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The 100 most voted drawings of the #DrawDisability contest were presented in a final exhibition at the United Nations Headquarters in New York (USA) in December, 2015, to celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The final 100 drawings were selected by the public from a list of 250 finalists, chosen out of almost 3000 submissions from 50 countriesworldwide. In order to maintain the geographical representation of the campaign, at least one drawing per country has been included in the final selection.
#DrawDisability Champions | 6-11 years old
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"The word 'impossible' itself says, I am possible. The same has been proven by a 'blade runner' in my painting who wins amongst the normal athletes. Physically challenged people are no less than anybody in any field, in this world." • Title: Success comes in "cans"! • Author: Raamaansh Gupta • Age: 8 • Gender: Male • Country: India • City: Delhi • School: Lotus Valley International School • Class: Third
"My artwork shows that disabled people all around us and in every field are as good as anyone else. Disabled people can be artistic, achieving, smart, athletic and brave. In my point of view, there is no human being in the world who is disabled." • Title: Ability • Author: Saddat Nazir • Age: 11 • Gender: Male • Country: USA • City: Jersey City • School: Academy 1 • Grade 6
"Give me good food and save me from disabilities such as rickets, blindness and cretinism." • Let me dream today for a better tomorrow • Author: Nilay • Age: 11 • Gender: Male • Country: India • City: Vadodara • School: Navrachana • Grade 6
"My big cousin Jimmy has an intellectual disability. He likes going outside and watching the buses and planes." • Title: Jimmy and Jack • Author: Jack Thackray • Age: 7 • Gender: Male • Country: Australia • City: Perth • School: Wembley Primary • Class: Year 2
"I made a fun colored drawing of Ann (nee Billington) Cassell. She won the First National Association of the Deaf - NAD Miss Deaf America crown. She was very happy." • Title: Deaf America: Ann Billington • Author: Davonnah Green • Age: 11 • Gender: Female • Country: Wisconsin, United States of America • City: Delavan • School: The Wisconsin School for the Deaf • Grade 5
“I drew a child on a wheelchair. Other children are helping him and they are playing together.” • Title: Basketball • Author: Elisa Pia • Age: 6 • Gender: Female • Country: Italy • City: Torino • School: Scuola Primaria Padre A. Gemelli • Class: 1D
"I want to help persons with disabilities" • Author: Andrea Manovska • Age: 8 • Gender: Female • Country: Bulgaria • City: Sofia • School: Private German school “Erich Kaestner”
“My drawing is a story of a lady who lost her leg in an accident but she never lost her dancing passion. With her prosthetic leg she practiced, participated and got a standing ovation in the final round from the audience.” • Title: If you want you can do anything • Author: Aaditya Vardhan Gupta • Age: 10 • Gender: Male • Country: India • City: Noida • School: Somervill School Noida
“Education Right for disable children on the world is necessary and all children should help them.” • Title: The right to education • Author: Aras Sulaimany • Age: 7 • Gender: Male • Country: Iran • City: Ravansar • School: Abu zar Ghafari elementary school • Class: 1
“Mahnoor is hardworking student of grad 4th, learning in school with normal children. She is unable to hear or speak, but she can make great drawings, her classmates and teachers recognize her as one of the nicest girls.” • Title: How do I feel? • Author: Mahnoor • Age: 10 • Gender: Female • Country: Pakistan • City: Charsadda • School: Government Girls Primary School Norai Shabqadar • Class: 4
"TODOS SOMOS IGUALES Y TENEMOS LOS MISMOS DERECHOS. “NO A LA DISCRIMINACIÓN”" • Title: NO DISCRIMINAR NIÑOS • Author: ADAM A. SIFUENTES AGUILAR • Age: 8 • Gender: Male • Country: Mexico • City: San Nicolas De Los Garza, NL • School: Colegio Americano Anahuac • Class: 3C
“Real friends appreciate abilities and don't look at what cannot be done.” • Title: Friendship is special • Author: Alessio D'introno • Age: 8 • Gender: Male • Country: Italy • City: Torino • School: Scuola Primaria Padre A. Gemelli • Class: 3C
"Disabled people should take part in all the daily life activities" • Author: Ngebe • Age: 8 • Gender: Female • Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo • City: Lubumbashi • School: CS Marafiki • Class: 3ème Pr
"Nobody is perfect, all is equal." • Title: Personne n'est parfait, tous égaux. • Author: Tiago Ribeiro • Age: 10 • Gender: Male • Country: Andorra • City: Escaldes-Engordany • School: Escuela Andorrana de Escaldes-Engordany • Class: Pirates
The joy of living comes from the desire to be together • Title: Happiness • Author: Daniela Gaju • Age: 10 • Gender: Female • Country: Republic of Moldova • City: Tipala • School: High School of Tipala • Class: 4
"A little girl draws the rainbow and lets the blind touch and feel the beauty of a rainbow. With a childlike innocence and goodness, the author wants to awaken people to the heart of caring for the disabled" • Title: Touch the rainbow • Author: Zhang Gaoguo • Age: 10 • Gender: female • Country: China • City: Beijing • School: Beijing Second Experimental Primary School • Class: 5th grade, class 10th
My mummy taught me about different kinds of disabilities. She had depression for many years and is now recovering. All mental health problems are real. Sometimes it can be a matter of life or death. We should always take care of people with mental health disabilities by being respectful, kind, loving and supportive. • Title: Depression and all other mental health conditions are REAL. Be KIND. • Author: Alaa Khalid Siddiqui • Age: 7 • Gender: Female • Country: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Nationality:Indian) • City: Riyadh • School: Modern Middle East International School • Class: 2-E
The drawing depicts the Philippine society's diminutive awareness towards people with disabilities in which the ripple effect is for them, people with disabilities, to be left behind. Though a couple of mandates have been circulated to advocate on the rights and privileges of people with disabilities the extent of public information and education has not been given serious attention. This perpetual problem has affected those with disabilities to a lot of extent like psychologically, emotionally, etc. If other children have been enjoying their rights and privileges to the fullest extent many children in the philippines are still struggling to go out and immerse in the mainstream society due to this lack of concern and to the larger community surrounding. It is my hope that through this drawing a little message of concern will be transcended to whoever gets the chance to see this. As a child it is my dream that the Philippine society will be as caring and nurturing like the others and will serve as the best playground for all children regular or special they may be. • Title: Pressing need for public awareness • Author: Mikko Miguel Calingacion • Age: 11 • Gender: Male • Country: Philippines • City: Dumaguete city • School: Sibulan central elementary school • Class: Sped-fl grade vi
"Really now! If you try, you can help everyone." • Title: Disability • Author: Katerina Mandilari • Age: 10 • Gender: female • Country: Greece • City: Kalamata • School: 11th Primary School • Class: 4th
Students are playing with each other regardless their differences. They are trying to show their support and understanding to one another. • Title: LInig in Harmony • Author: Zarja Ozvatič • Age: 9 • Gender: female • Country: Slovenia • City: Celje • School: Primary school Frana Kranjca • Class: 3 A
“Expresses the happiness to be part of the school.” • Title: My School. • Author: Cristian Arley Blanco • Age: 9 • Gender: Male • Country: Colombia • City: Malaga • School: Colegio Custodio García Rovira • Class: 4th
This drawing illustrates a classroom scene, in which students are learning sign language. Through this drawing opportunity, Sian first asked herself "What to do to help people in need?". Which eventually led her to the question, "Why learn?" As reflected in the title, "The power of learning", she attempted to express her findings that learning becomes much more powerful when we learn for others, than for self. • Title: The Power of Learning • Author: Kim, Sian • Age: 7 • Gender: female • Country: Korea • City: Seoul • School: Shinyongsan Elementary School • Class: 1st
Type of Work: Oil Painting Descriptions: The word “disabled” is from “disable”, and the opposite of to disable is to enable. “Enable the Life” describes that disabled people don’t have to live disabled life. The author hopes more and more disabled people get involved in daily activities and enjoy the splendid life just like people without disabilities do. • Title: Enable the Life • Author: Zhengkun Yue • Age: 10 • Gender: Male • Country: China • City: Beijing • School: Beijing Second Experimental Primary School • Class: 6 of Grade 4
The girl is jumping rope but the disabled boy not. An apple falls. A butterfly hardly gets away. Disabled people are one of us. Never cast them out. Birds chirrup. Butterflies dance but they can hear and feel cannot see. :(( • Title: To Jump Rope Or Not To Jump • Author: Melis Ucok • Age: 8 • Gender: Female • Country: Turkey • City: Izmir • School: Ozel Dunya Koleji • Class: 2nd
Sometimes shopping might be a misery too. Why don't people with no disability think about the disability. Please, think of us before designing the life around. • Title: Make Life Easier • Author: Basak Belice • Age: 11 • Gender: Female • Country: Turkey • City: Izmir • School: Ozel Dunya Koleji • Class: 5th
The girls are collecting flowers and fruits into their baskets while walking in the garden. The girl in the middle who can see and speak well shows the nest on the roof to the others. • Title: Being in the company of friends • Author: Molnár Henrietta • Age: 10 • Gender: Female • Country: Romania • City: Sfântu Gheorghe • School: School For Children With Special Needs, Sfântu Gheorghe • Class: 4th
Author: Shahad Ahmad Al-Qattan • Age: 10 • Gender: Female • Country: Kuwait • City: Kuwait City • School: Khawla Intermediate School For Girls • Class: 5/2
Title: Happy with me • Author: Clinton Omondi • Age: 10 • Gender: Male • Country: Kenya • City: Nairobi (Kibera) • School: Old Kibera Primary School • Class: 3
"My disabled hands can paint with henna, do housework, write my homework, and help my mum cook" Girls with disabilities from SKSN Institute are a dab hand at painting henna – underprivileged and ostracized students with physical disabilities from Rajasthan are provided free education at this boarding school. • Title: Henna Hands {1} • Author: Sonya • Age: 10 • Gender: Female • Country: India • City: Jodhpur • School: SKSN Institute • Class: Class 4
