Hi, This is a very fascinating topic to discuss.. I am not aware of any Indian visually impaired politicians. Or at least I wasn't until I read your post. But there have been many blind politicians in other countries.. The former governor of New York City, David Paterson, is completely blind.. British MP and former union minister David Plunkett is also blind. He travels everywhere with his guide dog, even to the House of Commons. This has led to a few funny incidents.. Even Gordon Brown is blind in one eye, but I don't think that matters much.. Many disabled politicians try to hide their disability in order to show that they are not weak. The best example being JFK, who never even allowed anyone to take a single picture of him in his wheelchair.
Sent from my iPhone On Jun 18, 2013, at 8:26 AM, "Apoorv Kulkarni" <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > > > > This is turning out to be an interesting discussion. > > > > I understand that the visually challenged community is not of a substantial > size to be able to effectively influence an election. However, how about we > broaden the scope and rally the entire disabled community at large. Further, > if we were able to enlist support of the family and friends of the members > of the disabled community, perhaps we would be able to reach a critical > mass. > > > > Regards, > > Apoorv > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > 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.. Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in 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..
