Disability is not Inability

:: THE KENYA AIRWAYS PLANE CRASH:

The energetic director is said to have been coming from a strategic meeting in Ivory Coast. Newspaper reports say the plane made a stopover at the Douala International Airport on its fateful way to Nairobi from Abidjan the capital city of Ivory coast where daktari had was attending crucial regional meetings. Reports indicate it crashed a few metres from the end of the Douala Airport runway but over 20 kilometeres from the city of Douala Cameroon.

Dr. Henn is said to have fitted well into the large shoes of the former Liverpool Director Dr. Miriam who was a key pillar behind the establishment of the Deaf VCT programme and is said to still have a flame for the projects. The deaf progarmme has many lessons in inclusion of the disability community both at the organisational level and within provision of social services to the vulnerable groups in developing countries.

That week of May 2007 was filled with much anxiety especially after the uncofirmed reports of the missing plane. It took too long to find the plane and confirm anything about the missing plane. There was much anxiety not only to the family, friends and Liverpool staff but also to the country as a whole when it was found that though not yet confirmed Dr. Henn was in the KQ manifest.

Many theories are currently doing rounds about what actually happened. It only adds pains and anguish to those who wished to know what happened to their loved ones...

But one thing that is coming out clearly is the safety standards that manage the flights from the western region. Various experts including retired pilots who have flown the areas have been quoted in the press saying there are many issues to be desired in relation to the area.

Was the crash caused by bad weather? why wasnt there support from airport control systems? why did it took soo long to find the debris while the plane crashed a few meters for the runway.... these are the questions in many mionds as we mourn our beloved ...

The deaf would never walk alone...

The deaf community and the Disability community in general joins the Staff, clients, partners and family of Dr. Albert Henn in this time of grief. Surely we all owned him and will miss him. But the disability community will miss him most for hardly do we find leaders in mainstraem organisations who champion for the inclusion and integration of the disabled community with such strong convictions and humility.

We had much expectations that when he had finished his course in sign language he would lead the Deaf VCT programme to greater heights within not only the organisation's core areas of VCT, Care and treatment but also use the policy influence to pursue inroads in building disability-friendly services in the greater health system.

REST IN PEACE, SIR!

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:: The Strategic Director Dr. Henn was...

:: Dr Henn's heart for the Deaf Community...

:: A Mourning Tribute By a deaf Staff who loved you Daktari

:: What the world said...

:: The KQ flight 507 Manifest...

:: Liverpool Deaf VCT Programme...

:: Liverpool VCT, Care & Treatment...