Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind

2007-11-14 Thread Geetha Shamanna
@accessindia.org.in Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 11:19 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind I would here like to express the opinion of a person who lost both sight and sense of hearing at the age of 22. from being an educated and financially independent individual I was reduced

Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind

2007-11-13 Thread Subramani L
] On Behalf Of Rajesh Asudani Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:30 AM To: Geetha Shamanna; accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind absolutely well said I am tired of idealism. Given a choice nobody would prefer to be blind, admittedly not even

Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind

2007-11-13 Thread Ashwani Jassal
, November 13, 2007 11:09 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind i know why we become so hypocrite One can not celebrate his blindness even with so many justifications! With love and care, Vip! - Original Message - From: Rajesh Asudani [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Geetha Shamanna [EMAIL

Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind

2007-11-13 Thread Harish Kotian
Message - From: Rajesh Asudani [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:46 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind But what about advantages of learning this new but universal language? Are we afraid of change or learning

Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind

2007-11-13 Thread Rajesh Asudani
@accessindia.org.in Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:52 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind Hi All Actually, to understand the spirit of what is said, is that, vision is a very strong distractive stimulus. One will have to appreciate with an example. Imagine, a person who is born

Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind

2007-11-13 Thread Payal
: Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind Well, the logic may apply to those congenitally blind or having become so at an early age without any conscious recollection of sight. But, what about those acquiring the condition later in life? Do they also become so adapted to the los [or maybe so

Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind

2007-11-12 Thread renuka warriar
. Renuka - Original Message - From: Subramani L [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 10:47 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind Fantastic story. After reading this, I wanted to forget about our agreed etiquette regarding

Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind

2007-11-12 Thread Geetha Shamanna
in thinking among the able-bodied individuals in our society. Subramani -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of LSanjay Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 12:03 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind

Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind

2007-11-12 Thread LSanjay
people believe to be. - Original Message - From: Geetha Shamanna [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 8:48 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind While I do not disagree with anything said in the article, if gene therapy

Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind

2007-11-12 Thread Rajesh Asudani
] and wills to live must afforded reasonable opportunities to do so. Rajesh - Original Message - From: LSanjay [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Geetha Shamanna [EMAIL PROTECTED]; accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 11:03 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind

Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind

2007-11-12 Thread Dr. Vipin Malhotra
, 2007 10:30 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind absolutely well said I am tired of idealism. Given a choice nobody would prefer to be blind, admittedly not even the lady who has written the article inquestion. Then, isn't it strange that given a choice

Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind

2007-11-12 Thread Dinesh Kaushal
8:48 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind While I do not disagree with anything said in the article, if gene therapy is made available and if it guarantees restoration of sight, I would be the first one to take it. Identity and all that sounds good in the ideal world. Although I

Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind

2007-11-12 Thread niranjanraj urs
]; accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:30 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind absolutely well said I am tired of idealism. Given a choice nobody would prefer to be blind, admittedly not even the lady who has written

Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind

2007-11-11 Thread Subramani L
among the able-bodied individuals in our society. Subramani -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of LSanjay Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 12:03 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind

Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind

2007-11-11 Thread niranjanraj urs
in thinking among the able-bodied individuals in our society. Subramani -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of LSanjay Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 12:03 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind

Re: [AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind

2007-11-11 Thread firoz
] Reflections on Becoming Blind Reflections on Becoming Blind by Rebecca Atkinson From the Editor: On July 17, 2007, the Guardian, one of the most prestigious newspapers in the United Kingdom

[AI] Reflections on Becoming Blind

2007-11-09 Thread LSanjay
Reflections on Becoming Blind by Rebecca Atkinson From the Editor: On July 17, 2007, the Guardian, one of the most prestigious newspapers in the United Kingdom, published an essay by a woman