“We need to help people who need help, because all people are the same” • Author: Anika Bracovi V • Age: 11 • Country: Montenegro • City: Podgorica • School: Primary School Sutjeska
My piece of work is about equality and no matter what disability we have we are all the same. In society there are many people with different disabilities however we must be all treated the same. We should never judge people by what they look like because it is what is inside that counts. • Title: We Are All Special in Different Ways No Matter What We Appear To Be Like • Author: Eloise Saw En Yi • Age: 9 • Gender: Female • Country: Malaysia • City: Penang • School: Fairview International • Grade 5
우주로 가면 다리를 다쳤어요, 장애가 있어도 괜찮을 것 같아요. • Title: 우주로 가면 • Author: Kim, Jiheon • Age: 6 • Gender: male • Country: Korea • City: Seoul • School: Shinyongsan Elementary School • Class: 1st
나는 이런 꿈을 꾸고 싶다. 장애인 친구들과 함께 즐겁게 놀고 있는 꿈을 꾼다. 함께 도우며 살아가는 무지개 빛 세상을 꿈꾼다. • Title: 나의 꿈 사랑(My Love Dream) • Author: 권 단 • Age: 6 • Gender: female • Country: Korea • City: Seoul • School: Shinyongsan Elementary School • Class: 1st
This painting show me and brother in our national clothe • Title: Me and brother • Author: Abdulaziz Al otybe • Age: 11 • Gender: male • Country: Qatar • City: Doha • School: Shafallah center • Class: M.R Department
"It is the story of how Danniella's Dad got disabled after a motorbike accident as well as his life." • Title: The Story of My Dad • Author: Danniella Noemie Hulbert • Age: 8 • Gender: Female • Country: Zimbabwe • City: Marondera • School: Lendy Park • Class: Grade 5
"See the person not the disability" • Title: The only disability in life is a bad attitude • Author: Mohamed Adnan • Age: 10 • Gender: Male • Country: UAE • City: Abu Dhabi • School: Albahya Praivet • Class: 5
“The only disability in life is attitude.” • Author: Sayaka • Age: 8 • Gender: Female • Country: Australia • City: Perth • School: Wembley Primary School
"We shouldn't judge those persons with disabilities, because we don't have the right to do so. And even if we were given the right to do so, still, we shouldn't tolerate the discrimination. The blind, autistics, etc., should be provided with the love and care they badly need. As we can see, they are special. We should be the ones who understand them. Give love, give hope..." • Title: "Give Love, Give Hope" • Author: Trubador M. Wisely • Age: 11 • Gender: Male • Country: Philippines • City: Antipolo City • School: Juan Sumulong Elementary School • Class: VI-3
"People with disabilities have a right of getting married, have the own family as other that the society has no right to interfere" • Title: Right of happiness • Author: Phan Bao Tram • Age: 10 • Gender: Female • Country: Vietnam • City: Hanoi • School: Primary school of Le Loi • Class: 5
"We want from the government to provide jobs for disabled people" • Author: Alina Mohammad • Age: 11 • Gender: female • Country: Afghanistan • City: Kabul • School: Tsapar center, Afghan Women’s Educational Center • Class: 2
Hice una persona con discapacidad que cruza por un puente al mundo de las personas sin discapacidad • Title: Cruzando al mundo • Author: Ricky Fuentes • Age: 7 • Gender: Male • Country: Ecuador • City: Guayaquil • School: CREAR • Class: CREAR
We holds hand and walk together. We do great things that make everybody happy. • Title: let s walk together • Author: Arian Nelly • Age: 10 • Gender: Female • Country: Mauritius • City: MOKA • School: Mount Ory • Class: Mount Ory
Always we should help disabled people. In Sri Lanka a person with a wheelchair can't access some places.,so they need help. • Title: Helping Disabled Person • Author: Senitha Amarasekara • Age: 7 • Gender: Boy • Country: Sri Lanka • City: Colombo • School: Buvanekaba Primary • Class: Grade 2
The disabled also have the same right as other children. There should be no discrimination of the disabled in this world The handicapped need love and care from those around them Disability is not the biggest challenge for those handicapped. This beautiful world also needs the disabled. • Title: Disability in the world • Author: Meassrey Tih • Age: 10 • Gender: Female • Country: Cambodia • City: Phnom Penh • School: Indochina Starfish Foundation • Class: Grade 2
I have shown how each one of us can support and enable the differently abled in various spheres of life and make them capable of supporting themselves. In schools and educational institutions, parks and play areas, on the roads in our cities and at workplaces if we all work to include such differently abled friends and colleagues, we can make a huge difference. Lets each of us do our bit!! • Title: ENABLE DISABLE CAPABLE • Author: MEHA BANSAL • Age: 11 • Gender: FEMALE • Country: INDIA • City: GURGAON • School: DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, SUSHANT LOK • Class: 6
On my picture there is a girl in a wheelchair. The woman on the picture is her mom. If you have a disability, you don’t have to feel different. The girl on the picture can also go to school, have friendship and can be beautiful. But sometimes you feel lonely, sad and you would like to forget you illness. I know how it feels, because I have Diabetic. It’s not always easy! I’m the only child in school with Diabetic. • Title: Child in a wheelchair • Author: Miriam Wohlfarter • Age: 10 • Gender: female • Country: Austria • City: Jerzens • School: Elementary School Jerzens • Class: 4
• Title: Escuela • Author: Suleyka Tórrez • Age: 11 • Gender: female • Country: Nicaragua • City: Managua • School: Sagrado Corazon de Jesus • Class: 5th
No importa la discapacidad, lo importante es la amistad • Title: Mis amigos • Author: Diana Camila Gudenschwager Rodriguez • Age: 7 • Gender: Femenino • Country: Peru • City: Lima • School: Santa Maria Eufrasia • Class: 1 er grado
We are playing "play and seek" game.I help my friend with disabilities to push her wheelchair and looking for friends who hide around us.We are so exited. • Title: Playing Together • Author: Azalia Chalula Reisa Cahyani • Age: 8 • Gender: Female • Country: Indonesia • City: Madiun • School: SDN 03 Klegen Madiun Elementary School • Class: 2
La noche esconde sus colores. Técnica de pincela con colores azules y rosado en cartulina azul. • Title: La noche de las pinturas mostruosas • Author: Ale Fariña • Age: 9 • Gender: masculino • Country: Paraguay • City: Asunción • School: Fundación Teletón • Class: CRIT
#DrawDisability Champions | 12-17 years old
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"I hope that the disabled can live happily like us. We should treat others as equals. Let us create a beautiful future!" • Title: To create a beautiful future • Author: Li Xueyao • Age: 12 • Gender: Female • Country: China • City: Beijing • School: Beijing No.2 Experimental Primary School • Class 6, Grade 20
"My drawing explains that people with disability are capable to do anything like anyone else in this world and they are proving in every field with their great ability and hardship to make our world a better place to live in. My personal belief and faith is if we all respect them and give them more opportunities, they will prove they are the greatest pillars of this society and they can make this world more successful, and modernized." • Title: Ability to do Anything • Author: Raveera Toqeer • Age: 13 • Gender: Female • Country: USA • City: Jersey City • School: Academy 1 Middle School • Grade 7
"Her mother is an encouragement to her and she motivates her not to look back and Never Give Up what you want to do in life." • Never give up • Author: Pitchayatida Simaprom • Age: 16 • Gender: Female • Country: Thailand • City: Phayao • School: Srinagrindra The Princess Mother School • Class: M5 (Grade 11)
"This is a guy with Autism which is like a chain.Those hands symbolize people's love and help for him. Although the illness is painful, the world is filled with love." • Title: Living With Autism And Love
• Author: Yating Sun • Age: 16 • Gender: Female • Country: China • City: Beijing • School: June First High School • Class: senior high school class 1 grade 2
"We are different but we are equal! I see with my heart. I hear with my eyes. It's difficult for me to move and to sleep. I'm afraid to wake up. I can't believe it's me. Don't be the traitor in our peaceful time! Make your own exploit! Be near them! Share their burden!!! It will become easier for them." • The good we do today becomes the happiness tomorrow! • Author: Daria Bogomazova • Age: 12 • Gender: Female • Country: Belarus • City: Minsk • School: Gymnasium 50 • Class: 6
"In our Center there is a child sitting on a wheelchair, he cannot walk but he can move around his wheelchair wherever he wants by himself." • Title: The Wheelchair • Author: Ahmed Mokadam • Age: 15 • Gender: Male • Country: Saudi Arabia • City: Jeddah • School: Help Center • Class: Pre-Workshop – Boys 3
“The mainstream school teacher is providing sign language to students in a general school setting so that the deaf student can follow the class-room teaching and communicate well. This is inclusive education.” • Title: “Sign language is the mother tongue of deaf. Let’s promote it. • Author: Master Swastik Jana • Age: 16 • Gender: Male • Country: India • City: Kolkata • School: The Park Instituion • Class: XII level
"Drawing of a disabled person" • Author: Kyongola Kitumba • Age: 13 • Gender: Female • Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo • City: Lubumbashi • School: CS Marafiki • Class: 5ème Pr
In this painting is depicted a boy in wheelchair that wants to cross the ramp to the pavement and somebody has parked illegally on the ramp. This kind of attitude is common in our community and it’s the result of the ignorance of the people about the needs of the people with disabilities. • Title: People with Disabilities • Author: Eleni Pasiata • Age: 15 • Gender: female • Country: Greece • City: Efkarpia - Thessaloniki • School: Senior High School of Efkarpia • Class: A
Title: Live for the world • Author: Juan David Merchan Gallo • Age: 16 • Gender: male • Country: Colombia • City: Malaga • School: Colegio Custodio García Rovira• Class: 11th
"From darkness emerges a soul which at all costs wants to overcome the obstacles of the everyday life. The body is animated by dissociated movements, but the spirit rebels, challenges every barrier and interact with world bursting out." • Title: E-sprigionando • Author: Michele Petilli • Age: 13 • Gender: Male • Country: Italy • City: Torino • School: Scuola Media “Pier Giorgio Frassati” • Class: 3^Cs
"True Beauty Is Invisible To The Eyes." • Title: The Tolerance • Author: Tsvetelina Tsvetanova Kurteva • Age: 12 • Gender: female • Country: Bulgaria • City: Zlatitsa • School: SOU "Sv. Paisiy Hilendarski" • Class: 6th
He is artist although he dosent have leg. He is making his dream. • Title: He just doesn't have leg but... • Author: Fatemeh Fallah • Age: 17 • Gender: female • Country: Iran • City: Sari • School: Besat • Class: 1
Author: Karolina Biedroń • Age: 17 • Gender: Female • Country: Poland • City: Kraków • School: VI Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Adama Mickiewicza (Upper Secondary School no 6) • Class: 1H1
