Disability Poem by Vinaya Joseph

In the realm where hearts convene,
Disability, the chosen theme,
The Academy's purpose gleams,
In facing challenges, it deems.

Technology's ever-quickening pace,
In medicine, research, it finds its place,
Artificial intelligence, a vast embrace,
New economic models to embrace.

Rights of the disabled, a global quest,
Progress marks many, yet some unrest,
Where strides are taken, lives attest,
To a fairer world, where all find rest.

Within the tapestry of strife,
Cultural, financial, the threads of life,
Acknowledgment of dignity, rife,
In Church's teachings, a guiding light.

Gospel tales of Jesus' grace,
With disabled, He found embrace,
Inclusion's call, a timeless trace,
Of humanity's shared sacred space.

Yet shadows linger, still they roam,
In affluent lands, the disabled's home,
'Midst 'throwaway culture, ' where hearts grow numb,
Life's sanctity, it aims to overcome.

Inclusion, solidarity's song,
The heart's rhythm, the chorus strong,
Empowering voices, where they belong,
Agents of change, where they once longed.

In societies, both near and far,
Governments and groups, the guiding star,
Towards inclusion, where virtues mar,
The barriers fall, as dreams unbar.

In this noble pursuit, let's intertwine,
Justice's vine, with love divine,
In research's halls, in hearts enshrined,
A poem of hope, for all mankind.