Kite in the park

I took this photo early in 2011 at a park in Devonport, Auckland. For over an hour this, quite disabled, little girl worked with her father to get her kite flying. In the conditions flying a kite was not easy; trying to fly the kite from a wheel chair was even more of a challenge. She didn't give up, and eventually she got the kite flying. It may not seem like a big thing, but from the perspective of this girl this was a major achievement. It reminded me that often we do not celebrate the remarkable things that many disabled people achieve. Unfortunately, we are more likely to take note of non-disabled  people achieving (in our minds) extraordinary things, rather than disabled people achieving ordinary things. Yet, the effort and determination required to achieve the goal may be similar!



Denys Yeo

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