Mission Statement
The Mission of Abilympics is to create public awareness and nurture the productive talents of persons with disabilities by providing them opportunities to acquire and enhance their vocational skills to achieve economic independence.
Objectives
Discover, nurture and showcase the
potential and talents of persons with
disabilities and promote economic self-
reliance.
Sensitise and create awareness among
government, the corporate sector and society
at large about the productive skills of persons
with disabilities.
Expose persons with disabilities to the
relevant and latest trends in technologies in
their respective areas.
Ensure involvement of the government, the
corporate sector and NGOs in the economic
upliftment of the disabled.
Promote international friendship through
exchange of knowledge and programmes.
• A person with any disability.
• He / She should be 15 years and above, for senior abilympics and below 15 for junior abilympics
• He / She can participate in a maximum of two contests if the date and time do not clash.
• No outside person is permitted to assist the contestants in any way. In case a contestant needs some help due to his / her disability, the organisers provide the necessary assistance
Who can participate
Activity Code Name of Activity NGOs undertaking activity
001 Basket MakingADSP, TEDPB, MMHA, Centre Lois Lagesse STH Handicapped, Lizie dan la main, CWA,
002 Jewellery making ADSP, APEIM, Centre Lois Lagesse, TEDPB
003 Beading works Centre Lois Lagesse, MMHA, liziedan la main
004 Wood carving/Coconut carving MMHA,STH Hand,
005 Painting (on paper) ADSP, APEIM, STH handicapped, FIH, CWA
006 Fabric painting ADSP, STH handicapped
007 Cake decoration APEIM,FIH, CWA
008 Bakery APEIM,FIH
009 Dress making
010 Floral arrangement STH Hand.,
011 Crochet works Centre Lois Lagesse
012 Embroidery ADSP, STH hand, CWA
013 Basic typing skills Centre Lois Lagesse, ADSP, liziedan la main
014 Clay/Modeling Centre Lois Lagesse, liziedan la main
015 Candle Decoration ADSP, APEIM, Lois Lagesse
National Abilympics Association MauritiusLIST OF ACTIVITIES UPDATED (23.04.13)
[Senior Competition - >15yrs]
Activity Code Name of Activity NGOs undertaking activity
016 Card Making ADSP, CWA
017 Beading works ADSP, APEIM, CWA
018 Painting (on paper) ADSP
019 Singing (vocal)/Occidental/sega Liziedan la main, ,FIH
020 Music (Instrumental) Lois Lagesse
NOTE: To be able to carry out an activity at the Abilympics level, there should be at least 5 participants from 3 institutions.
[Junior Competition - <15yrs]
V1 Furniture Making –
Advanced
V2 Furniture Making - Basic
V3 Basket Making
V4 Jewellery Making
V5 CAD - Machinery
V6 CAD-Architecture
V7 Wood Carving
V8 Tie & Dye
V9 Artificial Limb Making
V10 Photography – Studio
V11 Photography – Outdoor
V12 Poster Design
V13 Silk Hand Painting
V14 Tailoring Men’s
V15 Dress Making –
Advanced
V16 Dress Making - Basic
V17 Electronic Circuit
Connection & Technique
V18 Electronic Assembly &
Testing
V19 Bicycle Assembly
V20 Cake Decoration
CONTEST – CATEGORIES
V21 English Text Processing
V22 Desktop Publishing
V23 Computer Programming
V24 Data Processing – Basic
V25 Data Processing –
Advance
V26 PC Assembly
V27 Creating Web Pages
V28 Floral Arrangement
V29 CNC Turning
V30 Cake Decoration
V31 Block Printing on Fabric
V32 Dress Making – Basic
V33 Painting oil on canvas
Leisure &Living SkillsL1 Pottery
L2 Hand Knitting
L3 Embroidery
L4 Waste Reuse
L5 Crochet Work
L6 Painting (Water Colours)
on paper
The list includes tasks for each disability e.g.
Visually Impaired – Computer Assembly, computer programming, cane technology, knitting etc.
Intellectually Challenged – word processing, painting, dress making – basic, bead work, block printing etc.
Speech & Hearing Impaired - need a sign language interpreter.
Judges, Convenors and Technical Assistants are
identified from Industry, Technical and
Educational Institutes. An orientation
programme is organised to familiarise them with
the tasks and explain their role and the
methodology of assessment of the contestants.
A 3 to 5 member Jury is constituted to deal with
any appeal against the judgement.
The contests are judged entirely on
professional merit and not on the
measure of the disability of the
contestant. No concession is made for
severity of disability.
• Abilympics provide an opportunity to participants to upgrade their skills and learn about employment opportunities though networking with other disability organisations and potential employers.
• Facilitates Mainstreaming
• Helps understanding about job potential and employability.
Benefits
• Creates awareness in the society about the abilities of the disabled.
• Brings about Convergence of Resources
between government/academic/professional
institutions, industry, NGOs etc..
• Helps in creating barrier-free environment.
• Generates international friendship.
Training & Employment Generation• Involvement of academicians, professionals, institutions, and industry.
• Identification of jobs, skill development initiative
schemes in consultation with Government/ Industry.
• Raise awareness among the employers including giving
them incentive for employment of persons with
disabilities.
• Provide incentives to medal winners in National and International
abilympics.
National
• Individual membership
Annual membership
Life membership
• Institutional membership
Annual membership
Life membership
Membership
IAF - Global Rainbow Foundation
The hardest thing to overcome is
not physical disability but the
mental condition which it
induces.