NEVER SAY NO TO VISUALLY IMPAIRED WOMEN SEEKING SUPPORT – By N.S.Venkataraman Visual impairment ( blindness) is the most severe form of physical disability that section of human beings endure. The consequences of visual disability would be more severe, if it were to happen to a woman. Added to this, if the visually impaired woman were to belong to lower income group with little financial support, it is difficult even to imagine the plight of such women. There are lakhs of such visually impaired living not only in India but in other parts of the world too. The problems faced by visually impaired women appear to be largely similar all over the world . Government’s support : In India, while the governments extend some sort of support to visually impaired persons, the support is marginal . The governments can do only so much , considering their other commitments. In extending support ...
