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In One Room

Knar Babayan

There are 600 children registered as suffering from restricted physical capability in Gyumri, Armenia’s second largest city.

Of these, some 200 have cerebral palsy.

During the past few years, a number of organizations have been created in Gyumri to assist children with disabilities.

The Emili Aregak Day Care Center for Children & Youth with Multiple Disabilities is one of them.

Anna doesn’t have the means to take her two-year-old son Feliks to additional exercise treatment courses. The boy only attends physio-therapy classes that charge no fee.

A special minivan picks up children and takes them to Aregak. Eight year-old Narek is the most silent in the bunch.

After being placed in the wheelchair, the boy firmly gripped the wheels and started to ride up and down the halls, greeting everyone along the way.

Twelve year-old Sevak says he never used a wheelchair at home. The only time he does is when he attends a once weekly therapy course at the Aregak Day Care Center. Otherwise, the boy, schooled at home, passes the time of day seated in the kitchen.

Sevak only accessible outlet is the computer. Once a week, his good friend Davit visits.

Margarita has recently signed up for computer classes. She wants to get a job after completing them.

 

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