PROBLEMS OF

VISUALLY
CHALLENGED
AGENDA
Introduction
Problems of visually challenged
Blindness statistics
History and Milestone
Education technique
Blind Cricket World Cup
Prevention of vision loss
Summary on NGO Visit
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Challenged.

INTRODUCTION
A visually impaired child or a person with visual
impairment is generally dependent on their auditory a n d
kinaesthetic senses.

Braille is a tactile writing system used by people who are

visually impaired, including people who are blind,
deafblind or who have low vision.

The lack of emotional support at diagnosis centers, the

limited accessibility to activities a n d information, the
societal stigma and the lack of unemployment, are all
factors frequently leading blind or low vision individuals
in isolation.
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Founder of NAB
Barrister Rustom Merwanji
Alpaiwalla

The period 1919- 1965 could be

designated by historians of
blind welfare work in India a s
the “ Al pa i wa l l a Ag e. ” For,
during this period of four
de c a d e s a n d more, blind
welfare services in this country
acquired not only public a nd
State recognition but also
evolved in a systematic a n d
coordinated pattern, mainly due
to the efforts of Barrister Rustom
Merwanji Alpaiwalla.
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Problems of visually
challenged

PROBLEMS RELATED TO
VISUALLY
CHALLENGED
Globally, the leading causes of vision impairment are:

• uncorrected refractive errors

• cataract.
• a g e - related macular degeneration.
• g laucoma.
• diabetic retinopathy. corneal opacity.
trachoma.
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IF ANY OF THESE EYE CONDITIONS ONE
HAS
SUDDEN LOSS OF VISION IN ONE EYE

SUDDEN HAZY OR BLURRED VISION

F L A S H E S OF LIGHT OR BLACK SPOTS IN YOUR

VISION

RAINBOWS AROUND LIGHT [SCINTILLATING

SCOTOMA] LOSS OF PERIPHERAL (SIDE)

HE MAY REQUIRE EMERGENCY MEDICAL

VISION
ATTENTION
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challenged .

CONDITIONS

Loss of vision in one eye Blurred vision Black spot in

vision

Scintillating S co t o ma [ rainbow around Peripheral vision loss

light]
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challenged

TYPES OF EYE
DISEASE
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BLINDNESS STATISTICS

• Globally, at least 2.2 billion people have a near or

distance vision impairment.
• Severe distance vision impairment or blindness due
to unaddressed refractive error (88.4 million).
• Cataract (94 million).
• Glaucoma (7.7 million).
•  Corneal opacities (4.2 million).
•  Diabetic retinopathy (3.9 million).
•  Trachoma (2 million).
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HISTORY AND
MILESTONE
Saturday, Ja nu a ry 19, 1952, s a w the flowering of the
se e d sown wa y b a c k in 1947, by Mr. Mangulal
J ethalal Sh a h.

Mr. B.G. Kher, the then Premier of Bombay Province

moved a resolution at the First All India Conference
for the Blind held in Mumbai (formerly Bombay),
which led to the founding of the National Association
for the Blind (India).
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challenged

EDUCATION TECHNIQUE

Braille is a system of raised dots that people c a n feel

with their fingers a n d that represent letters a n d words for
people who are blind or h a v e severe low vision.

M a n y children who are braille readers a n d have

additional disabilities learn the alphabet in
braille .
This Photo b y Unk no wn Author is l ic e ns ed under CC BY
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challenged

BLIND CRICKET WORLD

CUP
Frist Blind Cricket Worldcup w a s held in november
1998 at New Delhi.

George Abraham of India is the founding Chairman

of the WBBC [

In 2018 India won the 5 th edition of Blind Cricket

Worldcup.
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PREVENTIONS OF VISION LOSS

• Have a comprehensive dilated eye exam.

• Maintain your blood sugar levels.
• Eat right to protect your sight.
• Maintain a healthy weight.
• Wear protective eyewear. 
• Quit smoking or never start.
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SUMMARY ON NGO VISIT

It was a great experience for all of us. We got to know how their life is
challenging but we salute them, they just were going with the flow. The
ladies there make handmade accessories like Rakhis , bags, garlands, etc.
The thought of having any physical challenge would scare us, making us
think about how life would become so difficult. But meeting them changed,
our perspectives that “even with a challenge , life is still the same if you keep
going on” like them.
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