Over the years, the integration of visually-impaired individuals has increased in government services. However, they still have to encounter many difficulties, ranging from the lack of accessible infrastructure to the unavailability of materials in a suitable format. For instance, a visually-challenged aspirant preparing for UPSC can only avail 20% of the entire syllabus in Braille. Akella Raghavendra from Hyderabad observed their plight from close quarters when he started coaching visually-challenged UPSC aspirants in 2016.
“Suppose if there are 4 core books in Geography, an aspirant needs to study all 4 thoroughly to have a wholesome idea. Sadly, only 2 of them are available in Braille format. So if blind students wish to read the other 2, they have to depend on someone else to read the entire book to them,” explains Raghavendra, who has recently published the first-ever comprehensive study material for UPSC in Braille and Audiobook format, opening new doors for visually-challenged civil service aspirants across the country.
Source: https://thelogicalindian.com/my-social-responsibility/raghavendra-ias-visually-challenged-braille-material/