“I may not be able to fly an aircraft, but I can certainly find my way home,” says Pratik Rajiv Jindal, who has not let his visual impairment deter him from dreaming big. 

He is one of the recipients of this year’s Helen Keller awards for disability which would be presented on December 3 to mark World Disability Day. 

The 29-year-old from Bengaluru suffers from Retinitis Pigmentosa, a genetic disorder where one loses vision over a period of time. It was at the age of 20 when Jindal was staring at a loss of vision. 

PANAJI: The 47th edition of the international film festival of India (Iffi) has become the first film festival in India to screen movies for the visually impaired.

BHUBANESWAR: Specially-abled people from across the State will be participating in an array of events on December 3 on the occasion of the International Day for Persons with Disability. The events, to be organised by Department of Social Security and Empowerment of PwDs (SSEPD), include ability marathon, exhibition, film festival on disability awareness, photography competition and cultural events.

CAPE TOWN - Navigators from Worcester's Pioneer School for the Visually Impaired directed drivers over a 200 kilometre distance during the annual Pioneer Rally at the weekend.

A navigator teams up with a celebrity and the pair make their way from Somerset West back to Worcester in a sponsored vehicle.

The Pioneer Rally aims to create awareness around visual impairment.

Former and current students as well as teachers from the Pioneer School for the Visually Impaired teamed up with 39 celebrities for the 11th annual Audi Somerset West Pioneer Rally.