Disability Support Project
Being vaccinated at the right time could have prevented Jashim from a terrible disease like Polio. A 20 year old rickshaw puller (Jashim) from Dhaka, Bangladesh, earns his living by riding a Rickshaw. He lost his left leg because of polio disease, but that did not stop him from trying to live an honest and hardworking life. Despite new legislation and an improved understanding of disabled people, they continue to be seen as ‘incapable’. Cultural taboos and superstition often lead to disabled people being shunned by their families in Bangladesh, and they are looked upon as a ‘burden’ and ‘liability’….
