Inspired!, keep exploring. do not worry about the people and the struggles On 8/3/18, Subham Arora <[email protected]> wrote: > True hero > > Sent from my iPhone > >> 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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-- Thanks and regards, Shankar.C Mobile/ whatsapp: +91- 7795927572. email: [email protected] skype: shankar.a ***** Senior Accessibility tester at Cerner health care solutions, bangalore. ***** 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. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