A disabled person beside a normal person can equally contribute to the society when they get the opportunity to express their talents. We should stop the ignoring attitudes towards them and help them to win the opportunity for expressing themselves and judge them with their ability not with their disability. I have decorated my artwork with this thought to stop avoiding the disabled persons for their disability. • Title: See The Person Not The Disability • Author: Maliha Jahan Maisha • Age: 15 • Gender: Female • Country: Bangladesh • City: Dhaka • School: Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt Anwar Girls College • Class: 9
"I chose to draw a picture of my cousin because he has a disability. He got dropped when he was a baby and his arm is twisted forward. He can still write with it but he can't do that much with it. He's nice to me. He just an awsome guy." • Title: Everyone Has Something Special • Author: Dodge Crouch • Age: 12 • Gender: Male • Country: Australia • City: Coffs Harbour • School: Grafton Primary School • Class: 2/6NF
"Sports provide us with vigor and vitality" • Title: Sports • Author: Majed Khalefa Ebeed • Age: 12 • Gender: Male • Country: United Arab Emirates • City: Sharjah • School: Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services • Class: Autism
Title: Disability is not Inability • Author: Japheth Nyamosi • Age: 16 • Gender: Male • Country: Kenya • City: Nairobi (Kibera) Olympic High School • Class: Form 2
While most of us are striving for our dreams, there are many people who haven't had any chances to roll the dice of their life and excluded from equal opportunities to study just because they have handicaps. PWDs have rights to get fair educations as we do and to chase their dreams. They need our love and attention as well as some technological aids which will support them to study more easily. Please give a hand to make our society fair and just. • Title: The Most Just Board Game • Author: Lee Sang Eun • Age: 17 • Gender: Female • Country: South Korea • City: Iksan • School: Jeonbuk Foreign Language High School • Class: 03/06/15
"In all of us deserves to be treated equally. We all have the rights to study, work and play no matter who we are. When we meet hard times, we must stay strong and help each other." • Title: Hope in motion • Author: Choong Yun Ni • Age: 13 • Gender: Female • Country: Malaysia • City: Penang • School: Fairview International School Penang • Class: Grade 9
Igualdad por mentalidad y discapacidad. La discapacidad está en el que lo piensa como una enfermedad. Justicia ante la forma de estudiar para todos. • Title: Silenciados • Author: Mónica Fabricia Sánchez Beceira • Age: 13 • Gender: Femenino • Country: México • City: Monterrey • School: Colegio Regiomontano Contry, A.C. • Class: 1D Secundaria
"A boy who doesn’t want to give up on his dreams of art. He’s an orphan who takes care of himself. Even though he is armless he draws and does everything with his feet" • Title: A boy drawing with his feet • Author: Emmanuel Godswill Addy • Age: 13 • Gender: male • Country: Ghana • City: Obuasi-Ashanti Region • School: Anglogold Ashanti School • Class: JHS 1c
"Oftentimes, persons with disability become too conscious of their weaknesses or flaws, forgetting the bright side of life. Then, they begin to think of themselves as 'weak', lowly individuals. Yes, I may have no complete set of limbs, but I still have dreams and high hopes for the future. Yes, I may have been born blind, but I can sing angelically, capturing the hearts of many. Yes, I may have that Down Syndrome, yet I am a productive member of my family. I am productive. I am talented. I am an amazing individual. And I am not shy nor ashamed that I have a disability." • Title: "Realization" • Author: Ananda Wisely • Age: 17 • Gender: Female • Country: Philippines • City: Antipolo City • School: San Jose National High School • Class: IV-Godliness(1)
"The innocence of young people when the express them suffering, die of hunger, savagery and wars. Blame our silence." • Title: Young Innocence • Author: Malak Emad Matter • Age: 15 • Gender: Female • Country: Palestine • City: Gaza • School: Basher Alrayes High School • Class: Tenth
Title: You are my way • Author: Pham Thu Giang • Age: 13 • Gender: Female • Country: Vietnam • City: Hanoi • School: Secondary school of Yen Thuong • Class: 7
Title: Disability • Author: Payendakhel Hameedullah • Age: 13 • Gender: male • Country: Afghanistan • City: Kabul • School: Anna’s Educational center, Afghan Women’s Educational Center • Class: 3
"The purpose of my drawing, Trapped Wisdom, is to persuade people to contribute towards the development of autistic children around the world. My second grade teacher who volunteers at an animal shelter, had once brought an baby injured horned owl to school, who was diagnosed with autism meaning he couldn’t fly properly therefore was unable to be set free; this owl is the centerpiece and inspiration of my artwork. I believe that the people who are diagnosed with Autism are simply special in certain ways, and as my title demonstrates, they only appear to be different; inside they have talents which are trapped within themselves. Like those children, this baby horned owl’s talents are hidden from the rest of the world; my hands resemble its protection, and since an owl represents wisdom, I believe Trapped Wisdom is the perfect title. To make the national autism symbols, the puzzle pieces, stand out, I filled them in with their corresponding colors making my entire drawing black and white except for the nails, emphasizing my purpose." • Title: Trapped Wisdom • Author: Spoorthi Cherivirala • Age: 13 • Gender: Female • Country: United States • City: Sugar Land • School: Quail Valley Middle School • Class: 7
"I cannot see but I can still paint with the help of my teachers and friends. I am thankful to have them in my life." • Title: I can paint even without eyes. • Author: Asia Ramzan • Age: 13 • Gender: Female • Country: Pakistan • City: Lahore • School: Falah Foundation • Class: 3rd Grade
A famous saying ' Faith can move mountains' is absolutely true .Irrespective of whatever drawbacks we have to face in life , a strong belief in one's abilities is absolutely essential as every human being has been blessed with certain virtues and abilities , thus enabling us to strive towards accomplishing our goals . • Title: Self-confidence is the stepping stone to success. • Author: Alisha Wagh • Age: 16 • Gender: Female • Country: India • City: Mumbai • School: Sathaye College • Class: Grade 11
This drawing reflects the importance of children with disabilities making art. Creating art is crucial for them to express their hopes and dreams. Doing so is such a powerful tool to unite children of various backgrounds and disabilities toward a common cause, and will inspire other children and generations of children with disabilities (as can be seen in the background) to contribute. Ultimately, such efforts can create a "New World." • Title: New World • Author: Kisara Moore • Age: 16 • Gender: Female • Country: USA • City: Austin • School: St. Stephen's Episcopal School • Class: 2017
Around the world people of all sorts face the disability of dyslexia. It can be difficult to cope with alone, especially for youth. Because of their vulnerability, dyslexics require support from others to prevent them from having self-doubt and built up animosity as they develop. My art piece depicts the frustrating situation that a young dyslexic may face. Unbeknownst to others, an internal struggle occurs that is only magnified by comments and insults. • Title: A Look Within • Author: Ryan Lee • Age: 16 • Gender: Male • Country: Canada • City: Calgary • School: Sir Winston Churchill High School • Class: Grade 10
His name is Devin, he is 13 years old. He is an orphan whose parents had a dream for him to become an outstanding teacher. He has been trying so hard to study; however he faces a lot of difficulties. He is physically disabled, but yet his mind is not. He teaches students all day hoping to become an outstanding teacher in his country. Teacher Devin Som Theany 17 Male Cambodia Phnom Penh Indochina Starfish Foundation Grade 7
Humans have their crutches for the physically disabled, and for puppets, they have strings. The Marionette is an art piece that expands upon this message, displaying how the disabled are often labeled as "different", not necessarily in a good way. On the other hand, our imperfections are our identity, and our flaws our characteristics. The piece aims to establish that despite their differences, the dance performance by the disabled puppet is just as worthy as any other. Disability is an issue that we must all be made aware of, and acceptance is the first step to a solution. • Title: The Marionette • Author: James Chen • Age: 15 • Gender: Male • Country: United States of America • City: Millburn • School: Millburn High School • Class: Freshman Class of 2018
Everyone in the world has a right to hope. Even those with disabilities. Normal people should not make their disabilities as a barrier. • Title: They Will Lose Hope No More • Author: Nurul Syahira • Age: 16 • Gender: Female • Country: Indonesia • City: Depok • School: 2 Depok Senior High School • Class: Grade 12
Title: La vida continua • Author: Arca Crespo • Age: 12 • Gender: Female • Country: Andorra • City: Sant Julià de Lòria • School: Escola Andorrana de Sant Julià de Lòria • Class: 3rd cicle
• Title: Son especiales porqye son mis amigos • Author: Valeska Alaniz Téllez • Age: 14 • Gender: female • Country: Nicaragua • City: Managua • School: Sagrado Corazon de Jesus • Class: 5th
• Title: Hand in Hand, we are brothers and sisters • Author: Aicha BAALI • Age: 17 • Gender: Female • Country: Morocco • City: Rabat • School: Almoubadara • Class: 12th Grade
They also have dreams like us so we should support them and never let them down. • Title: #DrawDisability • Author: Maleeha Muhammad • Age: 17 • Gender: Female • Country: Kuwait • City: Farwaniyah • School: Iscp (international school and collage of pakistan) • Class: 12
Todos debemos estar unidos ante todo y no discriminar si algun amigo tiene una dificultad. • Title: Todos Unidos • Author: Xavier Mauricio Hilario Luñonuco • Age: 15 • Gender: Masculino • Country: Perú • City: Lima • School: Jhon Napier • Class: 4to. de Secundaria
An acrylic painting that marvels at the achievements made by people with physical disabilities. It acknowledges the difficulties and hardships they have to overcome in order to achieve success . This painting is a celebration of their determination and character as well as their many great successes in life. • Title: Success For All • Author: Becky McMillan • Age: 17 • Gender: Female • Country: United Kingdom (Scotland) • City: Glasgow • School: Holyrood Secondary • Class: 6F
