Our guest writer this week is Arun Dua from Chandigarh. Dua works with the NGO Disha, which produces audio books for visually impaired people and offers advocacy, counselling, empowerment and support for assistive technologies.
We are ashamed to ask for help. We do not accept assistance, from young or old, boy or a girl, mother of father or even anyone on the street. We want to be understood, without asking for it. Empathy? Yes, we don't want sympathy, pity or charity. Yet, we want to be treated as equals. After all, we are also Human Beings! People wonder what has been our sin for this punishment. We tend to use it as God's gift - a qualification, meriting us special treatment and favors. But It should not be termed as pity or compassion. After all, it is our right and we are destined to stand out from the crowd. Although some sighted people like to slink away for fear of lending a helping hand. Or telling you their name. Others find you useless and your company only, an embarrassment. You accept it all because you have been indoctrinated that way since your schooling in a special school for the blind.... <https://newzhook.com/story/21965> Read more Thanks & Regards Ramya Venkitesh |Head New Initiatives Newz Hook <http://www.newzhook.com/> Newz Hook is now on WhatsApp <https://newzhook.com/whatsapp> 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..
