George Abraham, CEO of Score Foundation is a post graduate in Operations Research and graduate in Mathematics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University. George started his career in advertising in 1981 and was involved with two leading advertising agencies till 1989.Born in London, Abraham has been visually impaired since the age of 10 months, due to an attack of meningitis.After which he began working with the blind. Having spent over two decades working in the domain of Life with blindness, George has diverse experience as a trainer/motivational speaker, a promoter of cricket for the blind and a disability Activist/Communicator. In 1990 he launched national cricket programmes for the blind and established the World Blind Cricket Council in 1996. In 1996, he also had the privilege of running with the Olympic Torch at Atlanta. Later he launched a mobile training program in personality development in 1997. With support from British Airways, Abraham conducted a series of two-day workshops in ‘communications skill development’ for young blind boys and girls in different parts of the country. 30 workshops were held and nearly 600 young people were trained. While organizing the cricket and conducting the ‘Communications skills’ workshop, George had the opportunity of interacting with various stakeholders. He realized that people more often than not tended to focus on the blindness rather than on the person. People did not know how to respond to the blindness. It was a mindset issue. He as well as co-authored a book on Inclusive Education in 2004. In 2002 George founded Score Foundation and launched its flagship Project Eyeway in 2003, which is a single stop Knowledge Resource for blind and visually impaired people with the object of changing lives through the power of Knowledge. In the past George has been conferred with awards such as, the Sanskriti Award, the Rotary Vocational Award, The Limca Book of Record’s “People of the Year” Award and was elected as an Ashoka fellow in 2001 There are close to 5.4 million people in India who are set to be irreversibly blind. George Abraham, Founder, and CEO, he has made it his life’s work to help the world look at people with vision challenges differently – focusing on the person, not the blindness.  He believes that blindness is not the real problem.  The problem is the way people think. 

There is widespread ignorance as well as preconceived notions in India as to the true potential of someone who is blind. It doesn’t help that India is a country with large numbers but with scarcity when it comes to medical treatment, infrastructure, access for those in rural areas, and a majority of people dependent on a government with limited resources. Knowledge, has the power to change lives and change the world. Every blind person is potentially part of the Human Resource of the country. They need to be invested in rather than merely provided for. George firmly believes that people with visual impairments need to be reminded of their incredible potential and encouraged to be independent.  George stressed that blind people should have fair opportunities for all jobs and careers, but that the resources must be allocated by the government. Fortunately, in 2016 the Rights of Person with Disability Act was passed which will allow for better access for those who are visually impaired.  George humbly acknowledges that his parents were exceptional.  George Abraham is a living example of what can be achieved by a person who is blind. Eyeway started initially because of this widespread ignorance and lack of access to proper care and treatment.    

Eyeway is a hotline that shares this knowledge as a resource for anyone who needs it.  For the last 15 years, people have been calling Eyeway from all over India.  Since India is a linguistically diverse country, there are many languages and dialects (in fact each state speaks a different language). The 1-800 number is what people dial from all parts of India, but depending on where they are calling from, they will be routed to a location where there will be someone who can speak their language. Eyeway does not give any medical advice, but when a person calls in, they can be referred to the nearest eye hospital to see a specialist if needed.  If their prognosis is not good and the condition cannot be reversed or treated, people are free to return to Eyeway to get information on how to acquire the right tools to successfully manage their lives and build their futures.  Eyeway as a programme was designed to influence attitudes, share information, aggregate resources, connect people who need support with resources and fight discrimination. . As part of Eyeway’s mass sensitization initiatives, a 13 part television series was produced for India’s public broadcast television company Doordarshan in 2013, called Nazar Ya Nazariya. [9]  Renowned actors Naseeruddin Shah and Harsh Chhaya featured in the series. The TV series was aimed at challenging common perceptions and focusing on the possibilities of life with blindness. Motivational speaker

(711) Raise Expectations: Invest in the blind! | George Abraham | TEDxPune - YouTube

Most Common Author Challenges and How to Overcome them.

Website 

Score Foundation https://scorefoundation.org.in/

Eyeway website https://www.eyeway.org.in

Important videos

(711) nazar ya nazariya - YouTube , sensitization program on Doordarsahn

(711) Eyeway India - YouTube

Eyeway on its community outreach in rural Bharat | George Abraham | Score Foundation

George Abraham: Father of Blind Cricket, Advertising at Ogilvy & Mather, TATA Sponsor Partnership.

Pranav Lal, 32, is blind since birth, and he is an excellent photographer. Using technology, not to mention creativity, he has challenged and broken stereotypes associated with the visually impaired. In 2001, he stumbled upon a software called the ‘Voice’, that claims to give a visual experience to the blind. 

The software essentially converts images into sound which he hears through the headphones and determines what he is looking at. He is MBA and working in a corporate office in New Delhi. 

For more details click on link

https://www.hindustantimes.com/static/groundglass/Visually-impaired-since-birth-photographer-Pranav-Lal-journey-of-expression/.

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https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/people/story/pranav-lal-blind-photographer-capturing-pictures-pinhole-camera-sound-lifest-346608-2016-10-14