Differently Enabled by Omnia Arfin

In addition to the normal daily challenges, 12 million people with special needs face difficulties at home, at work, in education, and getting from one place to another. The national media has the habit of covering the darker aspects of their lives and creating an image that many people with special needs tend to resent. There are a number of organized groups, rallying for their rights and trying to make sure that laws in favor of their rights are actually implemented on the ground. Photographer Omnia Arfin writes 'By documenting the lives of different individuals with “disabilities,” I hope to challenge some of the misconceptions and stereotypes held by the wider community, and to explore the positive side of their lives, portraying each person not as someone with special needs, but rather as someone with special abilities.'