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Empowering - 5

Alpana Dubey had always been optimistic about life and had strong resolve to face challenges in reaching her ambitions. When Alpana lost her eyesight which was the result of a complication of Menengitic hydrocephalus, her strength of character and support of family and society in general did not disrupt her optimism to reach her dreams. One of these is Eyeway, which still constantly gives her a rich knowledge resource and motivation to lead a full life amidst blindness. Eyeway counselled Alpana when her usual confidence waned as she chose her course of study.

Empowering - 4

This student pursuing a Masters Degree in Computer Applications (name withheld on family’s request) has had deteriorating eyesight when he was finishing his college degree. Thus, when he started graduate studies, taking regular exams became more difficult because of his low vision. He asked for some consideration of extra time from his university based on what he thought were “humanitarian grounds” for a vision impaired student. He was not aware that the support he sought for was in fact his right.

Empowering - 3

S.P. Singh was a young family man, earning a decent living as a teacher for some years until he started to lose his sight because of severe retinal problem. Gradually becoming blind is the lowest point of his life. Then one day, he heard an inspiring radio show on living with blindness, the Eyeway- Ye Hai Roshni Ka Karwan, and suddenly started to shift his perspective about blindness. After that enlightening moment, he became motivated to call the Eyeway Helpdesk for more information which until now helps him adjust to his vision impairment.

Empowering - 2

Manjula and Jayant Mahajan have twin daughters Prachi and Pragya. When the twins were just six months old, the parents discovered that both of the girls were blind. Life came to a stand still for the Mahajans. The future looked bleak and scary. They did not know what to do or what to expect, until they received some good advice that told them what to do, what the challenges were and how to address them and what potential the children had. The Mahajans stopped sulking and began planning and dreaming. Today Prachi and Pragya are living wholesome lives studying in mainstream schools.

Empowering - 1

Harshit Agarwal of Jabalpur, MP, has low vision due to Ocular albinism. He requested from his university an allowance of extra time to write by himself his 3rd year BCom examination. However, the university did not allow him for an extra time, apparently because there is no central circular issued to universities for them to implement such provisions for vision impaired students. Harshit referred his problem to the Eyeway Helpdesk, and right away, he was connected to an NGO in Bhopal which contacted the Chancellor of the university in the state.

Bengali radio show Eyeway Alor Patho Jatri

Our Bengali radio show Eyeway Alor Patho Jatri will go on air on 12 February 2012.

Eyeway West Bengal is a collaboration of Sanchar & Score Foundation.

From 12 February, our Bengali radio show Eyeway Alor Patho Jatri will be aired every Sunday from five stations of All India Radio in West Bengal. The station and time details are as follows:

AIR Kolkata on MW - 1:45 pm, 657KHz/456.6 metres

FM Rainbow on FM - 1:45 pm, 107MHz

AIR Siliguri MW - 8:30 pm 711 KHz/421.9metres

AIR Shantiniketan on FM - 8:30 pm 103.1 MHz

Oriya radio show Eyeway Aloka Pathe Tuma Sathe

The second season of our Oriya radio show will be aired every Saturday at 6:25 p.m.

Eyeway Aloka Pathe Tuma Sathe, our 15-minute radio show in oriya, is now airing every Saturday starting from 01 January 2011, at 6:25 p.m. This show is jointly produced by Score Foundation and Open Learning Systems, Bhubaneswar, and supported by Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) and Department for International Development (DFID).

The show will be aired on the following channels:

Hindi radio show Eyeway Ye Hai Roshni Ka Karawan

Our hindi radio show Eyeway Yeh Hai Roshni Ka Karawan was launched in 2005. The seventh season of the show will be aired every Wednesday at 9 p.m. on 30 stations of Vividh Bharti and Delhi station of FM Rainbow from 14 September 2011.

For more Information : Frequencies

Episode 6 Season 8: Aired on 11 July 2012

Using real life stories, interviews, features, discussions, radio drama, and the like, Eyeway's radio shows disseminate knowledge about living a fulfilling life with vision impairment. Read all about the initiative, the people associated with it, and also listen to the latest episodes.

People around the world can listen to the latest episode of our show on the internet by clicking on the link below.

Information changes lives

We, at Eyeway, do believe that information changes lives. And this believe has been strengthened by the people who keep calling us on Eyeway, initially coming to us with their problems, and later informing us of their success. Read about some such cases ... We are grateful to Ericsson India and Concern India Foundation for their support in running the Eyeway Helpdesk. Ericsson India Concern India Foundation

Indian Census 2011

The Indian government conducts the census every 10 years. The census 2011 begins from 9 February, and question number 9 in the census form is about disability. It is important for all of us to answer the question correctly. Please click on the link below to look at an informative video, and also spread the word around.

Updating the list of identified jobs

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, has constituted a committee to review and update the list of identified posts. Please send in the following information within 10 days through email, SMS, or phone:

> Suggesting the addition of new posts in the list of identified posts.