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Sudhakara Kurup, who lost his vision at the age of 21 due to glaucoma, runs a stationery shop in Pathanamthitta district in Kerala. From opening and organising the store, to interacting with customers and keeping track of finances, the sexagenerian does everything on his own.

Though born visually impaired, Hannah, today, is the youngest and sought after motivational speakers in Kerala. She has also written and recorded many songs for her YouTube Channel which has almost 1000 subscribers and has garnered over 20,000 views.

"All the accolades and awards I have received can never match the heartfelt gratitude and blessings from my blind daughters and their families.”

"I can neither see my audience, nor the scenic mountains I climb. But that has never deterred me from pursuing my personal and professional goals," says Kanchan Gaba.

Lack of teaching facilities restrict visually-impaired from pursuing education. This device and mobile application makes self-learning easy.

“For my parents, who really struggled through life undergoing multiple adversities, this was the best I could give them. Hearing them speak of my achievement with pride in their voices makes it all worth it.”

“We were shocked to realise that even well-educated visually-challenged adults would not have a clear idea of maps - we wanted to go a step higher than that."

27-year-old Ankita Gulati has developed a digital inclusion device which allows the visually-impaired to access diagrams and pictorial content.

Interestingly, one of the brains behind this awesome project also runs ‘Sparshdnyan’, India’s first Marathi Braille newsletter!

Wanting to make the path easier for the visually impaired (VI) people is the non-profit initiative, Hear2Read, which uses Text to Speech (TTS) software that processes visual content into audio.