Los miembros de mi familia y yo. Técnica sobre cartulina de color verde. • Title: Mi Familia • Author: Soledad Cañete • Age: 12 • Gender: Femenino • Country: Paraguay • City: Asunción • School: Fundación Teletón • Class: CRIT
This painting is a still life that was created by dripping paint onto the paper. I was inspired by a visit to an orphanage when I was 7 that housed kids with mental disabilities. Every drip represents a person and the vast range of disabilities there are. In a way, almost everyone in this world is disabled because disability can range from down syndrome to not being able to open up and express yourself. People with disability are often viewed as mental or physical defects, but they are humans that should be treated with respect instead of pity. • Title: Drip. Drip. Drip • Author: Rachel Yao • Age: 16 • Gender: Female • Country: United States • City: Deerfield • School: Deerfield Academy • Class: 2016
Usando un lenguaje actual y universal (los símbolos del teléfono celular y otros símbolos) la alumna quiso dar un mensaje en contra de los prejuicios • Title: Prejuicio y maltrato a un lado • Author: Sofía Zandalazini. • Age: 15 • Gender: • Country: Argentina • City: Buenos Aires • School: Colegio San Agustín • Class: 3º A
In my artwork, I portrayed the characteristics of Bipolar disorder. The facial expression consists of two sides: if we cover the right side of the drawing with a piece of paper we see a self-confident, optimistic person, full of positive energy. The right side of the face by itself expresses hopelessness and lack of interest, which is the other extremity of the Bipolar disorder. The portrait as a whole illustrates society's perception of the Bipolar disorder: it seems that there is something confusing about the portrayed person - she seems quite normal, but because of her strange, asymmetrical grimace she seems also creepy. I think this is the case of bipolar people in the society. • Title: Portrait of the Bipolar Disorder • Author: Polona Mertelj • Age: 17 • Gender: Female • Country: Slovenia • City: Ljubljana • School: Bežigrad Gymnasium • Class: Year 2
"I wanted to picture that everyone can be disabled for a short time. A broken leg or a broken hand for example. So be thankful when you are healthy, but also be nice and friendly to disabled persons. One day it could be that you need help or understanding." • Title: It could be you • Author: Nasmah Aljzaine • Age: 12 • Gender: Female • Country: Austria • City: Vienna • School: NMS NMS Gassergasse 44 • Class: 2B
En el mundo todos somos iguales y no importa ni la raza, ni el sexo mucho menos la cultura así que no hay por que discriminar • Title: Todos iguales • Author: Alejandra Constante • Age: 15 • Gender: Femenino • Country: Ecuador • City: Guayaquil • School: CREAR • Class: 1 bachillerato
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"The word 'impossible' itself says, I am possible. The same has been proven by a 'blade runner' in my painting who wins amongst the normal athletes. Physically challenged people are no less than anybody in any field, in this world." • Title: Success comes in "cans"! • Author: Raamaansh Gupta • Age: 8 • Gender: Male • Country: India • City: Delhi • School: Lotus Valley International School • Class: Third
"My artwork shows that disabled people all around us and in every field are as good as anyone else. Disabled people can be artistic, achieving, smart, athletic and brave. In my point of view, there is no human being in the world who is disabled." • Title: Ability • Author: Saddat Nazir • Age: 11 • Gender: Male • Country: USA • City: Jersey City • School: Academy 1 • Grade 6
"Give me good food and save me from disabilities such as rickets, blindness and cretinism." • Let me dream today for a better tomorrow • Author: Nilay • Age: 11 • Gender: Male • Country: India • City: Vadodara • School: Navrachana • Grade 6
"My big cousin Jimmy has an intellectual disability. He likes going outside and watching the buses and planes." • Title: Jimmy and Jack • Author: Jack Thackray • Age: 7 • Gender: Male • Country: Australia • City: Perth • School: Wembley Primary • Class: Year 2
"I made a fun colored drawing of Ann (nee Billington) Cassell. She won the First National Association of the Deaf - NAD Miss Deaf America crown. She was very happy." • Title: Deaf America: Ann Billington • Author: Davonnah Green • Age: 11 • Gender: Female • Country: Wisconsin, United States of America • City: Delavan • School: The Wisconsin School for the Deaf • Grade 5
“I drew a child on a wheelchair. Other children are helping him and they are playing together.” • Title: Basketball • Author: Elisa Pia • Age: 6 • Gender: Female • Country: Italy • City: Torino • School: Scuola Primaria Padre A. Gemelli • Class: 1D
"I want to help persons with disabilities" • Author: Andrea Manovska • Age: 8 • Gender: Female • Country: Bulgaria • City: Sofia • School: Private German school “Erich Kaestner”
“My drawing is a story of a lady who lost her leg in an accident but she never lost her dancing passion. With her prosthetic leg she practiced, participated and got a standing ovation in the final round from the audience.” • Title: If you want you can do anything • Author: Aaditya Vardhan Gupta • Age: 10 • Gender: Male • Country: India • City: Noida • School: Somervill School Noida
“Education Right for disable children on the world is necessary and all children should help them.” • Title: The right to education • Author: Aras Sulaimany • Age: 7 • Gender: Male • Country: Iran • City: Ravansar • School: Abu zar Ghafari elementary school • Class: 1
“Mahnoor is hardworking student of grad 4th, learning in school with normal children. She is unable to hear or speak, but she can make great drawings, her classmates and teachers recognize her as one of the nicest girls.” • Title: How do I feel? • Author: Mahnoor • Age: 10 • Gender: Female • Country: Pakistan • City: Charsadda • School: Government Girls Primary School Norai Shabqadar • Class: 4
"TODOS SOMOS IGUALES Y TENEMOS LOS MISMOS DERECHOS. “NO A LA DISCRIMINACIÓN”" • Title: NO DISCRIMINAR NIÑOS • Author: ADAM A. SIFUENTES AGUILAR • Age: 8 • Gender: Male • Country: Mexico • City: San Nicolas De Los Garza, NL • School: Colegio Americano Anahuac • Class: 3C
“Real friends appreciate abilities and don't look at what cannot be done.” • Title: Friendship is special • Author: Alessio D'introno • Age: 8 • Gender: Male • Country: Italy • City: Torino • School: Scuola Primaria Padre A. Gemelli • Class: 3C
"Disabled people should take part in all the daily life activities" • Author: Ngebe • Age: 8 • Gender: Female • Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo • City: Lubumbashi • School: CS Marafiki • Class: 3ème Pr
"Nobody is perfect, all is equal." • Title: Personne n'est parfait, tous égaux. • Author: Tiago Ribeiro • Age: 10 • Gender: Male • Country: Andorra • City: Escaldes-Engordany • School: Escuela Andorrana de Escaldes-Engordany • Class: Pirates
The joy of living comes from the desire to be together • Title: Happiness • Author: Daniela Gaju • Age: 10 • Gender: Female • Country: Republic of Moldova • City: Tipala • School: High School of Tipala • Class: 4
"A little girl draws the rainbow and lets the blind touch and feel the beauty of a rainbow. With a childlike innocence and goodness, the author wants to awaken people to the heart of caring for the disabled" • Title: Touch the rainbow • Author: Zhang Gaoguo • Age: 10 • Gender: female • Country: China • City: Beijing • School: Beijing Second Experimental Primary School • Class: 5th grade, class 10th
My mummy taught me about different kinds of disabilities. She had depression for many years and is now recovering. All mental health problems are real. Sometimes it can be a matter of life or death. We should always take care of people with mental health disabilities by being respectful, kind, loving and supportive. • Title: Depression and all other mental health conditions are REAL. Be KIND. • Author: Alaa Khalid Siddiqui • Age: 7 • Gender: Female • Country: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Nationality:Indian) • City: Riyadh • School: Modern Middle East International School • Class: 2-E
The drawing depicts the Philippine society's diminutive awareness towards people with disabilities in which the ripple effect is for them, people with disabilities, to be left behind. Though a couple of mandates have been circulated to advocate on the rights and privileges of people with disabilities the extent of public information and education has not been given serious attention. This perpetual problem has affected those with disabilities to a lot of extent like psychologically, emotionally, etc. If other children have been enjoying their rights and privileges to the fullest extent many children in the philippines are still struggling to go out and immerse in the mainstream society due to this lack of concern and to the larger community surrounding. It is my hope that through this drawing a little message of concern will be transcended to whoever gets the chance to see this. As a child it is my dream that the Philippine society will be as caring and nurturing like the others and will serve as the best playground for all children regular or special they may be. • Title: Pressing need for public awareness • Author: Mikko Miguel Calingacion • Age: 11 • Gender: Male • Country: Philippines • City: Dumaguete city • School: Sibulan central elementary school • Class: Sped-fl grade vi
"Really now! If you try, you can help everyone." • Title: Disability • Author: Katerina Mandilari • Age: 10 • Gender: female • Country: Greece • City: Kalamata • School: 11th Primary School • Class: 4th
Students are playing with each other regardless their differences. They are trying to show their support and understanding to one another. • Title: LInig in Harmony • Author: Zarja Ozvatič • Age: 9 • Gender: female • Country: Slovenia • City: Celje • School: Primary school Frana Kranjca • Class: 3 A
“Expresses the happiness to be part of the school.” • Title: My School. • Author: Cristian Arley Blanco • Age: 9 • Gender: Male • Country: Colombia • City: Malaga • School: Colegio Custodio García Rovira • Class: 4th
This drawing illustrates a classroom scene, in which students are learning sign language. Through this drawing opportunity, Sian first asked herself "What to do to help people in need?". Which eventually led her to the question, "Why learn?" As reflected in the title, "The power of learning", she attempted to express her findings that learning becomes much more powerful when we learn for others, than for self. • Title: The Power of Learning • Author: Kim, Sian • Age: 7 • Gender: female • Country: Korea • City: Seoul • School: Shinyongsan Elementary School • Class: 1st
Type of Work: Oil Painting Descriptions: The word “disabled” is from “disable”, and the opposite of to disable is to enable. “Enable the Life” describes that disabled people don’t have to live disabled life. The author hopes more and more disabled people get involved in daily activities and enjoy the splendid life just like people without disabilities do. • Title: Enable the Life • Author: Zhengkun Yue • Age: 10 • Gender: Male • Country: China • City: Beijing • School: Beijing Second Experimental Primary School • Class: 6 of Grade 4
