ABILYMPICS

Special Olympics – games and sports with focus on mentally challenged.

Paralympics – games and sports mainly for persons with locomotor disabilities.

Abilympics – Abilympics are Olympics with a difference. Abilympics is a combination of the words Ability and Olympics. These are vocational skills competitions for persons with all disabilities. The focus is to showcase the abilities not the disabilities.

Worldwide three major organizations organize events for persons with disabilities :

International Abilympics are held once in four

years in different parts of the world under the

aegis of International Abilympic Federation

(IAF) & Rehabilitation International.

Members of IAF participate in the

International Abilympics. GRF has recently

become a member of IAF.

The International Abilympics were held in 1981 in Japan

for the first time to commemorate the United Nations

International Year for Disabled Persons. The second, third,

fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth Abilympics were

held in Colombia, Hong Kong, Australia, Czech Republic,

India, Japan and South Korea respectively.

The Abilympics in India were

introduced by Amar Jyoti

Charitable Trust.

14 contestants participated in

5th International Abilympics

(IA) held in Prague in 2000

where India’s bid to hold 6th

IA was accepted.

1400 participants from 33 countries participated in

45 events in 6th International Abilympics held in

India in 2003. India won 30 medals (7 gold, 8 silver

and 15 bronze).

Mission Statement

The Mission of Abilympics is to create public awareness and nurture the productive talents of persons with disabilities by providing them opportunities to acquire and enhance their vocational skills to achieve economic independence.

Objectives

Discover, nurture and showcase the

potential and talents of persons with

disabilities and promote economic self-

reliance.

Sensitise and create awareness among

government, the corporate sector and society

at large about the productive skills of persons

with disabilities.

Expose persons with disabilities to the

relevant and latest trends in technologies in

their respective areas.

Ensure involvement of the government, the

corporate sector and NGOs in the economic

upliftment of the disabled.

Promote international friendship through

exchange of knowledge and programmes.

• A person with any disability.

• He / She should be 15 years and above, for senior abilympics and below 15 for junior abilympics

• He / She can participate in a maximum of two contests if the date and time do not clash.

• No outside person is permitted to assist the contestants in any way. In case a contestant needs some help due to his / her disability, the organisers provide the necessary assistance

Who can participate

Activity Code Name of Activity NGOs undertaking activity

001 Basket MakingADSP, TEDPB, MMHA, Centre Lois Lagesse STH Handicapped, Lizie dan la main, CWA,

002 Jewellery making ADSP, APEIM, Centre Lois Lagesse, TEDPB

003 Beading works Centre Lois Lagesse, MMHA, liziedan la main

004 Wood carving/Coconut carving MMHA,STH Hand,

005 Painting (on paper) ADSP, APEIM, STH handicapped, FIH, CWA

006 Fabric painting ADSP, STH handicapped

007 Cake decoration APEIM,FIH, CWA

008 Bakery APEIM,FIH

009 Dress making

010 Floral arrangement STH Hand.,

011 Crochet works Centre Lois Lagesse

012 Embroidery ADSP, STH hand, CWA

013 Basic typing skills Centre Lois Lagesse, ADSP, liziedan la main

014 Clay/Modeling Centre Lois Lagesse, liziedan la main

015 Candle Decoration ADSP, APEIM, Lois Lagesse

National Abilympics Association MauritiusLIST OF ACTIVITIES UPDATED (23.04.13)

[Senior Competition - >15yrs]

Activity Code Name of Activity NGOs undertaking activity

016 Card Making ADSP, CWA

017 Beading works ADSP, APEIM, CWA

018 Painting (on paper) ADSP

019 Singing (vocal)/Occidental/sega Liziedan la main, ,FIH

020 Music (Instrumental) Lois Lagesse

NOTE: To be able to carry out an activity at the Abilympics level, there should be at least 5 participants from 3 institutions.

[Junior Competition - <15yrs]

V1 Furniture Making –

Advanced

V2 Furniture Making - Basic

V3 Basket Making

V4 Jewellery Making

V5 CAD - Machinery

V6 CAD-Architecture

V7 Wood Carving

V8 Tie & Dye

V9 Artificial Limb Making

V10 Photography – Studio

V11 Photography – Outdoor

V12 Poster Design

V13 Silk Hand Painting

V14 Tailoring Men’s

V15 Dress Making –

Advanced

V16 Dress Making - Basic

V17 Electronic Circuit

Connection & Technique

V18 Electronic Assembly &

Testing

V19 Bicycle Assembly

V20 Cake Decoration

CONTEST – CATEGORIES

V21 English Text Processing

V22 Desktop Publishing

V23 Computer Programming

V24 Data Processing – Basic

V25 Data Processing –

Advance

V26 PC Assembly

V27 Creating Web Pages

V28 Floral Arrangement

V29 CNC Turning

V30 Cake Decoration

V31 Block Printing on Fabric

V32 Dress Making – Basic

V33 Painting oil on canvas

Leisure &Living SkillsL1 Pottery

L2 Hand Knitting

L3 Embroidery

L4 Waste Reuse

L5 Crochet Work

L6 Painting (Water Colours)

on paper

The list includes tasks for each disability e.g.

Visually Impaired – Computer Assembly, computer programming, cane technology, knitting etc.

Intellectually Challenged – word processing, painting, dress making – basic, bead work, block printing etc.

Speech & Hearing Impaired - need a sign language interpreter.

Judges, Convenors and Technical Assistants are

identified from Industry, Technical and

Educational Institutes. An orientation

programme is organised to familiarise them with

the tasks and explain their role and the

methodology of assessment of the contestants.

A 3 to 5 member Jury is constituted to deal with

any appeal against the judgement.

The contests are judged entirely on

professional merit and not on the

measure of the disability of the

contestant. No concession is made for

severity of disability.

• Abilympics provide an opportunity to participants to upgrade their skills and learn about employment opportunities though networking with other disability organisations and potential employers.

• Facilitates Mainstreaming

• Helps understanding about job potential and employability.

Benefits

• Creates awareness in the society about the abilities of the disabled.

• Brings about Convergence of Resources

between government/academic/professional

institutions, industry, NGOs etc..

• Helps in creating barrier-free environment.

• Generates international friendship.

Training & Employment Generation• Involvement of academicians, professionals, institutions, and industry.

• Identification of jobs, skill development initiative

schemes in consultation with Government/ Industry.

• Raise awareness among the employers including giving

them incentive for employment of persons with

disabilities.

• Provide incentives to medal winners in National and International

abilympics.

National

• Individual membership

Annual membership

Life membership

• Institutional membership

Annual membership

Life membership

Membership

IAF - Global Rainbow Foundation

The hardest thing to overcome is

not physical disability but the

mental condition which it

induces.