Wahima, mother of 12-year-old Jakir Abedin, had a smile on her face as she watched her child play. “Earlier, there was no such place where my boy could play. I used to take him to a general park where he used to fall down and get hurt, and none of the parks had any special activities or arrangements for specially-abled children. We are very happy that now he can play without getting hurt and not get bored with the same activities,” she said.
On Saturday, Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot inaugurated the State’s first disabled-friendly park in Jawaharlal Bal Bhavan (JBB), Cubbon Park, built for children with disabilities by Mindtree and Bal Bhavan Society.
Built at a cost of ₹3 crore under the guidance of health and child development experts, the park provides a safe, inclusive, and physiotherapeutic place where children with multiple forms of special abilities can play uninhibited by their mobility aids or the risk of accidents, officials said.
