Kunezizathu eziningi zokuthi kungani abantu beba ngabathintekayo ekumpumputhe. Futhi, ngeshwa, akuwona njalo umuthi onamandla kunezinhlobo zemvelo. Kodwa-ke, ukuze okungenani ngandlela-thile wenze ukuphila kwabantu abayizimpumputhe ezungezwe abantu abanempilo abajwayele futhi bekhululekile, usuku olusha luvele ekhalendeni lamaholide omhlaba, okuthiwa yi-International Day of the White Cane.
Namuhla, akuwona wonke umuntu owaziyo ngemvelaphi yaleli holide kanye nencazelo yalo. Ngakho-ke, ungafunda kabanzi ngalokhu kusihloko sethu.
Usuku Luni Lwezwe LwaseMhlophe Cane lugubha nini futhi kungani?
Ezweni lanamuhla, ligcwele ukunyakaza okungapheli kanye nokunyakaza, ngezinye izikhathi kunzima ukuqonda umuntu ongenawo umbono. Ngakho-ke, njengabo bonke abantu, nganoma yikuphi ukuphuka komzimba nokukhubazeka kwempilo, izimpumputhe zinemfanelo yazo ekhethekile eyazihlukanisa nesixuku. Isibonelo, izibuko ezimnyama eziyimpumputhe zihlale zigqoke, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isimo sezulu nesikhathi sini, inja eqondisayo enesiphambano esibomvu esifubeni sayo, futhi, impela, umoba omncane. Lokhu okulandelayo "yamehlo" wombono okhubazekile. Ngosizo lwaso, lo muntu uqondiswe endaweni futhi, ngesikhathi esifanayo, ubonisa abanye ukuthi kukhona impumputhe phambi kwabo, abangadinga usizo.
Kungenxa yalokhu okungabonakali okungabonakali kwezimpumputhe, futhi umlando weholide we-International Day of the White Cane uxhumeke. Ukuze ziqonde ngokuqondile, izimpande zawo zibuyela emuva ngo-1921. Khona-ke e-UK wayehlala kuJames Biggs othile - indoda eyimpumputhe ngesikhathi esingazi lutho ngenxa yengozi. Ukufunda ukuzulazula ngokuzungezile idolobha, i-Biggs, njengabo bonke abantu, basebenzisa umhlanga omnyama ojwayelekile. Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yombala wakhe ojwayelekile kanye nokungahloniphi, wayevame ukungena ezimweni ezingenangqondo. Ngakho-ke, ukuze ngandlela-thile athole ukunakwa kwabahamba ngezinyawo nabashayeli emgwaqweni, uJames wabhala umhlanga embala omhlophe obonakalayo. Lesi sinqumo sasebenza kakhulu, futhi kungekudala, "umsizi" onjalo wezimpumputhe waba uphawu, obonisa isimo sabo senhlalakahle kanye nesimo esikhethekile somuntu ohamba ngezinyawo.
Emashumini ambalwa eminyaka, ngawo-1950-1960, iziphathimandla zase-US zazisebenza ekuxazululeni izinkinga zokuphila kwabantu ngezidingo ezikhethekile nokuheha abantu abanempilo kubo. Ngenxa yalokho, emva kweminyaka embalwa, ngokusho kwesinqumo se-American Congress, iSuku Lwamanye amazwe lwe-White Cane lugubha emhlabeni jikelele. Kwakungewona nje umzamo wokubonisa abantu abanempilo zonke izinto eziyinkimbinkimbi zokuba yizimpumputhe, kwaba yisinyathelo sokulinganisa amalungelo okwesibini, ukubenza bazizwe begcwele amalungu omphakathi.
EMelika, usuku lokuqala lomhlanga omhlophe lugujwa ngo-Okthoba 15, 1964. Eminyakeni emihlanu kamuva, ngo-1969, lo mkhosi wawubizwa ngokuthi iSuku LwaseMhlabeni Wonke lwe-White Cane, futhi ngonyaka olandelayo wawugubha emhlabeni jikelele. Futhi ngo-1987 lo mkhuba wasakazeka ensimini yamazwe angaphambili e-USSR.
Emazweni ase-post-Soviet ngo-Okthoba 15, izenzakalo eziningi zenzeka ngosuku lwe-International of the White Cane. Phakathi kwazo: izingqungquthela ezihlukahlukene, izingqungquthela, ukuqeqesha, izinkulumo, ukusakazwa kwezinhlelo zethelevishini nezomsakazo, ukushicilelwa kwezihloko emaphephandabeni lapho abantu abaphilile bebhekwa khona ngezinkinga zomsebenzi obalulekile wezimpumputhe, usizo oluyisisekelo abanganikeza kanye nemithetho yokuxhumana. Emkhakheni waseMelika, ngokuhlonishwa koSuku LwaseMhlabeni Wonke we-White Cane, imicimbi efana nemincintiswano kanye nemidlalo ye-tournaments eyimpumputhe. Lokhu kwenziwa ukuze umuntu obonakale angazizwa "epulini elifanayo" njengezimpumputhe, ngakho-ke waqala ukuqonda kangcono izidingo zabantu abangaboni umhlaba njengoba kunjalo.