Visual impairment: Blind since birth
Born: April 16, 1978
Making it in life with the right approach and attitude
“Everywhere you go, there are problems, it is how you handle them” says, Heeru Chandnani. For Heeru, her disability is almost a non-issue; it’s all about being comfortable and making others comfortable about your disability. Her positive attitude and practical approach has enabled her to achieve success in whatever she chose to do in life.
Professional
Visual impairment : Retinitis pigmentosa
Born: December 30, 1958
He manages two businesses in Kolkata, is the author of several well-known books, and has been honoured with several awards. He is also India 's first visually impaired chartered accountant. Meet Dilip Loyalka, a self-made man.
Visual impairment: Retinitis pigmentosa
Dr. Ashwini Kumar Agarwal is a specialist in banking, and has worked as the Director, National Association for the Blind (NAB), Delhi from 1999-2004.
Visual impairment: Became blind at 15 years
Mahantesh, who had lost his vision due to typhoid at a very early age, has vowed to banish all the adversities the visually impaired students face. With a mission to guide, assist and encourage visually and physically challenged children to pursue higher studies he, along with two other visually impaired friends, started an organisation called Samarthanam Trust For The Disabled. In the local language, the word samarthanam means capable.
Visual impairment: Blinded in early childhood due to glaucoma
In 2005, Dipendra Manocha received national award for his contribution in the area of disability. Being visually impaired himself, since his early childhood, Dipendra overcame all challenges and graduated as a merit student. He also completed his M Phil in Indian Classical music. However, during his Ph. D, Dipendra was frustrated by his dependence on others for reading and writing. It was then that he decided to switch his interest from music and devote his life to finding a solution to this problem.
Surdas was born blind to poor parents. As a child he was a victim of neglect and abuse among his three brothers, as a result of his impairment. Despite his poor start in life, he eventually came to be known as Sant Surdas.
The child was known as Sur because his parents and neighbours forgot his name. His journey from such misery to being the famous Sant Surdas, to whom even emperor Akbar paid homage, is truly awe-inspiring.
Surdas was born in Siri village near Delhi in 1478 A.D. Being blind, the world including his parents, was unkind to him.
Singer and Musician
Visual impairment: Born blind
Born: February 28, 1944
Ravindra Jain is a consummate musician with a degree of consistency rarely seen in the industry. Born blind, he never allowed his blindness to come in the way of honing his inborn talent.
Dancer
Visual impairment : Became blind at three, due to accident
Visual impairment did not come in the way of this dancer who has mastered the Bharat natyam, especially abhinaya.
Buse Gowda has over a thousand performances to his credit. It all started 17 years ago at the Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind when Buse Gowda, as an inquisitive eight-year-old boy, chanced to meet Ashok Kumar, a dance teacher who was just then establishing his school, 'Natyanjali'.
A recipient of Padma Vibhushan, Binod Bihari Mukherjee was an artist with diverse interests. His creativity was so intense that it found its way of expression not only in form of paintings but he also murals and sculptures.
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SATH will be organising a pre-conference workshop on "Accessible Tourism: Why, How and Where!" on 17th September 2012 during 13th TRANSED at New Delhi
A) Hands-On Evaluation of Environmental Barriers on Wheelchair Mobility
Lasik surgery is currently the best method of correction of refractive errors. It is accurate, effective and safe.
Lasik (Laser Assisted In-situ Keratomileusis)
Vision is the most powerful determinant of posture at work. It is impossible to maintain good postures throughout the workday, unless work materials and equipment are thoughtfully placed within the line of sight and within a comfortable focussing distance.
Some tips for the routine eye-care of the newborn child.
Eye care of the newborn child
Suggested are some tips for the routine eye care of the newborn child.
These are small polymer covers, which are placed directly over the cornea. They are of two main types: soft and semi soft.
Contact Lenses
Eyedrops
If eyedrops have been prescribed for treating your glaucoma, you need to use them properly and as instructed by your eye care professional. Proper use of your glaucoma medication can improve the medicine's effectiveness and reduce your risk of side effects.
The essential nutrients your eyes should not miss on.
Nutrition and Your Eyes
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