It is indeed a sad moment to hear of the loss of a champion of the deaf blind, Behroze Vaccha. I remember meeting her on a couple of occasions in Mumbai. This was when i was still floundering and at a loss on how to handle my disability. Her warm strength reached out to me and envoloped me. Her assurances of a better life stays on with me. She will be missed. She is surely in a better place while living on in the hearts of all whom she touched..
On 4/27/14, KanchanPamnani <[email protected]> wrote: > We have lost Mrs. Behrose Vachcha the founder of the Helen Keller institute > for the Deaf-Blind last week. It is really sad > to > see stalwarts like her who have dedicated their lives to a cause go out of > our lives. > > > > I had met her on many occasions and I never failed to see her strength, her > dedication and her vigorously championing the rights of the Deaf Blind. > > > > She thought of the Deaf Blind in an era when the Blind nor the deaf had any > or many rights. > > > > Some of us forget when we talk of Rights based models or the CRPD that we > had institutions like the Helen Keller institute which was definitely based > on charity, helping us, teaching us, building our skills, showcasing > technology and providing us services. Without these institutions we would > not be where we are and lets stop for a moment and salute individuals like > Behrose Vachcha who made these institutions what they are. > > Kanchan > > > > 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..
