New Internationalist

Bright sparks

Issue 384

The will to learn is strong - as these photographs attest. For the vast majority of children with disabilities, schooling is denied entirely - or it can be a hell. But when it works it can be the right start every child needs.

Photo: Jorgen Schytte / Still Pictures
When knowing the right answer won't let you sit still, in Egypt. Photo: Jorgen Schytte / Still Pictures



Photo: Jorgen Schytte / Still Pictures
Got it! A hearing test at a school for hearing-impaired children, Chazanga, Zambia. Photo: Jorgen Schytte / Still Pictures



Photo: J Etchart / Exile Images
Practice makes perfect for this youngster with learning disabilities, in Haiti. Photo: J Etchart / Exile Images



Photo: Jorgen Schytte / Still Pictures
Mum and son work together in Tuguegarao, The Philippines. It's not uncommon here for disabled people to be kept hidden at home, so parental involvement is the key. Photo: Jorgen Schytte / Still Pictures



Photo: Paul Quayle / Panos
Sight, touch, and very loud sounds are key to communication, in Navsari, India. Photo: Paul Quayle / Panos

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Permalink | Published on November 1, 2005 by Julio Etchart, JORGEN SCHYTTE and Paul Quayle | 0

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