Lighting up in Blue [Autism Acceptance Campaign 2021 - Day 5]

Spreading awareness is the first step towards the goal “Acceptance”.  Parent bodies, NGOs and some of the government establishments do their bit to spread awareness on autism.  One of the symbolic acts being done is to light up iconic landmarks across the world in blue on 2nd April, the Autism Awareness Day.  

Today on 5th day of Autism Acceptance campaign, I thought of bringing out this lighting of landmarks in our country as well as in the world.  Many participating landmarks show their support for the initiative by keeping the lights on throughout the month of April.

Sad to see that, even these efforts don’t result in spreading of awareness.  People look at the beauty of the landmarks in ‘blue’ and say “Wow” and for most it stops there.  Trying to touch the lives of few autistic people and contributing a bit to make this world an inclusive one hardly happen.