Hi Shilpi, I'm already aware about very well and still general people asume low vision people as blind only. I think that this link of your site needs to be reread and reconsidered by you again: https://newzhook.com/story/19757#targetText=As%20per%20the%20World%20Health,6%2F60%20is%20legally%20blind. === In India a person with a clarity of vision or Visual Acuity < 6/60 is legally blind. India changed its definition of blindness in 2017. Before that, for almost four decades since 1976, a person who was unable to count fingers from a distance of three metres would be considered "blind". However, now a person who is unable to count fingers from a distance of six metres is considered disabled due to blindness. === Also, this is a way to find the loop wholes in the definitions but certainly it is not correct. How can we consider a person low vision and not blind if this is true: "A person who is unable to count fingers from a distance of six metres is considered disabled due to blindness."
On 10/7/19, bhawani shankar verma <bsvermad...@gmail.com> wrote: > thank you for simplifying the word "VI" as "blind". It is my strong opinion > that we have made ourselves complicated by calling visually impaired, person > with total absense of sight, sightless person, visually disabled and so on. > Now the primary word "blind" came out on the result of this topic. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shilpi Kapoor > Sent: Monday, October 07, 2019 11:07 AM > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: [AI] Newz Hook Clarification on Ajay Minocha Story > > Hi All, > > > > At Newz Hook, we pride ourselves is sharing stories about the amazing work > being done by people with disabilities, their achievements, their > challenges. There is so little done to share the good that is happening > around people with disabilities. > > > > We, Newz Hook stands by our story regarding Ajay Minocha being the "first > blind CFA charter holder from India. The only other CFA charter holder has > low vision. He also has the relevant work experience required for the CFA > charter which makes all the facts stated true.” > > > > We understand that some confusion may have arisen over the initial headline > which said Ajay Minocha is the first VI person. Upon receiving an update, > NewzHook immediately corrected the headline to say first blind person > > > > We would also like to congratulate Ajay Minocha for having achieved this. We > don’t want to take away from any other person, but we believe that successes > like this need to be shared and applauded. > > > > Thanks > > Shilpi Kapoor > > CEO, Newz Hook > > > > > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > > Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
