Visually impaired

She could not walk alone herself once. She now helps others walk. Meet Tiffany, the woman with visual disability, who has a vision beyond the ordinary.

Bengaluru based Samarthanam Trust for Disabled has 5,000 audio books to help students with disabilities achieve their educational goals. More are being added every day by an army of volunteers because the goal of the founder, Mahantesh, is to have the entire university syllabus available in audio format.

Arundhati Nath was born with bilateral congenital cataract. After many surgeries, she gained 25 percent of her vision, and can now read print, though from a very close distance. Today, she is working with State Bank of India. She still faces challenges but is very happy with her many achievements. This is her journey.

Ekta Pandey, a visually impaired girl from Lucknow, has pledged to donate her eyes. She lost her vision at the age of 12 after her fight with brain tumour, but her corneas are healthy, allowing her to fulfil her deep desire to make someone else see with her eyes.

Around 300 million people in the world are visually impaired and face difficulties every day in activities as basic as walking. Anirudh Sharma and Krispian Lawrence came up with an interesting idea to simplify the lives of visually impaired people. Read their journey of change and how they designed a special haptic shoe line that helps the blind navigate easily.

SmartCane is one of the best examples of classroom teaching transformed into practical application. This product not only benefits a large section of the society - the blind population, but also shows the power of research and technology in bridging divides and enabling independence. Conceptualized in IIT Delhi, read how this product mobilised global resources and expertise to come into being!

Shubham Banerjee can be called a child prodigy but with a difference. He has not done wonders at the age of 12 to bring name and fame to just himself and his family. At a tender age, he had the insight to invent a printer for the blind out of his toys! This is a story about Shubham and his ‘Braigo’!

We have all been complaining of India team's dismal performance in Cricket for quite some time now. But how many of us are aware that we are the winners of the previous World Cup in the world of Blind Cricket? Let's open our eyes and hearts to our visually impaired superstars and give them the credit, support and respect they deserve!

An advertising creative professional, Swasti Ray, went beyond just feeling bad for the disabled, and worked hard to create a product that helps bring colour and art in the lives of the visually impaired. Read about his innovation and what inspired him to think out-of-the-box!

Being blind can be difficult for anyone to accept. In a country like India, it is sometimes all the more demanding due to societal attitudes and lack of access. Preeti Monga has been visually impaired since age six. Here she recounts, in her own words, the challenges she has had to face and the courage she found to not only overcome them, but also start an organization to help persons with disability. Truly, an inspiring woman.