Posted Date : 01-06-2009

South Zone Regional Abilympics, March 21 - 24

Arti Krishnamoorthy a student of the Down Syndrome Association of Tamil Nadu does it again. She has won the first place in the South Zone Regional Abilympics , held from 21 - 24 May 2009 ,at Bangalore ---- Floral Arrangement Competition -- Conducted by the National Abilympics Association of India, which she won in Jan 2006 in Chennai too. She will be participating in the Nationals to be hels at Jabalpur in 2010, from which papticipants for the 8th Internatioanl Abilympics scheduled to be held in Korea in 2011 will be selected   Abilympics are the Olympics of people with vocational skills of people with disabilities, aimed at helping them to become self-sufficient, productive members of society. They are held every four years in different countries, and are different from the Olympics in that their main aim is to constructively promote the vocational skills of persons with a disability. Disability often limits people in their everyday activities or in their choice of profession.   Abilympics are vocational skills competitions for persons with disabilities and enable them to showcase as well as enhance their talent. The participants are  15 years and above and  fall under five categories that includes loco motor, speech, hearing, visual and intellectually challenged. Competitions in31 events based on Vocational, Leisure and Living skills   are held Abilympics empower the contestants to become economically independent and help to create public awareness about their abilities