The girl is jumping rope but the disabled boy not. An apple falls. A butterfly hardly gets away. Disabled people are one of us. Never cast them out. Birds chirrup. Butterflies dance but they can hear and feel cannot see. :(( • Title: To Jump Rope Or Not To Jump • Author: Melis Ucok • Age: 8 • Gender: Female • Country: Turkey • City: Izmir • School: Ozel Dunya Koleji • Class: 2nd
Sometimes shopping might be a misery too. Why don't people with no disability think about the disability. Please, think of us before designing the life around. • Title: Make Life Easier • Author: Basak Belice • Age: 11 • Gender: Female • Country: Turkey • City: Izmir • School: Ozel Dunya Koleji • Class: 5th
The girls are collecting flowers and fruits into their baskets while walking in the garden. The girl in the middle who can see and speak well shows the nest on the roof to the others. • Title: Being in the company of friends • Author: Molnár Henrietta • Age: 10 • Gender: Female • Country: Romania • City: Sfântu Gheorghe • School: School For Children With Special Needs, Sfântu Gheorghe • Class: 4th
Author: Shahad Ahmad Al-Qattan • Age: 10 • Gender: Female • Country: Kuwait • City: Kuwait City • School: Khawla Intermediate School For Girls • Class: 5/2
Title: Happy with me • Author: Clinton Omondi • Age: 10 • Gender: Male • Country: Kenya • City: Nairobi (Kibera) • School: Old Kibera Primary School • Class: 3
"My disabled hands can paint with henna, do housework, write my homework, and help my mum cook" Girls with disabilities from SKSN Institute are a dab hand at painting henna – underprivileged and ostracized students with physical disabilities from Rajasthan are provided free education at this boarding school. • Title: Henna Hands {1} • Author: Sonya • Age: 10 • Gender: Female • Country: India • City: Jodhpur • School: SKSN Institute • Class: Class 4
“We need to help people who need help, because all people are the same” • Author: Anika Bracovi V • Age: 11 • Country: Montenegro • City: Podgorica • School: Primary School Sutjeska
My piece of work is about equality and no matter what disability we have we are all the same. In society there are many people with different disabilities however we must be all treated the same. We should never judge people by what they look like because it is what is inside that counts. • Title: We Are All Special in Different Ways No Matter What We Appear To Be Like • Author: Eloise Saw En Yi • Age: 9 • Gender: Female • Country: Malaysia • City: Penang • School: Fairview International • Grade 5
우주로 가면 다리를 다쳤어요, 장애가 있어도 괜찮을 것 같아요. • Title: 우주로 가면 • Author: Kim, Jiheon • Age: 6 • Gender: male • Country: Korea • City: Seoul • School: Shinyongsan Elementary School • Class: 1st
나는 이런 꿈을 꾸고 싶다. 장애인 친구들과 함께 즐겁게 놀고 있는 꿈을 꾼다. 함께 도우며 살아가는 무지개 빛 세상을 꿈꾼다. • Title: 나의 꿈 사랑(My Love Dream) • Author: 권 단 • Age: 6 • Gender: female • Country: Korea • City: Seoul • School: Shinyongsan Elementary School • Class: 1st
This painting show me and brother in our national clothe • Title: Me and brother • Author: Abdulaziz Al otybe • Age: 11 • Gender: male • Country: Qatar • City: Doha • School: Shafallah center • Class: M.R Department
"It is the story of how Danniella's Dad got disabled after a motorbike accident as well as his life." • Title: The Story of My Dad • Author: Danniella Noemie Hulbert • Age: 8 • Gender: Female • Country: Zimbabwe • City: Marondera • School: Lendy Park • Class: Grade 5
"See the person not the disability" • Title: The only disability in life is a bad attitude • Author: Mohamed Adnan • Age: 10 • Gender: Male • Country: UAE • City: Abu Dhabi • School: Albahya Praivet • Class: 5
“The only disability in life is attitude.” • Author: Sayaka • Age: 8 • Gender: Female • Country: Australia • City: Perth • School: Wembley Primary School
"We shouldn't judge those persons with disabilities, because we don't have the right to do so. And even if we were given the right to do so, still, we shouldn't tolerate the discrimination. The blind, autistics, etc., should be provided with the love and care they badly need. As we can see, they are special. We should be the ones who understand them. Give love, give hope..." • Title: "Give Love, Give Hope" • Author: Trubador M. Wisely • Age: 11 • Gender: Male • Country: Philippines • City: Antipolo City • School: Juan Sumulong Elementary School • Class: VI-3
"People with disabilities have a right of getting married, have the own family as other that the society has no right to interfere" • Title: Right of happiness • Author: Phan Bao Tram • Age: 10 • Gender: Female • Country: Vietnam • City: Hanoi • School: Primary school of Le Loi • Class: 5
"We want from the government to provide jobs for disabled people" • Author: Alina Mohammad • Age: 11 • Gender: female • Country: Afghanistan • City: Kabul • School: Tsapar center, Afghan Women’s Educational Center • Class: 2
Hice una persona con discapacidad que cruza por un puente al mundo de las personas sin discapacidad • Title: Cruzando al mundo • Author: Ricky Fuentes • Age: 7 • Gender: Male • Country: Ecuador • City: Guayaquil • School: CREAR • Class: CREAR
We holds hand and walk together. We do great things that make everybody happy. • Title: let s walk together • Author: Arian Nelly • Age: 10 • Gender: Female • Country: Mauritius • City: MOKA • School: Mount Ory • Class: Mount Ory
Always we should help disabled people. In Sri Lanka a person with a wheelchair can't access some places.,so they need help. • Title: Helping Disabled Person • Author: Senitha Amarasekara • Age: 7 • Gender: Boy • Country: Sri Lanka • City: Colombo • School: Buvanekaba Primary • Class: Grade 2
The disabled also have the same right as other children. There should be no discrimination of the disabled in this world The handicapped need love and care from those around them Disability is not the biggest challenge for those handicapped. This beautiful world also needs the disabled. • Title: Disability in the world • Author: Meassrey Tih • Age: 10 • Gender: Female • Country: Cambodia • City: Phnom Penh • School: Indochina Starfish Foundation • Class: Grade 2
I have shown how each one of us can support and enable the differently abled in various spheres of life and make them capable of supporting themselves. In schools and educational institutions, parks and play areas, on the roads in our cities and at workplaces if we all work to include such differently abled friends and colleagues, we can make a huge difference. Lets each of us do our bit!! • Title: ENABLE DISABLE CAPABLE • Author: MEHA BANSAL • Age: 11 • Gender: FEMALE • Country: INDIA • City: GURGAON • School: DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, SUSHANT LOK • Class: 6
On my picture there is a girl in a wheelchair. The woman on the picture is her mom. If you have a disability, you don’t have to feel different. The girl on the picture can also go to school, have friendship and can be beautiful. But sometimes you feel lonely, sad and you would like to forget you illness. I know how it feels, because I have Diabetic. It’s not always easy! I’m the only child in school with Diabetic. • Title: Child in a wheelchair • Author: Miriam Wohlfarter • Age: 10 • Gender: female • Country: Austria • City: Jerzens • School: Elementary School Jerzens • Class: 4
• Title: Escuela • Author: Suleyka Tórrez • Age: 11 • Gender: female • Country: Nicaragua • City: Managua • School: Sagrado Corazon de Jesus • Class: 5th
No importa la discapacidad, lo importante es la amistad • Title: Mis amigos • Author: Diana Camila Gudenschwager Rodriguez • Age: 7 • Gender: Femenino • Country: Peru • City: Lima • School: Santa Maria Eufrasia • Class: 1 er grado
We are playing "play and seek" game.I help my friend with disabilities to push her wheelchair and looking for friends who hide around us.We are so exited. • Title: Playing Together • Author: Azalia Chalula Reisa Cahyani • Age: 8 • Gender: Female • Country: Indonesia • City: Madiun • School: SDN 03 Klegen Madiun Elementary School • Class: 2
La noche esconde sus colores. Técnica de pincela con colores azules y rosado en cartulina azul. • Title: La noche de las pinturas mostruosas • Author: Ale Fariña • Age: 9 • Gender: masculino • Country: Paraguay • City: Asunción • School: Fundación Teletón • Class: CRIT
"The word 'impossible' itself says, I am possible. The same has been proven by a 'blade runner' in my painting who wins amongst the normal athletes. Physically challenged people are no less than anybody in any field, in this world." • Title: Success comes in "cans"! • Author: Raamaansh Gupta • Age: 8 • Gender: Male • Country: India • City: Delhi • School: Lotus Valley International School • Class: Third
"My artwork shows that disabled people all around us and in every field are as good as anyone else. Disabled people can be artistic, achieving, smart, athletic and brave. In my point of view, there is no human being in the world who is disabled." • Title: Ability • Author: Saddat Nazir • Age: 11 • Gender: Male • Country: USA • City: Jersey City • School: Academy 1 • Grade 6
"Give me good food and save me from disabilities such as rickets, blindness and cretinism." • Let me dream today for a better tomorrow • Author: Nilay • Age: 11 • Gender: Male • Country: India • City: Vadodara • School: Navrachana • Grade 6
"My big cousin Jimmy has an intellectual disability. He likes going outside and watching the buses and planes." • Title: Jimmy and Jack • Author: Jack Thackray • Age: 7 • Gender: Male • Country: Australia • City: Perth • School: Wembley Primary • Class: Year 2
"I made a fun colored drawing of Ann (nee Billington) Cassell. She won the First National Association of the Deaf - NAD Miss Deaf America crown. She was very happy." • Title: Deaf America: Ann Billington • Author: Davonnah Green • Age: 11 • Gender: Female • Country: Wisconsin, United States of America • City: Delavan • School: The Wisconsin School for the Deaf • Grade 5
“I drew a child on a wheelchair. Other children are helping him and they are playing together.” • Title: Basketball • Author: Elisa Pia • Age: 6 • Gender: Female • Country: Italy • City: Torino • School: Scuola Primaria Padre A. Gemelli • Class: 1D
"I want to help persons with disabilities" • Author: Andrea Manovska • Age: 8 • Gender: Female • Country: Bulgaria • City: Sofia • School: Private German school “Erich Kaestner”
“My drawing is a story of a lady who lost her leg in an accident but she never lost her dancing passion. With her prosthetic leg she practiced, participated and got a standing ovation in the final round from the audience.” • Title: If you want you can do anything • Author: Aaditya Vardhan Gupta • Age: 10 • Gender: Male • Country: India • City: Noida • School: Somervill School Noida
