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> On 03-Aug-2018, at 17:49, George Abraham <[email protected]> wrote: > > Very insightful! Thanks for sharing! > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Vatsal Shah > Sent: Friday, August 3, 2018 4:54 PM > To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled.' > Subject: [AI] childish > > Hi friends, I am vatsal shah from baroda, gujrat. > > > > Want to share worst experience of my life. > > > > I have lost my eyesight due to viral fever.this incident happened when I > came in tenth standard in year 1998.i became national champion in roller > speed skating with three gold medals in seventh standard.wanted to become > engineer and go to u.s.a for masters.had this dream since third standard. > > > > I use to collect money which my grandfather use to give me on my birthday > since childhood.collected quite big amount.after losing eyesight, my parents > never allowed me to go out on my own.i have not learned independent > mobility like other blind or visually impaired friends.i completed > masters.went to amdavad blind school in vastrapur area.even after returning, > I did not master independent mobility.i became very angry.my friends also > remarked that I am not courageous. > > > > four years back, I went tomumbai alone taking cane or my walking stick.my > parents were shocked and surprised.i had not informed anybody at home.one > Sunday afternoon, when all three family members were sleeping, I left house > without informing anybody.hired rickshaw and went to railway station.boarded > train for Mumbai after buying ticket.i have never travelled alone by train > before.my plan was just to reach Mumbai station and then return to baroda.i > told people sitting around me that I had left home without informing > anybody.few people had mobile phone with them.they insisted that I should > phone my parents and inform them as they all must be worrying and > searching.so I phoned them and informed them.they were shocked but now > relieved.they must have phoned my aunt or cousins staying in Mumbai.when I > reached Mumbai, before train stopped, I could hear their voice.they had > come to station to receive me.i wanted to return to baroda but they took me > home.after couple of days, they came with me to baroda to drop me. > > > > If I had not taken daring to venture out alone, I would never have learned > travelling alone in life.also traveling by train.two years back, I went to > amdavad, gandhinagar and anand alone by bus.realised that there are three > types of bus: local, inter city and Volvo.i returned home safely.i myself > bought ticket at counter.all this I would not have come to know if I had > not taken daring and travel alone. > > > > My family members are now confident of my traveling alone which they were > not earlier.i never used money earlies as I was not able to identify > currency notes.i also do shopping and sometimes go out on my own.also go to > work place sometimes on my own.now I have gained enough confidence and > experience. > > > > Nothing is impossible.i even use laptop and mobile phone with talking > software.read newspaper in laptop. > > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. 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