----- Original Message ----- From: neha agarwal To: sayeveryth...@yahoogroups.co.in Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 4:57 PM Subject: [SayEverything] listen to the stories of visually impaired at inclusive planet.
impairment at Inclusive Stories! Have you ever thought about what inspired you to take the most difficult decision in your life? Think about it and you will realize that it's the stories of people that you have met or heard of that serve as the strongest source of inspiration! Stories of our parents, role models, and people that we admire! Listen to stories of people living with a visual impairment! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhKM0JJyGyE http://bit.ly/dWq06V 1. Advantages of being visually impaired Four wonderful girls speak about the advantages of being visually impaired! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfKR94OdfdY http://bit.ly/gu7ENI 2. The people know I am blind and yet they ask! "The time when I felt like crying, people knew that we can't see & yet they ask..." A touching account of a visually impaired person. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPWjmy3zZV8 http://bit.ly/hpH2wx 3. Hiring the visually impaired What is it like to work with visually impaired people and why you should hire a visually impaired person? Listen to Sunil Abraham from the Center for Internet and Society sharing his experience http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pawpQm6aFbE http://bit.ly/h0Umnh 4. Inclusive Story of a Visually Impaired Girl Suprita Gupta "Break the bars of barriers with a smile on your face!" Touching story of Suprita Gupta, a visually impaired girl working in IBM. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xABbm85Bg2E http://bit.ly/eRm2tX 5. Awkward situations faced by visually impaired people "How can you solve the problem since you are visually impaired?" Awkward situations at work! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tXgpdjt48M http://bit.ly/iknXTM 6. I have a dream "My dream is to inspire at least one visually impaired to be independent." Hear more dreams! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOKG-a5QA_4 http://bit.ly/hcPwZP 7. Employment for visually impaired Getting a job that you really like is not a simple task for anyone. Then imagine what it is like for a visually impaired person? Listen to the stories of Rajdeep, a lecturer at Jain College & Rajani, a Chartered Accountant at Infosys Technologies. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv-tzdiOHR0 http://bit.ly/hT1G7O 8. Tips on Training for the Visually Impaired Ask yourself - is there anything missing because of my visual impairment? Some tips on training for the visually impaired http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emVowd4tg_g http://bit.ly/hx6eYN usive Planet is a social web for the visually impaired. It occurred to them - why not use Inclusive Planet to bring together stories told by visually impaired people? There are so many strong and amazing visually challenged people who have achieved so much in their lives! Why not encourage them to share their stories with the world? They decided to ask their members to talk about the challenges that they have faced in life, education, or while looking for employment, about their aspirations and advice they can give to others. They started creating short videos of people telling their stories and now have some amazing stories to share with you! You can listen to the first 9 stories on the Inclusive Stories page. And every week they will upload more and more inspiring stories, so you can just subscribe to the channel to stay updated. Don't forget to share the link with your friends and family! You never know the impact one short email from you can have on another person! They need YOUR help to reach out to more visually impaired people. Read more about Inclusive Planet: Inclusiveplanet.com is a website which persons with visual impairment can easily use to share accessible content and relevant information, to interact socially, and in the process, realise the greater vision i.e. to create a unique online community that can create multiple community-based solutions beyond content and social interaction. Community based solutions are the answer to the problems of print-impaired persons the world over; and we seek to build a powerful social web for the print-impaired that can generate and facilitate the sharing of these solutions. Inclusive Planet was launched in November 2009 and currently has 5100 members from over 100 countries, of whom more than 3000 are from India. Importantly the 5100 members have shared 20000+ files of accessible content, started 300+ topical channels, had 40000+ conversations and put up over 110000+ posts. Visit InclusivePlanet.com Follow them on Twitter - @inclusiveplanet or join them on facebook.com/inclusiveplanet Newsletter (Short version) Have you ever wondered how visually impaired people manage to get a job or find the lobe of their lives? Listen to the most interesting stories of visually impaired people - Inclusive Stories If you're still not sure, hear this quick audio clip. If you like what you hear, visit www.Inclusiveplanet.com/stories and subscribe to the channel to stay updated. Don't forget to share the link with your friends and family! You never know the impact one short email from you can have on another person! They need YOUR help to reach out to more visually impaired people. Links to Youtube videos that you can embed Thank you for support! Together, let's make this planet inclusive! 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