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Abilympics

Abilympics (Olympics of abilities) are vocational skills competitions (not sports) for persons of all disabilities.  In 1972, the Japan Association for abilympics for differently abled - persons with disabilitiesEmployment of the Disabled, under the Ministry of Labour, held the Olympics of Abilities. The aim was to improve the vocational abilities of disabled persons, and to help them reach their highest potential. In 1981, almost a decade later, the First International Abilympics was held in Tokyo to commemorate the United Nations International Year of Disabled Persons. The International Abilympics are now  held every four years under the aegis of International Abilympic Federation. The second International Abilympics were held in Bogota, Colombia in 1985.

Under the dynamic leadership of Late Sir Harry Fang, a new category of events – leisure and living skills-  was introduced in the Third International Abilympics held in Hong Kong in 1991. Since then, International Abilympics have been held in Australia (1995) and Prague, The Czech Republic (2000), New Delhi, India  (2003), Shizuoka, Japan  (2007). The Eighth International Abilympics is scheduled to take place in Seoul, South Korea in 2011.

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The focus of Abilympics is showcasing the abilities and not the disability of the persons.

The following 33 vocational skills contests and 7 leisure and living contests are planned to be organized in 8th IA.

1Computer Assembly12Photography-Outdoor23 Poster Design
2Electronic Assembly and Testing13Photography-Studio24Product Design
3 Computer Programming14Artificial Limb Making25Character Design
4 Creating Web Pages15CNC Turning26Jewelry Making
5English Word Processing16CAD-Machinery27Silk Hand Painting
6 Dress Making-Advanced Course17Mechanical Assembly28Cake Decoration
7Tailoring18CAD-Electronic29Cooking
8Furniture Making-Advanced Course19 Microcontroller Application30Furniture Making-Basic Course
9Wood Carving20CAD – Architecture31Data Processing-Basic Course
10 Basket Making/Cane Technology21Data processing -Advanced Course32 Dress Making – Basic Course
11 Floral Arrangement22 English Desktop Publishing33 Electronic Assembly-Basic Course

Leisure and Living Skills Contests

1Painting
2Pottery
3Embroidery
4Hand Knitting
5Crochet Work
6Waste Reuse
7e-Sports

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