INTERVIEWS
In this interview section we talk to successful visually impaired persons to get an insight into what makes them tick. These interviews give us a first-hand account of the challenges these people faced, and what did they do to overcome those challenges.
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Michael Naranjo - Sculpting With Feeling
Photo credit: Laurie Naranjo, dreamtouchbelieve.com By Pramila Komanduri Sculpting, hunting and fishing were a routine part of Michael Naranjo's childhood which was spent with his Pueblo Indian...
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Richard Turner – Winning With the Hand You Have Been Dealt
By Pramila Komanduri How would you like to play a game of cards and be able to deal them in a way that you win all the time? This is not an example of card magic but of card mechanics or manipulation...
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Fabricating cures for Blindness
Two Blind Brothers is the name of a clothing company in New York City which was started by two brothers, Bradford and Bryan Manning, who have had Stargardt’s disease since they were young children....
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Life does not stop with sight loss
By Shruti Pushkarna Dave Taylor, Editor of Losing My Sight Magazine started to lose his vision in 2013. He was dismissed from his job as a result. After being unemployed for nearly two years, he...
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Sachin Dev Pavithran – Advocating for Inclusive Change
Interview by Pramila Komanduri Sachin Dev Pavithran was born in India but grew up in Dubai where his father was working. He later went to the US for his undergraduate studies in the state of Utah....
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Mahesh Narasimhan: ‘I never wanted any soft corners for myself. I wanted to be judged on the basis of my merit.’- Part II
In this second part of the interview with Shruti Pushkarna, Mahesh Narasimhan speaks at length about his growing up years when he started to lose his vision and his subsequent courageous journey...
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Mahesh Narasimhan - 'My persistence and hard work paid off' by Shruti Pushkarna
Mahesh Narasimhan topped the 2016 batch of Executive MBA at the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi. This, after he was wrongfully denied admission into FMS in 2014. But Mahesh stood up and...
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Christine Ha – Beyond the MasterChef by Pramila Komanduri, "Photo credit: Julie Soefer Photography"
Christine Ha is well-known as the first ever blind contestant and winner of the third season of MasterChef, the American TV competition show for amateur cooks. She won $250,000 and the opportunity to...
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Justice Richard Bernstein - “Law is a Great Equalizer” By Pramila Komanduri
Justice Richard Bernstein is the first blind Justice who has been elected by the people of the state of Michigan to serve on the Michigan Supreme Court since January, 2015. Born blind with a...
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Rajdeep Manwani- Lakshmi Ravishankar
In an interview with Lakshmi Ravishankar, Rajdeep Manwani an Academic in Jain University, Quizmaster and Counselor shares the hurdles that he has faced in his life. His perseverance and optimism...
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