“Education Right for disable children on the world is necessary and all children should help them.” • Title: The right to education • Author: Aras Sulaimany • Age: 7 • Gender: Male • Country: Iran • City: Ravansar • School: Abu zar Ghafari elementary school • Class: 1
“Mahnoor is hardworking student of grad 4th, learning in school with normal children. She is unable to hear or speak, but she can make great drawings, her classmates and teachers recognize her as one of the nicest girls.” • Title: How do I feel? • Author: Mahnoor • Age: 10 • Gender: Female • Country: Pakistan • City: Charsadda • School: Government Girls Primary School Norai Shabqadar • Class: 4
"TODOS SOMOS IGUALES Y TENEMOS LOS MISMOS DERECHOS. “NO A LA DISCRIMINACIÓN”" • Title: NO DISCRIMINAR NIÑOS • Author: ADAM A. SIFUENTES AGUILAR • Age: 8 • Gender: Male • Country: Mexico • City: San Nicolas De Los Garza, NL • School: Colegio Americano Anahuac • Class: 3C
“Real friends appreciate abilities and don't look at what cannot be done.” • Title: Friendship is special • Author: Alessio D'introno • Age: 8 • Gender: Male • Country: Italy • City: Torino • School: Scuola Primaria Padre A. Gemelli • Class: 3C
"Disabled people should take part in all the daily life activities" • Author: Ngebe • Age: 8 • Gender: Female • Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo • City: Lubumbashi • School: CS Marafiki • Class: 3ème Pr
"Nobody is perfect, all is equal." • Title: Personne n'est parfait, tous égaux. • Author: Tiago Ribeiro • Age: 10 • Gender: Male • Country: Andorra • City: Escaldes-Engordany • School: Escuela Andorrana de Escaldes-Engordany • Class: Pirates
The joy of living comes from the desire to be together • Title: Happiness • Author: Daniela Gaju • Age: 10 • Gender: Female • Country: Republic of Moldova • City: Tipala • School: High School of Tipala • Class: 4
"A little girl draws the rainbow and lets the blind touch and feel the beauty of a rainbow. With a childlike innocence and goodness, the author wants to awaken people to the heart of caring for the disabled" • Title: Touch the rainbow • Author: Zhang Gaoguo • Age: 10 • Gender: female • Country: China • City: Beijing • School: Beijing Second Experimental Primary School • Class: 5th grade, class 10th
My mummy taught me about different kinds of disabilities. She had depression for many years and is now recovering. All mental health problems are real. Sometimes it can be a matter of life or death. We should always take care of people with mental health disabilities by being respectful, kind, loving and supportive. • Title: Depression and all other mental health conditions are REAL. Be KIND. • Author: Alaa Khalid Siddiqui • Age: 7 • Gender: Female • Country: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Nationality:Indian) • City: Riyadh • School: Modern Middle East International School • Class: 2-E
The drawing depicts the Philippine society's diminutive awareness towards people with disabilities in which the ripple effect is for them, people with disabilities, to be left behind. Though a couple of mandates have been circulated to advocate on the rights and privileges of people with disabilities the extent of public information and education has not been given serious attention. This perpetual problem has affected those with disabilities to a lot of extent like psychologically, emotionally, etc. If other children have been enjoying their rights and privileges to the fullest extent many children in the philippines are still struggling to go out and immerse in the mainstream society due to this lack of concern and to the larger community surrounding. It is my hope that through this drawing a little message of concern will be transcended to whoever gets the chance to see this. As a child it is my dream that the Philippine society will be as caring and nurturing like the others and will serve as the best playground for all children regular or special they may be. • Title: Pressing need for public awareness • Author: Mikko Miguel Calingacion • Age: 11 • Gender: Male • Country: Philippines • City: Dumaguete city • School: Sibulan central elementary school • Class: Sped-fl grade vi
"Really now! If you try, you can help everyone." • Title: Disability • Author: Katerina Mandilari • Age: 10 • Gender: female • Country: Greece • City: Kalamata • School: 11th Primary School • Class: 4th
Students are playing with each other regardless their differences. They are trying to show their support and understanding to one another. • Title: LInig in Harmony • Author: Zarja Ozvatič • Age: 9 • Gender: female • Country: Slovenia • City: Celje • School: Primary school Frana Kranjca • Class: 3 A
“Expresses the happiness to be part of the school.” • Title: My School. • Author: Cristian Arley Blanco • Age: 9 • Gender: Male • Country: Colombia • City: Malaga • School: Colegio Custodio García Rovira • Class: 4th
This drawing illustrates a classroom scene, in which students are learning sign language. Through this drawing opportunity, Sian first asked herself "What to do to help people in need?". Which eventually led her to the question, "Why learn?" As reflected in the title, "The power of learning", she attempted to express her findings that learning becomes much more powerful when we learn for others, than for self. • Title: The Power of Learning • Author: Kim, Sian • Age: 7 • Gender: female • Country: Korea • City: Seoul • School: Shinyongsan Elementary School • Class: 1st
Type of Work: Oil Painting Descriptions: The word “disabled” is from “disable”, and the opposite of to disable is to enable. “Enable the Life” describes that disabled people don’t have to live disabled life. The author hopes more and more disabled people get involved in daily activities and enjoy the splendid life just like people without disabilities do. • Title: Enable the Life • Author: Zhengkun Yue • Age: 10 • Gender: Male • Country: China • City: Beijing • School: Beijing Second Experimental Primary School • Class: 6 of Grade 4
The girl is jumping rope but the disabled boy not. An apple falls. A butterfly hardly gets away. Disabled people are one of us. Never cast them out. Birds chirrup. Butterflies dance but they can hear and feel cannot see. :(( • Title: To Jump Rope Or Not To Jump • Author: Melis Ucok • Age: 8 • Gender: Female • Country: Turkey • City: Izmir • School: Ozel Dunya Koleji • Class: 2nd
Sometimes shopping might be a misery too. Why don't people with no disability think about the disability. Please, think of us before designing the life around. • Title: Make Life Easier • Author: Basak Belice • Age: 11 • Gender: Female • Country: Turkey • City: Izmir • School: Ozel Dunya Koleji • Class: 5th
The girls are collecting flowers and fruits into their baskets while walking in the garden. The girl in the middle who can see and speak well shows the nest on the roof to the others. • Title: Being in the company of friends • Author: Molnár Henrietta • Age: 10 • Gender: Female • Country: Romania • City: Sfântu Gheorghe • School: School For Children With Special Needs, Sfântu Gheorghe • Class: 4th
Author: Shahad Ahmad Al-Qattan • Age: 10 • Gender: Female • Country: Kuwait • City: Kuwait City • School: Khawla Intermediate School For Girls • Class: 5/2
Title: Happy with me • Author: Clinton Omondi • Age: 10 • Gender: Male • Country: Kenya • City: Nairobi (Kibera) • School: Old Kibera Primary School • Class: 3
"My disabled hands can paint with henna, do housework, write my homework, and help my mum cook" Girls with disabilities from SKSN Institute are a dab hand at painting henna – underprivileged and ostracized students with physical disabilities from Rajasthan are provided free education at this boarding school. • Title: Henna Hands {1} • Author: Sonya • Age: 10 • Gender: Female • Country: India • City: Jodhpur • School: SKSN Institute • Class: Class 4
“We need to help people who need help, because all people are the same” • Author: Anika Bracovi V • Age: 11 • Country: Montenegro • City: Podgorica • School: Primary School Sutjeska
My piece of work is about equality and no matter what disability we have we are all the same. In society there are many people with different disabilities however we must be all treated the same. We should never judge people by what they look like because it is what is inside that counts. • Title: We Are All Special in Different Ways No Matter What We Appear To Be Like • Author: Eloise Saw En Yi • Age: 9 • Gender: Female • Country: Malaysia • City: Penang • School: Fairview International • Grade 5
우주로 가면 다리를 다쳤어요, 장애가 있어도 괜찮을 것 같아요. • Title: 우주로 가면 • Author: Kim, Jiheon • Age: 6 • Gender: male • Country: Korea • City: Seoul • School: Shinyongsan Elementary School • Class: 1st
나는 이런 꿈을 꾸고 싶다. 장애인 친구들과 함께 즐겁게 놀고 있는 꿈을 꾼다. 함께 도우며 살아가는 무지개 빛 세상을 꿈꾼다. • Title: 나의 꿈 사랑(My Love Dream) • Author: 권 단 • Age: 6 • Gender: female • Country: Korea • City: Seoul • School: Shinyongsan Elementary School • Class: 1st
This painting show me and brother in our national clothe • Title: Me and brother • Author: Abdulaziz Al otybe • Age: 11 • Gender: male • Country: Qatar • City: Doha • School: Shafallah center • Class: M.R Department
"It is the story of how Danniella's Dad got disabled after a motorbike accident as well as his life." • Title: The Story of My Dad • Author: Danniella Noemie Hulbert • Age: 8 • Gender: Female • Country: Zimbabwe • City: Marondera • School: Lendy Park • Class: Grade 5
"See the person not the disability" • Title: The only disability in life is a bad attitude • Author: Mohamed Adnan • Age: 10 • Gender: Male • Country: UAE • City: Abu Dhabi • School: Albahya Praivet • Class: 5
“The only disability in life is attitude.” • Author: Sayaka • Age: 8 • Gender: Female • Country: Australia • City: Perth • School: Wembley Primary School
"We shouldn't judge those persons with disabilities, because we don't have the right to do so. And even if we were given the right to do so, still, we shouldn't tolerate the discrimination. The blind, autistics, etc., should be provided with the love and care they badly need. As we can see, they are special. We should be the ones who understand them. Give love, give hope..." • Title: "Give Love, Give Hope" • Author: Trubador M. Wisely • Age: 11 • Gender: Male • Country: Philippines • City: Antipolo City • School: Juan Sumulong Elementary School • Class: VI-3
"People with disabilities have a right of getting married, have the own family as other that the society has no right to interfere" • Title: Right of happiness • Author: Phan Bao Tram • Age: 10 • Gender: Female • Country: Vietnam • City: Hanoi • School: Primary school of Le Loi • Class: 5
"We want from the government to provide jobs for disabled people" • Author: Alina Mohammad • Age: 11 • Gender: female • Country: Afghanistan • City: Kabul • School: Tsapar center, Afghan Women’s Educational Center • Class: 2
Hice una persona con discapacidad que cruza por un puente al mundo de las personas sin discapacidad • Title: Cruzando al mundo • Author: Ricky Fuentes • Age: 7 • Gender: Male • Country: Ecuador • City: Guayaquil • School: CREAR • Class: CREAR
