I strongly agree with this. I was a patient of Shankar Nethralaya, which is one of the best in India, from my third year. Now I am 26 and till now they haven't told me about assistive technology. Because of this, I was deprived of computer usage till my twenty fifth year and as a result lost many oppurtunities. So, I feel the doctors should create awareness among patients about such things which develops self confidence in patients. And for this first the doctors themselves should be aware of latest technology. Some serious thought should be put into this matter because any person with disability will first meet the doctor and if right information is provided at that stage, it would be great. Sorry for a lengthy mail.
Regards Vamshi. G Landline: 0877-2243861 Mobile: 09949349497 E-mail ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 7/13/08, Shadab Husain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Friends, > > I believe that a very tiny majority of eye specialists is aware about > the role the assistive technology is playing in the lives of persons > with visual impairment. Due to this, many patients of retinitis > Pigmentosa, cone dystrophy etc., don't get the correct guidance and > remain deprived by the feasibility provided by this assistive > technology. Sometimes, such information arrives late to the patient > which is regrettable. > > I feel that spreading awareness among the doctors about the assistive > or adaptive technology is essential because it can help shaping many > futures. Funneling handouts to the doctors would be better than > anything. > > Regards > > Shadab Husain > > Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: > http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm > Registration is now open! > > 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 > Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm Registration is now open! 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
