Not over yet
Ram Kumar was in Class 6 when his eyesight began to deteriorate. Without realizing that this would be an ongoing process, he continued to study until it became difficult for him to move around and read on his own. By Class 8, Ram had stopped going to school, assuming that visually impaired people could not study. With no information on how to live life with blindness, Ram spent the next two years undergoing treatment. His parents were supportive and rushed to every possible eye specialist to restore their son’s eyesight, yielding no results.
Resident of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 29-year-old Rajesh Arya studied in a mainstream school and college. Despite being 75% visually impaired, he did not avail of any government provisions like scribe or used screen reading software due to lack of awareness. This made his growing up years difficult.
Blind and visually impaired people in our country are left to depend on their families for every decision about their lives. The result of which is often neglect and uncertain future. Budhaji Niguda, 28-year-old visually impaired person from Thane district of Maharashtra has been a victim of such neglect by his family.
Jayamala was only eight years old when she lost her eyesight due to untimely treatment. For the next decade, the young girl stayed within the safe walls of her home. Her family who sustained through a small business had no idea what to do with Jayamala. It was only when one of their relatives apprised them about an organization working for disabled persons that she stepped outside for the first time.
Twenty-four-year-old Chandrakanta Kumari suffered from gradual vision loss, becoming totally blind when she was pursuing Class 12. She still managed to finish her graduation. When she called Eyeway from her hometown, Gaya in Bihar, she sought help in finding a job.
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