Hi all,
This is indeed an interesting discussion.
I come from a country where most visually impaired people are so accustomed to
being left out and neglected that they don't even find it worthwhile to discuss
these things.
India has the largest number of visually impaired/ blind people in the world.
But, sadly, it continues to be one of the most ignorant countries in the world
when it comes to safeguarding and promoting the rights of visually impaired
people.
Most assistive devices and screen readers are so expensive here that only the
elite can think about buying them.
Devices like the iPhone and the iPad which are accessible cost more than $1000.
The idea of having audio described movies or TV shows almost sounds laughable
here.
The government provides absolutely no funding for visually impaired people.
And I can't even talk about the educational system, because there is no
educational system in place for visually impaired people in the first place.
Most of them go to special schools, most of which are pathetic to say the
least, and a few who are lucky enough to have parents who have money and the
determination to enable their children to compete in the real world manage to
perform the herculean task of studying in a normal school.
Most people here live under the impression that the lives of visually impaired
people in western countries like the U.S. and the U.K. are extremely fulfilling
and free of obstacles.
I know I'm just whinging, but I just thought I should share this with you all.
Cheers,
Rahul
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