visually challenged

Visually impaired Phula Soren didn’t let the lack of sight dim her vision. Today, she is the vice-captain of India’s Blind Cricket Team. Here’s her story.

"Everything is closed here. I haven't moved outside my home for the past five months as my family warned me to not do that, since our lives depend on touching surfaces."

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.

“Everyone loved the app and found it very helpful. Sometimes we don’t know where we are or where we are heading, but if you put the app in travel mode, it tells you where you are!"

Almost nine years ago Hemlata boarded the local train on her way to a musical evening. As she got off at the station, two street singers were welcoming the travellers with their musical skill. “They were singing so well that I remember standing there and just listening to them for a while,” recalls Hemlata.

“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."

“When someone asks me how old I am, I confidently tell them 13 years. Because I wasted nearly 50 years of my life doing nothing,” says the first visually impaired person to complete the 19,000 Dolma Pass in Tibet.

"The first time I got a call asking about flavour names on milk packets, the interaction felt quite surreal. It was sudden and just in the moment," read one of the many heartwarming comments on the post.

Students from The Galaxy School created braille numbering in elevators of residential apartments in Rajkot, and are on a mission to demand infrastructural support for India’s blind population.