Essay On Physical Mobility Challenges

PHYSICAL DISABILITY CHALLENGES IN DEFENCE FORCES. AN OWN EXPERIENCE By Lt Col Francis Kasimbazi.

“When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower” (Alexander Den Heijer).

Accessibility is the ability to reach or enter a given place. Just like we have the no-go, slow-go and go areas in the field, we have similar scenarios in the social and physical terrain in public premises and installation including our prestigious Senior Command and Staff College (SCSC) Kimaka. The first site at the college gives a very good impression of a modern well organized environment. The commandant, in his first address clarifies on the invisible social cultural environment at the college but leaves out the issue of physical environment. This idea came to my mind when I almost got disabled during the third term at the college and

Disability is a limitation or restriction in a person’s ability to perform a normal activity which people of the same age or sex are able to perform. Disability may be physical, mental, or sensory and can be better understood when one understands impairment and handicap. Impairment is a loss of a body part or loss of a body function (may lead to disability). Handicap is a disadvantage imposed on a person by some condition.

There are many different types and causes of disability, which may be categorized as hereditary, physical/accidents and diseases. In our community which is the military, due to the nature of our duties, disability rates are high and mainly caused by accidents and diseases. It is also important to note that such disabilities are not selective of individuals and may happen any time anywhere and the most common disabilities are those that limit movement, vision, hearing and fast learning. There are also very serious cases of brain injury and traumatic brain