We holds hand and walk together. We do great things that make everybody happy. • Title: let s walk together • Author: Arian Nelly • Age: 10 • Gender: Female • Country: Mauritius • City: MOKA • School: Mount Ory • Class: Mount Ory
Always we should help disabled people. In Sri Lanka a person with a wheelchair can't access some places.,so they need help. • Title: Helping Disabled Person • Author: Senitha Amarasekara • Age: 7 • Gender: Boy • Country: Sri Lanka • City: Colombo • School: Buvanekaba Primary • Class: Grade 2
The disabled also have the same right as other children. There should be no discrimination of the disabled in this world The handicapped need love and care from those around them Disability is not the biggest challenge for those handicapped. This beautiful world also needs the disabled. • Title: Disability in the world • Author: Meassrey Tih • Age: 10 • Gender: Female • Country: Cambodia • City: Phnom Penh • School: Indochina Starfish Foundation • Class: Grade 2
I have shown how each one of us can support and enable the differently abled in various spheres of life and make them capable of supporting themselves. In schools and educational institutions, parks and play areas, on the roads in our cities and at workplaces if we all work to include such differently abled friends and colleagues, we can make a huge difference. Lets each of us do our bit!! • Title: ENABLE DISABLE CAPABLE • Author: MEHA BANSAL • Age: 11 • Gender: FEMALE • Country: INDIA • City: GURGAON • School: DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, SUSHANT LOK • Class: 6
On my picture there is a girl in a wheelchair. The woman on the picture is her mom. If you have a disability, you don’t have to feel different. The girl on the picture can also go to school, have friendship and can be beautiful. But sometimes you feel lonely, sad and you would like to forget you illness. I know how it feels, because I have Diabetic. It’s not always easy! I’m the only child in school with Diabetic. • Title: Child in a wheelchair • Author: Miriam Wohlfarter • Age: 10 • Gender: female • Country: Austria • City: Jerzens • School: Elementary School Jerzens • Class: 4
• Title: Escuela • Author: Suleyka Tórrez • Age: 11 • Gender: female • Country: Nicaragua • City: Managua • School: Sagrado Corazon de Jesus • Class: 5th
No importa la discapacidad, lo importante es la amistad • Title: Mis amigos • Author: Diana Camila Gudenschwager Rodriguez • Age: 7 • Gender: Femenino • Country: Peru • City: Lima • School: Santa Maria Eufrasia • Class: 1 er grado
We are playing "play and seek" game.I help my friend with disabilities to push her wheelchair and looking for friends who hide around us.We are so exited. • Title: Playing Together • Author: Azalia Chalula Reisa Cahyani • Age: 8 • Gender: Female • Country: Indonesia • City: Madiun • School: SDN 03 Klegen Madiun Elementary School • Class: 2
La noche esconde sus colores. Técnica de pincela con colores azules y rosado en cartulina azul. • Title: La noche de las pinturas mostruosas • Author: Ale Fariña • Age: 9 • Gender: masculino • Country: Paraguay • City: Asunción • School: Fundación Teletón • Class: CRIT
"I hope that the disabled can live happily like us. We should treat others as equals. Let us create a beautiful future!" • Title: To create a beautiful future • Author: Li Xueyao • Age: 12 • Gender: Female • Country: China • City: Beijing • School: Beijing No.2 Experimental Primary School • Class 6, Grade 20
"My drawing explains that people with disability are capable to do anything like anyone else in this world and they are proving in every field with their great ability and hardship to make our world a better place to live in. My personal belief and faith is if we all respect them and give them more opportunities, they will prove they are the greatest pillars of this society and they can make this world more successful, and modernized." • Title: Ability to do Anything • Author: Raveera Toqeer • Age: 13 • Gender: Female • Country: USA • City: Jersey City • School: Academy 1 Middle School • Grade 7
"Her mother is an encouragement to her and she motivates her not to look back and Never Give Up what you want to do in life." • Never give up • Author: Pitchayatida Simaprom • Age: 16 • Gender: Female • Country: Thailand • City: Phayao • School: Srinagrindra The Princess Mother School • Class: M5 (Grade 11)
"This is a guy with Autism which is like a chain.Those hands symbolize people's love and help for him. Although the illness is painful, the world is filled with love." • Title: Living With Autism And Love
• Author: Yating Sun • Age: 16 • Gender: Female • Country: China • City: Beijing • School: June First High School • Class: senior high school class 1 grade 2
"We are different but we are equal! I see with my heart. I hear with my eyes. It's difficult for me to move and to sleep. I'm afraid to wake up. I can't believe it's me. Don't be the traitor in our peaceful time! Make your own exploit! Be near them! Share their burden!!! It will become easier for them." • The good we do today becomes the happiness tomorrow! • Author: Daria Bogomazova • Age: 12 • Gender: Female • Country: Belarus • City: Minsk • School: Gymnasium 50 • Class: 6
"In our Center there is a child sitting on a wheelchair, he cannot walk but he can move around his wheelchair wherever he wants by himself." • Title: The Wheelchair • Author: Ahmed Mokadam • Age: 15 • Gender: Male • Country: Saudi Arabia • City: Jeddah • School: Help Center • Class: Pre-Workshop – Boys 3
“The mainstream school teacher is providing sign language to students in a general school setting so that the deaf student can follow the class-room teaching and communicate well. This is inclusive education.” • Title: “Sign language is the mother tongue of deaf. Let’s promote it. • Author: Master Swastik Jana • Age: 16 • Gender: Male • Country: India • City: Kolkata • School: The Park Instituion • Class: XII level
"Drawing of a disabled person" • Author: Kyongola Kitumba • Age: 13 • Gender: Female • Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo • City: Lubumbashi • School: CS Marafiki • Class: 5ème Pr
In this painting is depicted a boy in wheelchair that wants to cross the ramp to the pavement and somebody has parked illegally on the ramp. This kind of attitude is common in our community and it’s the result of the ignorance of the people about the needs of the people with disabilities. • Title: People with Disabilities • Author: Eleni Pasiata • Age: 15 • Gender: female • Country: Greece • City: Efkarpia - Thessaloniki • School: Senior High School of Efkarpia • Class: A
Title: Live for the world • Author: Juan David Merchan Gallo • Age: 16 • Gender: male • Country: Colombia • City: Malaga • School: Colegio Custodio García Rovira• Class: 11th
"From darkness emerges a soul which at all costs wants to overcome the obstacles of the everyday life. The body is animated by dissociated movements, but the spirit rebels, challenges every barrier and interact with world bursting out." • Title: E-sprigionando • Author: Michele Petilli • Age: 13 • Gender: Male • Country: Italy • City: Torino • School: Scuola Media “Pier Giorgio Frassati” • Class: 3^Cs
"True Beauty Is Invisible To The Eyes." • Title: The Tolerance • Author: Tsvetelina Tsvetanova Kurteva • Age: 12 • Gender: female • Country: Bulgaria • City: Zlatitsa • School: SOU "Sv. Paisiy Hilendarski" • Class: 6th
He is artist although he dosent have leg. He is making his dream. • Title: He just doesn't have leg but... • Author: Fatemeh Fallah • Age: 17 • Gender: female • Country: Iran • City: Sari • School: Besat • Class: 1
Author: Karolina Biedroń • Age: 17 • Gender: Female • Country: Poland • City: Kraków • School: VI Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Adama Mickiewicza (Upper Secondary School no 6) • Class: 1H1
A disabled person beside a normal person can equally contribute to the society when they get the opportunity to express their talents. We should stop the ignoring attitudes towards them and help them to win the opportunity for expressing themselves and judge them with their ability not with their disability. I have decorated my artwork with this thought to stop avoiding the disabled persons for their disability. • Title: See The Person Not The Disability • Author: Maliha Jahan Maisha • Age: 15 • Gender: Female • Country: Bangladesh • City: Dhaka • School: Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt Anwar Girls College • Class: 9
"I chose to draw a picture of my cousin because he has a disability. He got dropped when he was a baby and his arm is twisted forward. He can still write with it but he can't do that much with it. He's nice to me. He just an awsome guy." • Title: Everyone Has Something Special • Author: Dodge Crouch • Age: 12 • Gender: Male • Country: Australia • City: Coffs Harbour • School: Grafton Primary School • Class: 2/6NF
"Sports provide us with vigor and vitality" • Title: Sports • Author: Majed Khalefa Ebeed • Age: 12 • Gender: Male • Country: United Arab Emirates • City: Sharjah • School: Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services • Class: Autism
Title: Disability is not Inability • Author: Japheth Nyamosi • Age: 16 • Gender: Male • Country: Kenya • City: Nairobi (Kibera) Olympic High School • Class: Form 2
Author: Prashansa Shrestha • Age: 12 • Gender: Female • Country: Nepal • City: Kathmandu • School: Lyceum Model School • Class: 6
While most of us are striving for our dreams, there are many people who haven't had any chances to roll the dice of their life and excluded from equal opportunities to study just because they have handicaps. PWDs have rights to get fair educations as we do and to chase their dreams. They need our love and attention as well as some technological aids which will support them to study more easily. Please give a hand to make our society fair and just. • Title: The Most Just Board Game • Author: Lee Sang Eun • Age: 17 • Gender: Female • Country: South Korea • City: Iksan • School: Jeonbuk Foreign Language High School • Class: 03/06/15
"In all of us deserves to be treated equally. We all have the rights to study, work and play no matter who we are. When we meet hard times, we must stay strong and help each other." • Title: Hope in motion • Author: Choong Yun Ni • Age: 13 • Gender: Female • Country: Malaysia • City: Penang • School: Fairview International School Penang • Class: Grade 9
Flowers (non-verbal student) • Title: Flowers • Author: Fatima Ansari • Age: 13 • Gender: female • Country: Qatar • City: Doha • School: Shafallah center • Class: Autism Department
Igualdad por mentalidad y discapacidad. La discapacidad está en el que lo piensa como una enfermedad. Justicia ante la forma de estudiar para todos. • Title: Silenciados • Author: Mónica Fabricia Sánchez Beceira • Age: 13 • Gender: Femenino • Country: México • City: Monterrey • School: Colegio Regiomontano Contry, A.C. • Class: 1D Secundaria
Title: Female Parachutist • Author: Hushyk Maria • Age: 13 • Gender: female • Country: Ukraine • City: Lutsk • School: Lutsk Rehabilitation School • Class: 6th
