Friday, April 3, 2009

March towards independent living for the sight impaired




All of us tend to take the great blessings of the Almighty for granted.

Imagine the plight of our friends who are deprived of vision.

They are so dependant on others for everything.

Fortunately, now with the advent of various reading systems like Braille and voluntary organizations like Ability Foundation, situation has changed considerably.Technology has made so many things possible today, that the visually impaired people have started leading an independent life. The blind are becoming more self reliant and are leading almost normal life.

I was amazed when I came across the technology of " Braille label maker"which makes labels in Braille and are stuck on the products.This helps the sight impaired to pick the product of their choice, without an external help.

It is amazing indeed!!!!!!

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2 comments:

Janaki April 4, 2009 8:04 AM  

The example of the braille label may seem small, but is a huge step towards independent living.Thats is really the key...everyone has the right to independent living, and that includes visually impaired people. Janaki

Janaki April 4, 2009 8:06 AM  

Your example of labels in braille may seem a very small thing, but it is truly a step towards independent living...everyone has the the right to independent living, and that includes visually impaired people, or for that matter, all disabled people.Janaki

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