Living with a disability is not easy in a country where a large section of the population still looks at it as an outcome of bad karma. And being a person with disability born to a poor household makes it harder. Now imagine a blind girl from a low income family, the stigma scales greater heights.
 
The Eyeway Helpdesk receives fewer calls from women with blindness as they are...

Thirty-five-year-old Zainab Arif was born with an eye condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa. In her early years, she had partial vision, but gradually she experienced further sight loss. At present, she only has some light perception left. Growing up in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, Zainab went to a regular school. But due to deteriorating eyesight, she couldn’t study after Class 8. Her family...

There are around 60 million blind and visually impaired people living in India. A majority of this population remains ignorant, with limited or no access to opportunities of education and employment. This also means they remain financially dependent on family and close community.
The government of India offers a monthly Disability Pension to support their basic needs. This pension scheme...

Twenty-three-year-old Amit Bhise was born sighted to a low income family in Sangli district of Maharashtra. When he was two, he developed a high fever and was given an overdose of injections for the same. Soon after, Amit lost his eyesight.
 
While Amit’s siblings went to school, he stayed trapped in the confines of his home. His parents had no awareness for education of a blind...