DAY OF DISABLED PERSONS - DEC 3
Shunned as a burden at birth, this disabled man now supports his family
Sukshma R@timesgroup.com
Madurai:3.12.2019
Born with multiple disabilities,SenthilKumarwasseen by hisfamily as an oddity and nothing but a burden, incapable of eating, grooming or using the toilet independently. Little did they know that 30 years later he would be supporting them financially. The 42-year-old now has a hefty bank balance too.
“He doesn’t even understand the concept of money or math. He can’t even count the number of zeroes in his bank balance. But, he is able to provide for his family who once only sawhim as a burden,” saidDr Dayalan Barnabas, principal, CSI Elwin Centre, Sivakasi,where SenthilKumar underwent special education. With multiple disabilities, life was once unbearable for him.
“At the age of 17, after he completed his special education at our school, he was sent back home to his family as is the norm. However, being unable to take care of himself as he cannot see or hear, he tried to get the attention of people by touch. However, people around him, especially women, felt the touch inappropriate.Thisescalatedto a situation where the family wanted him to stay away forever,” said Dr Dayalan.
It was then that Senthil Kumar was taken in as an inmate at the Special Employees Hostel at the CSI Elwin Centre, where he was given vocational training. He soon managed to get job in a packaging company. The hostel now has10 special adults.
Apart from helping them get a job, the CSI Elwin Centre opens and monitors bank accounts for them. “We manage bank accounts for special employees so that they can safely save money for their future. But we found some people taking away our inmates for a while to get the money they earned. So, we came up with a process by which if the family convinced us on the need for money, we allowed them to draw it from the bank account,” said Dr Dayalan.
Senthil Kumar, who earns ₹5,000 a month, was able to provide ₹ 1 lakh for his sister’s wedding in 2014. He also gave₹30,000 to meet the hospital expenses of his sister’s child birth in 2017. “Even people without any disabilities who earn good money hesitate to give away so much to support their family. Would you believe the family once wanted to get rid of him?” said Dr Dayalan.
Shunned as a burden at birth, this disabled man now supports his family
Sukshma R@timesgroup.com
Madurai:3.12.2019
Born with multiple disabilities,SenthilKumarwasseen by hisfamily as an oddity and nothing but a burden, incapable of eating, grooming or using the toilet independently. Little did they know that 30 years later he would be supporting them financially. The 42-year-old now has a hefty bank balance too.
“He doesn’t even understand the concept of money or math. He can’t even count the number of zeroes in his bank balance. But, he is able to provide for his family who once only sawhim as a burden,” saidDr Dayalan Barnabas, principal, CSI Elwin Centre, Sivakasi,where SenthilKumar underwent special education. With multiple disabilities, life was once unbearable for him.
“At the age of 17, after he completed his special education at our school, he was sent back home to his family as is the norm. However, being unable to take care of himself as he cannot see or hear, he tried to get the attention of people by touch. However, people around him, especially women, felt the touch inappropriate.Thisescalatedto a situation where the family wanted him to stay away forever,” said Dr Dayalan.
It was then that Senthil Kumar was taken in as an inmate at the Special Employees Hostel at the CSI Elwin Centre, where he was given vocational training. He soon managed to get job in a packaging company. The hostel now has10 special adults.
Apart from helping them get a job, the CSI Elwin Centre opens and monitors bank accounts for them. “We manage bank accounts for special employees so that they can safely save money for their future. But we found some people taking away our inmates for a while to get the money they earned. So, we came up with a process by which if the family convinced us on the need for money, we allowed them to draw it from the bank account,” said Dr Dayalan.
Senthil Kumar, who earns ₹5,000 a month, was able to provide ₹ 1 lakh for his sister’s wedding in 2014. He also gave₹30,000 to meet the hospital expenses of his sister’s child birth in 2017. “Even people without any disabilities who earn good money hesitate to give away so much to support their family. Would you believe the family once wanted to get rid of him?” said Dr Dayalan.
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