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On 8/25/14, Nagaraj H <[email protected]> wrote: > even I was also participated in that mega event yesterday, which was > a heart thrilling experience to me. > we started walk from MG road at 4 PM and reached till balbhavan > by 4 40 PM through walk, I was in front followed other > participents and after putting steps I and my 1 volunteer told about > ups downs, pavements, deeps, wholes, crossing roads, and other > informations to normal people of about 5 of them in our group, who > are waring blind fold and coming behind us, some are very scared > coming very slow. > we all enjoyed and after reaching Balbhavan awareness was given about > eyedonation to the public. > with thanks and regards. > Nagaraj H > > > On 8/25/14, avinash shahi <[email protected]> wrote: >> http://www.deccanherald.com/content/427407/blind-man-can039t-guide-another.html >> Eye-opener of a walk >> >> >> It was an event to open the eyes of fellow citizens to the daily >> struggle of those who have to navigate without a vision. And, what a >> way it was to make them meander around blindfolded. >> >> The Bangalore Blind Walk, organised by Project Vision, perhaps went on >> to disprove the parable ‘a blind man cannot guide another.’ >> >> Hundreds took part in the walk that started at the MG Road Metro >> station and culminated at the Bal Bhavan on the Cubbon Park premises. >> >> >> >> The volunteers and the blind persons were divided into groups. Each >> group was led by a blind person and followed buy five to seven >> blindfolded persons and a volunteer to instruct them on what to watch >> out for. >> >> The walk coincided with the National Eye Donation Fortnight. The aim, >> say the organisers, is to create awareness about eye donation besides >> sensitising the public about the daily woes of the visually impaired, >> who can sense the obstacles only by means of a touch or the white >> cane. >> >> While the ones who were blindfolded were scared to put their step >> forward, the ones without were completely confident and led others. >> >> Kushal (name changed), 15, who is blind by birth and is associated >> with the Karnataka Welfare Association for the Blind, led a group of >> seven blindfolded persons. He said, “We walk like this every day, but >> my blindness is no roadblock for my vision in life. I want to work as >> a news reader in a TV channel,” he said. >> >> Megha, Prateek, Sahathi and Pawan, all students in an engineering >> college in Electronics City, had come to participate after their >> professor encouraged them to do so. They said, “It is amazing to know >> how the ones without eyes walk every day on the roads, while we are >> needing instruction at every step.” >> >> As 200-250 people walked on the pavements alongside the Namma Metro >> Station, the commuters and onlookers were completely in awe. Many of >> them instantly volunteered to walk blindfolded. >> >> Says Father George Kannanthanam, director of Project Vision, “One >> third of the world’s blind persons are in our country. Yet, when it >> comes to eye donation, the numbers are miniscule.” >> >> Awareness is also being created as to how the ‘104’ helpline (‘Arogya >> Vani’) can be utilised for eye donation. Anyone from anywhere in the >> State can call the number for eye donation and get assistance in >> contacting the nearest eye bank. >> >> Prasanna Kumar Pincha, Chief Disability Commissioner of India, flagged >> off the Blind Walk. Organisations such as Karnataka Welfare >> Association for the Blind, Bangalore Malayali Catholic Association and >> Ramana Maharshi Blind Academy participated. >> >> >> >> -- >> Avinash Shahi >> Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU >> >> >> >> 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. 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