YPAC

A good friend of mine, Tina (she's a yoga instructor for kids, who works at Bliss WellnessCo)....asked me to come along with her to go YPAC...because she's helping them with some of the therapy there and she knows my interest to learn more about Special Needs.

YPAC : Yayasan Pembinaan Anak Cacat (National Foundation for Disabled Children).
It's a place to prevent early disability and children with disabilities to become the next generation that will have equality rights of disabled in order to achieve the perfect well being.

We went straight to see the art & craft room. They practice their fine motor skills by making necklaces with beads or sewing. When we entered the room, they welcomed us with a very friendly smile. I could tell that they smile sincerely :)

I got goosebumps and was touched by their willingnes to try to make something. Despite of their disabilities, they can still laugh and smile :)

That's Lusi. She's 30 years old now. The teacher said that she's very smart. It just that she doesn't want to go to university because she's affraid that the lecturer will have problems communicate with her. It's so sad to hear that, because actually she's smart. Got this article about 4 Ways iPads Are Changing the Lives of People With Disabilities, from my friend Tina, maybe you can read it too. If we have the tools, we can send Lusi to university. Anyone know the equipment that can help her?

This is Ibu Akie, she's good at weaving. But the cute story is that she's very moody :) If she's in the mood to do some weaving, she'll do it fast. But she's also has the mood to skip school let say...for 2 weeks hehehe. So nobody's doing it.

Unfortunately YPAC still using the old system for the curicullum, but I was impressed with the teachers there who already teach those kids with patience. 

Who wants to volunteer to help them and teach art & craft at YPAC?...that later hopefully can be beneficial to them and we can help them become more independent.  Let's help them, shall we? :)