"A boy who doesn’t want to give up on his dreams of art. He’s an orphan who takes care of himself. Even though he is armless he draws and does everything with his feet" • Title: A boy drawing with his feet • Author: Emmanuel Godswill Addy • Age: 13 • Gender: male • Country: Ghana • City: Obuasi-Ashanti Region • School: Anglogold Ashanti School • Class: JHS 1c
"Oftentimes, persons with disability become too conscious of their weaknesses or flaws, forgetting the bright side of life. Then, they begin to think of themselves as 'weak', lowly individuals. Yes, I may have no complete set of limbs, but I still have dreams and high hopes for the future. Yes, I may have been born blind, but I can sing angelically, capturing the hearts of many. Yes, I may have that Down Syndrome, yet I am a productive member of my family. I am productive. I am talented. I am an amazing individual. And I am not shy nor ashamed that I have a disability." • Title: "Realization" • Author: Ananda Wisely • Age: 17 • Gender: Female • Country: Philippines • City: Antipolo City • School: San Jose National High School • Class: IV-Godliness(1)
"The innocence of young people when the express them suffering, die of hunger, savagery and wars. Blame our silence." • Title: Young Innocence • Author: Malak Emad Matter • Age: 15 • Gender: Female • Country: Palestine • City: Gaza • School: Basher Alrayes High School • Class: Tenth
Title: You are my way • Author: Pham Thu Giang • Age: 13 • Gender: Female • Country: Vietnam • City: Hanoi • School: Secondary school of Yen Thuong • Class: 7
Title: Disability • Author: Payendakhel Hameedullah • Age: 13 • Gender: male • Country: Afghanistan • City: Kabul • School: Anna’s Educational center, Afghan Women’s Educational Center • Class: 3
"The purpose of my drawing, Trapped Wisdom, is to persuade people to contribute towards the development of autistic children around the world. My second grade teacher who volunteers at an animal shelter, had once brought an baby injured horned owl to school, who was diagnosed with autism meaning he couldn’t fly properly therefore was unable to be set free; this owl is the centerpiece and inspiration of my artwork. I believe that the people who are diagnosed with Autism are simply special in certain ways, and as my title demonstrates, they only appear to be different; inside they have talents which are trapped within themselves. Like those children, this baby horned owl’s talents are hidden from the rest of the world; my hands resemble its protection, and since an owl represents wisdom, I believe Trapped Wisdom is the perfect title. To make the national autism symbols, the puzzle pieces, stand out, I filled them in with their corresponding colors making my entire drawing black and white except for the nails, emphasizing my purpose." • Title: Trapped Wisdom • Author: Spoorthi Cherivirala • Age: 13 • Gender: Female • Country: United States • City: Sugar Land • School: Quail Valley Middle School • Class: 7
"I cannot see but I can still paint with the help of my teachers and friends. I am thankful to have them in my life." • Title: I can paint even without eyes. • Author: Asia Ramzan • Age: 13 • Gender: Female • Country: Pakistan • City: Lahore • School: Falah Foundation • Class: 3rd Grade
A famous saying ' Faith can move mountains' is absolutely true .Irrespective of whatever drawbacks we have to face in life , a strong belief in one's abilities is absolutely essential as every human being has been blessed with certain virtues and abilities , thus enabling us to strive towards accomplishing our goals . • Title: Self-confidence is the stepping stone to success. • Author: Alisha Wagh • Age: 16 • Gender: Female • Country: India • City: Mumbai • School: Sathaye College • Class: Grade 11
This drawing reflects the importance of children with disabilities making art. Creating art is crucial for them to express their hopes and dreams. Doing so is such a powerful tool to unite children of various backgrounds and disabilities toward a common cause, and will inspire other children and generations of children with disabilities (as can be seen in the background) to contribute. Ultimately, such efforts can create a "New World." • Title: New World • Author: Kisara Moore • Age: 16 • Gender: Female • Country: USA • City: Austin • School: St. Stephen's Episcopal School • Class: 2017
Around the world people of all sorts face the disability of dyslexia. It can be difficult to cope with alone, especially for youth. Because of their vulnerability, dyslexics require support from others to prevent them from having self-doubt and built up animosity as they develop. My art piece depicts the frustrating situation that a young dyslexic may face. Unbeknownst to others, an internal struggle occurs that is only magnified by comments and insults. • Title: A Look Within • Author: Ryan Lee • Age: 16 • Gender: Male • Country: Canada • City: Calgary • School: Sir Winston Churchill High School • Class: Grade 10
His name is Devin, he is 13 years old. He is an orphan whose parents had a dream for him to become an outstanding teacher. He has been trying so hard to study; however he faces a lot of difficulties. He is physically disabled, but yet his mind is not. He teaches students all day hoping to become an outstanding teacher in his country. Teacher Devin Som Theany 17 Male Cambodia Phnom Penh Indochina Starfish Foundation Grade 7
Author: Carolina Petrova • Age: 15 • Gender: Female • Country: Moldova • City: Chișinău • School: Liceul Teoretic Liviu Rebreanu • Class: 8
Humans have their crutches for the physically disabled, and for puppets, they have strings. The Marionette is an art piece that expands upon this message, displaying how the disabled are often labeled as "different", not necessarily in a good way. On the other hand, our imperfections are our identity, and our flaws our characteristics. The piece aims to establish that despite their differences, the dance performance by the disabled puppet is just as worthy as any other. Disability is an issue that we must all be made aware of, and acceptance is the first step to a solution. • Title: The Marionette • Author: James Chen • Age: 15 • Gender: Male • Country: United States of America • City: Millburn • School: Millburn High School • Class: Freshman Class of 2018
Everyone in the world has a right to hope. Even those with disabilities. Normal people should not make their disabilities as a barrier. • Title: They Will Lose Hope No More • Author: Nurul Syahira • Age: 16 • Gender: Female • Country: Indonesia • City: Depok • School: 2 Depok Senior High School • Class: Grade 12
Title: La vida continua • Author: Arca Crespo • Age: 12 • Gender: Female • Country: Andorra • City: Sant Julià de Lòria • School: Escola Andorrana de Sant Julià de Lòria • Class: 3rd cicle
• Title: Son especiales porqye son mis amigos • Author: Valeska Alaniz Téllez • Age: 14 • Gender: female • Country: Nicaragua • City: Managua • School: Sagrado Corazon de Jesus • Class: 5th
• Title: Hand in Hand, we are brothers and sisters • Author: Aicha BAALI • Age: 17 • Gender: Female • Country: Morocco • City: Rabat • School: Almoubadara • Class: 12th Grade
They also have dreams like us so we should support them and never let them down. • Title: #DrawDisability • Author: Maleeha Muhammad • Age: 17 • Gender: Female • Country: Kuwait • City: Farwaniyah • School: Iscp (international school and collage of pakistan) • Class: 12
Todos debemos estar unidos ante todo y no discriminar si algun amigo tiene una dificultad. • Title: Todos Unidos • Author: Xavier Mauricio Hilario Luñonuco • Age: 15 • Gender: Masculino • Country: Perú • City: Lima • School: Jhon Napier • Class: 4to. de Secundaria
An acrylic painting that marvels at the achievements made by people with physical disabilities. It acknowledges the difficulties and hardships they have to overcome in order to achieve success . This painting is a celebration of their determination and character as well as their many great successes in life. • Title: Success For All • Author: Becky McMillan • Age: 17 • Gender: Female • Country: United Kingdom (Scotland) • City: Glasgow • School: Holyrood Secondary • Class: 6F
Los miembros de mi familia y yo. Técnica sobre cartulina de color verde. • Title: Mi Familia • Author: Soledad Cañete • Age: 12 • Gender: Femenino • Country: Paraguay • City: Asunción • School: Fundación Teletón • Class: CRIT
This painting is a still life that was created by dripping paint onto the paper. I was inspired by a visit to an orphanage when I was 7 that housed kids with mental disabilities. Every drip represents a person and the vast range of disabilities there are. In a way, almost everyone in this world is disabled because disability can range from down syndrome to not being able to open up and express yourself. People with disability are often viewed as mental or physical defects, but they are humans that should be treated with respect instead of pity. • Title: Drip. Drip. Drip • Author: Rachel Yao • Age: 16 • Gender: Female • Country: United States • City: Deerfield • School: Deerfield Academy • Class: 2016
Usando un lenguaje actual y universal (los símbolos del teléfono celular y otros símbolos) la alumna quiso dar un mensaje en contra de los prejuicios • Title: Prejuicio y maltrato a un lado • Author: Sofía Zandalazini. • Age: 15 • Gender: • Country: Argentina • City: Buenos Aires • School: Colegio San Agustín • Class: 3º A
In my artwork, I portrayed the characteristics of Bipolar disorder. The facial expression consists of two sides: if we cover the right side of the drawing with a piece of paper we see a self-confident, optimistic person, full of positive energy. The right side of the face by itself expresses hopelessness and lack of interest, which is the other extremity of the Bipolar disorder. The portrait as a whole illustrates society's perception of the Bipolar disorder: it seems that there is something confusing about the portrayed person - she seems quite normal, but because of her strange, asymmetrical grimace she seems also creepy. I think this is the case of bipolar people in the society. • Title: Portrait of the Bipolar Disorder • Author: Polona Mertelj • Age: 17 • Gender: Female • Country: Slovenia • City: Ljubljana • School: Bežigrad Gymnasium • Class: Year 2
"I wanted to picture that everyone can be disabled for a short time. A broken leg or a broken hand for example. So be thankful when you are healthy, but also be nice and friendly to disabled persons. One day it could be that you need help or understanding." • Title: It could be you • Author: Nasmah Aljzaine • Age: 12 • Gender: Female • Country: Austria • City: Vienna • School: NMS NMS Gassergasse 44 • Class: 2B
En el mundo todos somos iguales y no importa ni la raza, ni el sexo mucho menos la cultura así que no hay por que discriminar • Title: Todos iguales • Author: Alejandra Constante • Age: 15 • Gender: Femenino • Country: Ecuador • City: Guayaquil • School: CREAR • Class: 1 bachillerato