Izinhlangano zomhlaba wonke zizama njalo ukuheha umphakathi njalo ezinkingeni ezihlukahlukene ezibuhlungu zesikhathi sethu. Phakathi kwalabo abadume ngokuphumelela kwabo okuvelele kwesayensi, ubuciko, izincwadi kanye nezinye izinsimu, kwakunabantu abaningi abayizimpumputhe. Amakhulu eminyaka adlulile, kuyilapho emazweni athuthukile aqala ukuphathwa ngendlela evamile, ngaphandle kokunganaki, hhayi nje njengento engavumelekile. Kodwa kwamanye amazwe amaningi isimo sisabalulekile. Futhi manje abantu abangaba yizigidi ezingu-124 emhlabeni wonke banenkinga enkulu yemibono, futhi inani labo likhula kancane. Usuku Lomhlaba Wonke Lwezimpumputhe Nezimpumputhe Esibonakala Ngesinye isikhumbuzo ukuthi phakathi kwethu kukhona abantu abangaboni yonke imibala yezwe elizungezile futhi badinga ukunakwa kwethu nokuqonda.
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Lolu suku lwaqala ukugubha iminyaka embalwa edlule ngo-1984, ngokuhambisana nokuzalwa kuka-Valentin Gayuy. Ubani lo muntu, ukuthi wanikezwa udumo olukhulu kangaka? Wazalwa emndenini we-picardian weaver, kodwa wakwazi ukuthola imfundo eParis. Wayesesemncane, egcwele izinkinga zabantu abayizimpumputhe nezithulu, okwenza umsebenzi wokusiza. Nguye obhekwa njengomsunguli weRoyal Institute for the Blind, owokuqala isikhungo sezemfundo esikhethekile.
Ekuqaleni yayibizwa ngokuthi "I-Atelier of the Workers Blind", kodwa uLouis XIV yena ngokwakhe wayekhathazeke kakhulu nabantu abanjalo futhi waqamba izifundo ezikhethekile ezifundweni zakhe zokuqala. Yilapha lapho izincwadi zokuqala zaqala ukusetshenziselwa khona, lapho izinhlamvu zazivezwe khona futhi zikhuliswa ngokukhethekile. Lezi zinto zaziyizinto ezilula futhi ezingahle zenzeke, kuyoba iminyaka eminingi ngaphambi kokuba uLouis Braille afike nefonti yakhe edumile. Kodwa yiGauja ngqo owathatha izinyathelo zokuqala ukudala, okwenza abantu abayizimpumputhe babhale, benze izinyathelo zokuqala kule ndawo.
Le ndoda evelele yakwazi ukusebenza eRussia. Ngesicelo sikaMbusi Alexander I ngokwakhe, ngo-1806 kwakhiwa isikhungo esikhethekile kubantu abayizimpumputhe. Yeka ukuthi izikhulu ezimangalisa kanjani ukuhlola isikhungo sakhe. Bathola ukuthi abafundi bakaGuyai bangafunda, babhale, bazi umlando, i-geography, baqeqeshwe ekuculeni nasebuciko obuhlukahlukene. U-Emperor wabe esebonga kakhulu imisebenzi yakhe, enikeza i-Order yaseSt. Vladimir. Manje uyaqonda ukuthi kwakungeyona izehlakalo ngoNovemba 13, usuku lokuzalwa lukaValentine Gaius, waqala ukugubha usuku lwabantu abayizimpumputhe nabangaboni kahle.
Phakathi kwabantu abayizimpumputhe kunabantu abaningi bezemidlalo abavelele, abaculi, abaculi. Imincintiswano yezemidlalo manje iqhutshwa, lapho futhi ingahlonipha izwe labo futhi ibonise impumelelo yabo. Abaculi uJohn Bramlitt no-Esref Armanan babeyizimpumputhe, kodwa-ke, bakwazi ukudala imidwebo enjalo ekhanyayo, manje abaningi bethu abayithandayo emibonisweni. Kukhona umlando kaLina Po, umdwebi onethalente, oyimpumputhe owawenza imisebenzi eminingi emihle. Ama-portraits akhe abangela ukuzwakalisa futhi aqinisile futhi afana nokuqala. Izimpumputhe kusukela ekuzalweni, uStevie Wonder noDiana Gurtskaya babe nezinkulungwane zabalandeli.
Lezi zibonelo zibonisa ukuthi ukulahlekelwa noma ukuwohloka kombono kuyingozi enkulu, kodwa awudingi ukuphelelwa ithemba ngokuphelele. Ungakwazi ngisho nakule simo ukuthi ube nesidingo, thola i-niche yakho uphumelele impumelelo . Usuku oluyimpumputhe aluwona usuku, olugujwa ngokumangalisayo futhi lukhulu kakhulu. Kodwa namanje emazweni amaningi abathanda abambe izenzakalo, amakhonsathi, amasonto. Unomgomo wokubheka abanye abantu ezinkingeni zezakhamuzi eziyimpumputhe nezokubonakala kahle, ukusiza ukuthuthukisa indlela yabo yokuphila.