At 19 years of age, Datta Baban Gawli, a vendor earning his living in local trains at Daund, suffered an accident and it led to the amputation of both his legs. Not one to give up, he got a tricycle wheelchair and started selling goods again. He availed a disability certificate from Sassoon general hospital to ensure that he could use the tricycle wheelchair in the train.
Was the dress blue and black, or white and gold? As a pop-culture enthusiast, I pride myself on the fact that I am up to speed on trivial phenomena that shake the new media. To me, it is amateurish to bring up an episode that is a year-old as reference. However, unlike most pop-culture occurrings, this particular incident, like a well-constructed house after a hurricane, stayed with me.
HYDERABAD: Lack of awareness among people is leading to rise in glaucoma cases at an alarming rate, eye specialists at LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) said.
A visually impaired person from a lower middle class family of Bihar who cracked the prestigious civil services exam and achieved other desired goals too, is an inspiration for the society.
When he was being rushed to the hospital after sustaining serious injury in a road mishap, he requested his family members to donate his eyes to a visually impaired person after his death.
BENGALURU: Thirty-five new mothers and their babies participated in the annual Pinkathon run in Bengaluru on Sunday morning.
Among the 10,000 women who ran various distances in the run to raise breast cancer awareness were students, housewives, corporate executives, cancer survivors, and women from underprivileged and visually impaired sections.
The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995, (PWDA) completed two decades of existence this month. However, the majority of disabled people is yet to avail the entitlements envisaged under the law. Inaccessible public places, non-accommodative educational institutions and the lack of employment opportunities for the disabled are widespread.
NEW DELHI: It's not just the heart and lungs that air pollution knocks out of shape. Doctors in the city are reporting an increase in eye-related complaints arising from pollution.
KOCHI: She had lost her eyesight ten years ago. However, she did not allow impairment to hamper her from having a career and a normal life. A doctor, Reshmi Pramod’s life took a disastrous plunge when she was detected with macular degeneration, a disease causing vision loss and blindness soon after she started her practice.
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