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My Story

Ruma, a young persons with disabilities woman from Bangladesh
Ruma, a young woman from Bangladesh

Mosua shares his own story of life after polio, telling us about the difference it makes to be able to move around and make a living. He believes education is the backbone of the nation.

Kazol Rekha is a young woman living in a village in a flood-prone area of Bangladesh. Kazol is paralysed after an accident severed her spinal cord. In this video she tells about her role on the Disaster Preparedness Committee, making sure people with disability are not forgotten when disaster strikes.

Meet Ruma, a young woman from Bangladesh who has fought exclusion in her own life, and now advocates for the rights of other people with disability, as part of a local group.

Wadud tells of the barriers faced in his life as a deaf man in Bangladesh, but he also has several dreams. His group, the Saidpur Deaf Club, fight for the rights of deaf people and want to improve the education of deaf children.

Zolekha shares her story of life with a disability in a Bangladesh village. She contributes to the family income, advocates for the rights of people with disability and dreams of learning Braille.

This videos is a collaborative between CBM Australia, Centre for Disability in Development (Bangladesh), DRIK Bangladesh and Room3 Australia.

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