Impact on Early Emotional Development

The area of the world I chose to share with my colleagues is Eastern and Southern Africa. The reason I chose this region because it had a section wherein Malawi the leaders of Africa had a say on disability. It was said that “Disability is not inability” and organized by the President of Malawi (UNICEF, 2013). There were several young children and adults with disabilities joined the football team. “Not only did the teams bring football legends together, but also a new type of player, athletes who despite their intellectual disability, were demonstrating that they could compete with the best” (UNICEF, 2013).

In this Malawi, young children with disabilities faced many obstacles in their lives. They spent their whole life with disappointments and difficulties. Rachel Kachaje, who once was an activist, and now confined to a wheelchair; hope and dream for the future of people with disabilities in Malawi and across the world is that there would be no more barriers to break down, and people with disabilities, will live free from humiliation, misunderstanding and myth (UNICEF, 2013). There were only people with disabilities on the football team; this team was organized to send a message that “disability is not inability”. This article showed that children can do anything that is appropriate with time spent.

 Joyce Banda a Minister of Disability and Elderly Affairs.

It look like young children in Malawi with disabilities being treated with just and fairness. There should not be any effect on children’s well-being and development thanks to the president in Malawi. The president herself has made it possible for children with disabilities to have the same rights as other children. On the day of the football game, a special Olympic athlete from Malawi acknowledged the unique day. He never though growing up with an intellectual disability, that still keep him hidden, and shunned, that he would be speaking before the Vice President and many dignitaries in a crowded stadium (UNICEF, 2013).

I think all young children should be treated with respect, dignity and honesty. Young children with disabilities should have the same learning opportunity as those without disabilities. It is essential for teachers to provide activities to enhance young children abilities in classrooms setting. The insight I have gained as a professional in the early childhood field is to spend extra time, show passion and have patient with children of special needs; this will show disability is not failure in our country. Young children learn fast, and helping them to learn as they grow and develop will help them to reach their potential goals in life.

Reference

UNICEF, Eastern and Southern Africa: Children with Disabilities. Retrieved from http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/index.html.