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Differently-abled People

Smell and touch are two very useful senses
of our body. People who cannot see, hear or
speak have highly developed senses of smell

and touch. Such people who may be blind,
deaf, dumb or people with other physical or
mental disabilities are called special or
differently-abled people.

If one of the senses gets damaged, other

senses become strong to make up for it. For
example, someone who has lost his/her sight
may develop a very good sense of hearing.
Visually impaired people use their acute Braille Script
sense of touch to read and write. They use a special system known as Braille.

It is a coding system where six raised dots are arranged in a particular
sequence and each sequence represents a letter of the English alphabet.

Braille system was developed by Louis Braille in 1824.

Differently-abled people lead a tougher life than normal people. It is the

moral responsibility of each one of us to be sensitive and concerned about
the special people around us. We should lend a helping hand to all such
people who need our help. We should try to understand their problems by
putting ourselves in their place. Our little help can make a big difference in

their lives.

Helen Keller

Helen Keller was also a differently-abled person.

She was the first deaf and blind person to earn a
Bachelor of Arts degree. Inspite of her short-
comings, she became a famous author and a very
popular teacher because of her efforts, proper

guidance and equal opportunities.
Helen Keller

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