For those without disabilities, understanding the challenges faced by differently-abled individuals remains elusive until we attempt to empathize with their experiences. Even then, our understanding falls short.

The CatsForPalestine Twitter page recently posted a video featuring Prof Dr Arifin Abdu, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Student and Alumni Affairs (HEPA) at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), testing a wheelchair on a ramp (which happened to be a bit too small for him) and hilariously falling backward.

The caption read, “TNC HEPA attempting to showcase navigating a ramp in a wheelchair. In the end, he took a tumble backward.”

The post continued, emphasizing the necessity of wheelchair maneuvering skills, stating, “It's not a simple task. Skill is required to handle a wheelchair. Just being able-bodied doesn't automatically confer the expertise.”

The video captured Prof Dr Arifin squeezing into a compact wheelchair before attempting to ascend a ramp. Within the initial second of his wheelchair ascent, he toppled backward, prompting others to rush to his aid.

Watch here:

TNC HEPA trying to demonstrate naik ramp on wheelchair.

Last2 tersungkur ke belakang.

What a joke.

Kena ada skill manouver wheelchair ni. Just bcoz U are able bodied, does not make U equipped wt the skill. pic.twitter.com/aj2qsB1hfX

— CatsForPalestine (@KlutzyKucing) November 22, 2023