In My Take this week, we have Kartik Sawhney, a visually impaired disability rights activist and software engineer who works with Microsoft in the United States.
I was a science enthusiast from my teenage. I was visually impaired from birth. I hail from Delhi, and my family has been very supportive of my dreams and aspirations. During childhood, my parents tried to help me out in many ways. I was introduced to the National Association for Blind where I learnt many specific skills. I completed my class 10 and 12 from Delhi Public School (DPS) and scored a 95.8% for my class 12 exams in science stream. My real tryst with science began from then. I knew that I wanted to pursue a career in science and started working towards it. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had hard rules for blind students. It took me more than nine months to convince them that I can pursue the syllabus. It was at DPS that I nurtured my science skills. I used to participate in many activities. I also met a bunch of friends with whom I could collaborate for my ventures. It boosted my confidence. <https://newzhook.com/story/22368> 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..
