Dear Mr Taha Sir & Sparsh Sir, Thank you so much for your warm responses. We shall surely reach out to you for any further support on our trip.
Cheers Uma Shankar On Wed, Sep 16, 2026 at 6:16 PM Sparsh Sehgal <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > Thank you for sharing this with the community. We absolutely loved reading > about your plans for Goa — especially the decision to stop overthinking and > start travelling. :) > > We’re from TravAcs Welfare Foundation, an organisation working towards > making travel and everyday experiences more accessible and inclusive for > visually impaired people. > it is exactly the kind of independent travel experience that we believe > deserves to be supported — not by taking away the independence of the > traveller, but by providing support where it is actually needed. > We would be happy to offer you TravAcs support during your Goa trip. > On special request, we can arrange a TravAcser — a trained travel > companion — for you during your stay in Goa from 21st to 25th September. > A TravAcser can accompany you for selected parts of your itinerary where > having another person around would make navigation, local movement, > activities, or exploring unfamiliar places easier and safer. > We understand that your itinerary already includes experiences such as > beaches, pottery, bread making, music, distillery tours and local > exploration. We'd be happy to coordinate around your plans and figure out > where a TravAcser could genuinely add value. > Since this would be a special arrangement in Goa, we would need to check > the availability of a suitable TravAcser for your dates and coordinate the > details with you. > If you're interested, please give us a call at > 7310933165 > and we can discuss your itinerary, requirements, and how we can arrange > the support. > You can also learn more about TravAcs and our work at > travacs.in. > We'd be delighted if TravAcs could play even a small part in making your > Goa experiment a little easier. > > Wishing you an incredible trip > Warm regards, > Sparsh Sehgal > TravAcs Welfare Foundation > > [email protected] > www.travacs.in > > On Wed, Sep 16, 2026 at 12:57 PM Taha Haaziq <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Greetings from Goa. >> >> It is great knowing that you all are travelling to Goa. Do let me know if >> anything. My contact details are given below in my signature. >> >> Thanks. >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> >> on behalf of Uma Shankar Veeravalli <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* 16 September 2026 12:15 >> *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* [AI] (AI) Two Blind Boys Are Going On A Goa Trip - >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> Hope you’re all doing well. A few weeks ago, I reached out to the group >> looking for advice on traveling as a fully blind person in India. I wanted >> to share a quick update on what we’ve been cooking up for our trip. >> >> For context, we’re two fully blind guys trying our hand at traveling >> without any sighted friends alongside us — purely for leisure. >> >> After all the advice I received from visually impaired friends, both on >> and off the list, we’ve finally decided to stop thinking and start >> traveling. :] >> >> We chose Goa, mainly because we’re familiar with the place and absolutely >> love its beaches. We picked South Goa because we wanted a quieter, >> slower-paced experience. >> >> With the help of a travel planner called Xplore the Earth, whom we >> discovered through their YouTube channel, we’ve carefully planned out our >> five days. Technically, it’s a 3.5-day trip spread across five days, so we >> have enough breathing room for things going sideways, last-minute changes, >> and the occasional “well, that didn’t go as planned kind of stuff. >> >> We’ve also reached out to our Airbnb host, explained our disability, and >> clearly communicated the kind of help we might need at the property. We’ve >> chosen a place with relatively easy walking access to the beach, which >> should hopefully make things a little easier. >> >> For activities, we’ve deliberately picked experiences that are tactile >> and interactive — local bread making, pottery, music jams, beach hopping, >> distillery tours, and more. We’ve contacted everyone involved, explained >> our situation, and worked out a few small arrangements to make the >> experiences more enjoyable and accessible for us. >> >> None of the people we’ve interacted with have prior experience working >> with travelers with visual impairments. None of these activities were >> designed specifically for blind people either. But everyone has been >> willing to figure things out with us, and we’re all trying to find that >> accessible middle ground. >> >> So, this trip is carefully planned, but with plenty of room for both >> delight and disaster. >> >> It could end up being a useful how-to guide for future blind travelers. >> Or it could become a cautionary tale for travel planners trying to build >> more disability-friendly experiences. Either way, we’re going to document >> all of it here through vlogs, articles, and podcasts. >> >> I’m equal parts terrified and excited right now, imagining all the >> possible scenarios we might encounter as two blind travelers doing this on >> our own. >> >> So please wish us all the luck you can. We’re probably going to need it. >> :] >> >> Also, if you stay in Goa, run an organisation there or know of any >> organisations, please do let me know. 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