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Sent from my iPhone > On 25-Aug-2014, at 5:11 pm, avinash shahi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Excellent. > >> 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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