Madhu, I had written to you regarding the platform on Eyeway for blind women. We want to create a section on issues faced by blind women and highlight provisions and facilities that are available.
Your thoughts? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Madhu Singhal" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 7:13 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Talking to Ophthalmologists Dear George, This is really very valuable talking to opthomologists. I feel if we try to advocate to add these topics in their madical training. I remember when i went to doctors with my parents that time no awareness about rehabilitation. But now situation is changing. ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Abraham" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 3:07 PM Subject: [AI] Talking to Ophthalmologists > 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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