Hi Folks, We at Score Foundation through Eyeway are in the process of launching a campaign of talking with Ophthalmologists. Ophthalmologists are the first point of contact for most blind persons. They are to begin with at a position of great influence with the family members and the blind individual. They need to be aware of the potential and possibilities of life with blindness. They need to recognise and understand that life does not stop if a person is blind and I believe they should be in a position to guide and start the blind person off on the road to rehabilitation.
We will be doing a session with Ophthalmologists at Nasik on 26th of September. With support from CBM we will be doing a series of such sessions with Ophthalmologists across the country in the coming year. We have earlier done sessions with Ophthalmologists at Delhi, Vellore and Ameravati and have received positive responses. Ophthalmologists with the right knowledge, understanding and attitude can give us the blind people a great start to our life with blindness. With warm regards, George George Abraham CEO Score Foundation 17/107, LGF Vikram Vihar, Lajpatnagar 4 New Delhi 110024 PH:91 11 26472581, 91 11 46070396 Mob: 91 9810934040, 91 9810001181 Email: [email protected] Skype: georgeabraham13 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Asudani, Rajesh" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 10:54 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Insult to blindness Who said retina India is working for problems of VI? They believe in curing and curing it only. It is a medical organization espousing medical purpose. Consequently, they, like doctors in general, cannot be expected to have an awareness about life with blindness. In fact, instead of what RI is doing at the convention, i.e. making blind listen to Ophthalmologists, it should be doing the converse, I.E. Making ophthalmologists listen to blind about life with blindness. This is because more often than not, ophthalmologist is the first point of contact for a person coming to know of her his blindness, and ophthalmologist creates first impressions of future life of a person with her or his blindness. So, it is only proper that they are aware of life's possibilities with blindness. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of mukesh jain Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 9:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AI] Insult to blindness Hello, It is with deep sorrow in informing all of you that few days ago when I approach RPI for getting registered myself for the convention with escort over the telephone I first had to wait long for communication and then don't know phone line was getting disconnected several times. After long efforts, I could get through. While requesting for the escort permission for the convention, I had been informed that common escort would be shared amongst small group of VI persons during the convention hence, you need not bring your individual escort. I do understand the huge response they may have received for the convention since it is organised at national level but my point of concern is they should have analyse the difficulties in advance prior to organising this event because in outdoor programs VI person feel more convenient with individual escort at several occasions. Further not only this but the way of replying over the phone was also very strange wich can not be discussed on the public forum. I have nothing against any organisation but just to let you know about my pain. Since communication was made over the phone I afraid giving any evidence but with the feeling that this pain can be served as eye opener for any organisation working for the blind to be aware about the prospective scenarios to handle the problems of vi persons before arranging any event, I shared this with you. On 9/21/11, Asudani, Rajesh <[email protected]> wrote: > HAHAHA!!!! > Blindness has to be only cured, or overcome!!!! Not to be lived with, > Isn't > it? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Himanshu Sahu > Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 12:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AI] Insult to blindness > > Very strange... > How can being faculty supplement the need of escort? > Or, does it mean that the blindness of participants is only worth > allowing for carrying escorts and faculty members have some kind of > superpower to overcome their blindness? > > > On 9/20/11, BHAWANI SHANKAR VERMA <[email protected]> wrote: >> sir, better you should lodge a written complaint against them. soft copy >> does not fulfil the purpose. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Asudani, Rajesh" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 5:05 PM >> Subject: [AI] Insult to blindness >> >> >>> Friends >>> It is with deep remorse that I am informing you of shameful behaviour of >>> an organization called Retina India. >>> RI is holding a national convention in Delhi on September 24 and 25. >>> They invited me and my brother Dr. Prof. Vinod Asudani, for some >>> sessions >>> in the said convention. >>> However, all their invitations were, oral to begin with, and when I >>> wrote >>> to them for written invites they forwarded without essential details >>> like >>> registration Number. >>> Again, I had to plead for registration number, which they grudgingly >>> provided. >>> Anyway, the confusion and inco-ordination reached to such a level, that >>> they first invited me and Dr. Vinod, then rescinded the latter's invite, >>> then again reconfirmed it and now have finally withdrawn invites of us >>> both resulting not only in hardship and anguish but waste of human and >>> financial resources. >>> The ground given for such abrupt U Turn is that we said we would be >>> accompanied by escorts. >>> Now, it goes without saying that a totally blind person requires an >>> escort >>> >>> for effective mobility, otherwise, there is a clear risk to his/her >>> life. >>> besides, lack of escort surely compromises efficiency in outdoor and new >>> surroundings to widely varying degree for the totally blind. Anybody >>> claiming full and effective mobility and dignity in moving about new >>> surroundings and in a vast campus without an escort is indulging in self >>> delusion. >>> We have witnessed this often enough to hazard any such venture. >>> The tone and manner of their communication is hurtful, to say the least. >>> >>> They claim that none of the people are accompanied by escorts in the >>> convention. >>> It baffles me how a NGO working for blind does know so little of the >>> basic >>> >>> needs of the blind community. >>> I am compelled to conclude that actually the NGO is run with clearly >>> defined medical goals for researching the cure for some retinal >>> conditions, and consequently is totally unaware of actual needs of the >>> blind or totally blind. >>> >>> I am not writing this out of personal motives, even though their >>> behaviour >>> >>> has caused much needless anguish to me and my brother. >>> Besides a personal insult, such a conduct is an insult to blindness in >>> general, and anybody compliant in such conduct is contributing to such >>> an >>> insult. >>> The propaganda of the organization surely creates false hopes in the >>> hearts of hapless blind which is cruel to say the least. >>> Psychologically, it also hinders the full acceptance of the condition >>> which is a sine qua non for effective living with blindness. >>> >>> In fine, RI is nothing more than a clique of medical doctors doing >>> research, to whom a handful of blind folk have rendered support in the >>> false hope that the treatment is just round the corner and workable for >>> most blind people. >>> Let me remind one and all that living with blindness is the key to a >>> good >>> life as a blind, and these tantalizing illusions of a complete cure for >>> most be guarded against. >>> My above observations are duly supported by oral and e mail records of >>> the >>> >>> way in which our legitimate requirements were condescendingly granted by >>> organizers, and When I spoke up, the invitations were summarily >>> withdrawn. >>> I have no dearth of conventions to attend, but I appeal every blind >>> person >>> >>> having self respect to give matter a thought and decide for her or >>> himself >>> >>> the course of action in lending unqualified support to an NGO which is >>> cut >>> >>> off from the totally blind and their life. >>> >>> I know the rules of this group do not permit mails against any group in >>> particular, but this definitely is an out of ordinary situation in the >>> blind field, and I thought to let everybody know the other side of all >>> pomp and glory projected by such NGOs. I would be happy if the traffic >>> on >>> this topic is not carried out further in this forum. >>> The moderator may, in his discretion, take action against me, should >>> he >>> so please. >>> I would be compelled to reply, if the NGO publishes any response in this >>> group itself. >>> >>> >>> With thanks and regards >>> >>> >>> >>> (Rajesh Asudani) >>> Assistant General Manager >>> Reserve Bank of India >>> Nagpur >>> Cell: 9420397185 >>> o: +91 712 2806846 >>> R: 2591349 >>> >>> It's not activity that wears out the body and spirit- it's inactivity. >>> Keep going!" >>> GUS ECKSTEIN >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential >>> and >>> intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are >>> addressed. 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