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has added a new journalSalam all. My son has this rare genetic disorder. Has anyone heard of it? I know that there's 50 known cases in the world. Trying to find the remainder 49! He also has global developmental delay and failure to thrive. That pic was taken on his 6 th birthday in November.
Take care
Ma Salama
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ThanksBless ya Tigerlass!
That's the link I have in my journal.
So difficult to find carers of Disabled kids or even disabled people on this website.
tigerlass
salaami founf=d the following ebsite useful www.emedicine.com
let me know what you think
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has added a new journalAssalamu'alaykum everyone,
I hope you will not dismiss this as 'spam' -- I just wanted to inform you all about a mailing list for disabled muslims. The address is:
groups.yahoo.com
I just want to let as many disabled Muslims as possible about the mailing list so that we can all stay connected. I don't have any other means of 'advertising' so I am sorry if this *journal entry* has bothered some of you.
Anyway, having said that, I am happy to have found this *village* :)
Take care ma'assalama.
Expeditionist
Thanks Nessa for the link :)
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has added a new journalSalaam,
I was surprised to see that there was no JE in the disability village after the death of Terri Schiavo. Does anyone want to share their thoughts on how disability studies or Islam influences their opinions on the subject?
phoenixrises
Sorry if I chilled the discussion.phoenixrises
Does anyone know if any of the major Islamic organizations took an official stance?phoenixrises
I'm no expert either. But I would say the Terri Schiavo case is probably not the best example for disability rights activists because there was such a consensus that there was little brain activity in her case so that it was arguable that she was already dead. In that case, what a "natural" death would be is quite ambiguous. But anyway, I guess the concern for disability rights activists is that allowing people to opt to die should they become severely disabled is that they will assume that their life will not be worth living. But it seems that people underestimate the value and quality of life for people with disabilities, and perhaps would not make that decision beforehand if they knew that the quality of life of people with disabilities could be quite good. Another concern is the possibility of abuse by relatives. I think in the Schiavo case, the standard of proof that the husband met was pretty high. A potential point of advocacy when states' laws start to shift could be the standard of proof required.
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has added a new journalEgyptian Charity Teaches Qur'an in Sign Language
From: Islam Online, UK - Jan 2, 2005
By Nasiba Dawood, IOL Staff
CAIRO, January 2 (IslamOnline.net) ? An Egyptian charity has championed the initiative and started a sign-language program to teach the deaf-mutes the meanings of the Noble Qur'an.
With the number of Egyptian deaf-mutes reportedly hitting six million, the Cairo-based Risala (Arabic for message) felt it incumbent upon itself to launch the one-of-a-kind program.
"We first had the idea of starting the program when we visited a school catering for the deaf-mutes to reach out to this marginalized cross-section of Egyptian society," Heba Al-Samlawi, a volunteer with the charity's Alexandria chapter, told IslamOnline.net.
Samlawi said they were bitterly disappointed that the Muslim students had not the opportunity to learn about their.
"Most of them, not to mention, don't know how to perform prayers or recite Al-Fatihah (the opening chapter of the Noble Qur'an)."
Thanks to Risal's efforts, 110 deaf-mutes have enrolled at the Qur'anic course in Cairo in addition to 20 others in the Alexandria branch.
More than 100 volunteers, who have been trained in the sign language, are giving the courses, which first began in February last year.
Risala further printed copies of the Noble Qur'an in Braille and organizes computer classes for the deaf-mutes.
It first flourished inside Cairo University's Faculty of Engineering before becoming a fully-fledged and independent charity with four offices across Egypt.
In no time, Risala attracted scores of volunteers and handsome donations to support its multiple services.
The charity basically caters for the poor, the blind, the elderly and the orphans.
It already established orphanages and a hospital providing charge-free treatment for the poor.