Registeration No. 193/91 Ph : 22750896 / 22751402
WELFARE FOUNDATION OF THE BLINDNO. 7, ISWARAN KOIL ST, KILAMBAKKAM, URAPPAKKAM POST
PIN CODE 603202
WELFARE FOUNDATION OF THE BLINDNO. 7, ISWARAN KOIL ST, KILAMBAKKAM, URAPPAKKAM POST
PIN CODE 603202
A group of visually challenged friends met on a holiday in January 1991 and discussed what they could do to help their visually challenged brothers and sisters. They felt that a strong foundation is needed in matters of Awareness, Individual Help and Total Co-operation . Thus WELFARE FOUNDATION OF THE BLIND came into being, to provide for these needs.
The Founder-President of W.F.B is Dr.G.Jayaraman.
The Chief Patron is His Excellency, the Governor of Tamil Nadu.
We are affiliated to ALL INDIA CONFEDERATION OF THE BLIND and
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE BLIND (INDIA).
Aims and Objectives:
1) To create awareness about the Plights and Potentials of the Visually Challenged.
2) To close the divide between the Sighted and the Sightless.
3) To provide counselling and Guidance to the Visually Challenged.
4) To create Integration, Co-operation and Co-ordination among all the Organizations For and Of the Visually Challenged.
5) To work in unison and to co-operate with the Government in uplifting the visually challenged.
6) To provide platform for the creative talents of the visually challenged.
Activities :
Working towards realizing our aims and objectives we have undertaken and are undertaking various activities which we hope would bring positive changes in the lives of the visually challenged.
Some of our important and on-going activities are :
I We have conducted Seminars on the following topics:
a) Self-Employment for the Visually Challenged.
b) The Role of the Visually Challenged Women in Welfare work.
c) Exploring New Areas of Employment.
d) Some Psychological Problems of the Visually Challenged.
e) Music as a Profession for the Visually Challenged.
f) Literary Introduction to the Visually Challenged.
Altogether, we have so far conducted around 20 Seminars.
II We have conducted ‘Awareness Exhibitions’ highlighting the Plights and Potentials of the Visually Challenged. Twice we have participated in Informex Exhibition conducted by the Students Career Guidance Bureau in 1991 and 1993 and on both the occasions we have won First Prize for the Best Stall.
III We have so far conducted two Study Projects which are :-
1) A Home for the Visually Challenged Senior Citizens.
2) ) An Integrated Training Programme for the visually Challenged and Poor Rural Women.
_This Integrated System has created the much-needed awareness in working with the ‘seeing’.
IV Awards and Prizes:-
1) We have instituted two prizes for the Visually Challenged students of the Chennai-based three Schools for the visually challenged and another for Education and Training.They are:
a) Sundararajan Memorial Award
b) b) Manikandan Memorial Award.
This year, as a token of our love and respect for Prof.Vishnu Bhatt, who recently passed away and who had done a lot for the cause of the Visually Challenged, we are going to institute Prof.Vishnu Bhatt Memorial Award which we would be giving every year.
2) We have given Awards to the following:
a) Outstanding Workers Award for the Visually Challenged.
b) Nine Gems Award representing nine Visually Challenged persons engaged in non-conventional job activities and they include an Astrologer, a Businessman, an L.I.C Agent, a small Industrialist, a Gas Agent, a Lawyer, a Music Composer and so on.
This has created the much needed positive feeling that no profession is beyond the reach of the Visually Challenged, if there is determination in them and if proper opportunities are provided.
We have honoured ten couples of whom one is Visually Challenged for leading a successful married life for a period of twenty years.
c) Seeing parents who have properly settled their three Visually Challenged children were honoured by our Organization.
d) Visually Challenged writers were honoured.
e) ‘Friends of the Blind’ Awards are annually given by us to those who are of constant support to the cause of the Visually Challenged.
Publications:
n order to create the much needed awareness about the Visually Challenged we have published several works on and by the Visually Challenged. They are :
· THE UNHEARD VOICES OF THE NON-SEEING - a collection of essays on the various stages of the Visually Challenged starting from Birth. This book is written by Dr.G.Jayaraman.
· KAANAADHA ULAGIL KELAADHA KURALGAL The collection of essays
mentioned above in Tamil.
· MARUPAARVAI _ a collection of brief life-sketches of twenty Visually Challenged persons.
· A COLLECTION OF TAMIL SONGS SET TO TUNE- by Mr.Venkatasubramanian, a Visually Challenged Music Teacher.
· OESAIGALIN NIRAMAALAI a collection of Poems in Tamil written by
Prof.G.Kannan, a Visually Challenged poet.
· OOTRUKANGAL A collection of prize-winning short-stories penned by Visually Challenged students and adults. The competition was conducted by Welfare Foundation of the Blind.
· THE STATE OF SCHOOLS FOR THE VISUALLY CHALLENGED IN MADRAS STATE – written by Dr.G.Jayaraman.
· THARKAALA THAMIZH KAVIDHAIGAL – a collection of some 50 contemporary Tamil Poems in Braille.
Apart from our own publications we have also been instrumental in getting the works of several aspiring visually challenged creative writers, printed. Thus, PUDHUPUNAL PADHIPAGAM has published the poem-collection of poet Mu.Ramesh and VIRUTCHAM VELIYEEDU has published poet.G.Kannan’s second poem-collection ‘Mazhaikkudai Naatkal’. We have several other manuscripts with us and hopefully we would get them published soon.
We have also arranged for discussions on some current topics like Computer-Sentitization, The Rights of the Disabled, the Visually Challenged in particular, the double-burden of the Visually Challenged Women etc.
We have so far attended three National Conferences arranged by ALL INDIA CONFEDERATION OF THE BLIND in the years 2000, 2003 and 2007. In 2003 when we went to Delhi for the purpose of attending one such National conference, on invitation we had an audience with the then President of India, Dr.Abdul Kalam who received us warmly and spent sufficient time with us despite his busy schedule.
We want to improve and increase the activities already undertaken and to achieve our goal of Total Integration of the Visually Challenged with society at large. And, for this we look forward to your continued support.
The Founder-President of W.F.B is Dr.G.Jayaraman.
The Chief Patron is His Excellency, the Governor of Tamil Nadu.
We are affiliated to ALL INDIA CONFEDERATION OF THE BLIND and
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE BLIND (INDIA).
Aims and Objectives:
1) To create awareness about the Plights and Potentials of the Visually Challenged.
2) To close the divide between the Sighted and the Sightless.
3) To provide counselling and Guidance to the Visually Challenged.
4) To create Integration, Co-operation and Co-ordination among all the Organizations For and Of the Visually Challenged.
5) To work in unison and to co-operate with the Government in uplifting the visually challenged.
6) To provide platform for the creative talents of the visually challenged.
Activities :
Working towards realizing our aims and objectives we have undertaken and are undertaking various activities which we hope would bring positive changes in the lives of the visually challenged.
Some of our important and on-going activities are :
I We have conducted Seminars on the following topics:
a) Self-Employment for the Visually Challenged.
b) The Role of the Visually Challenged Women in Welfare work.
c) Exploring New Areas of Employment.
d) Some Psychological Problems of the Visually Challenged.
e) Music as a Profession for the Visually Challenged.
f) Literary Introduction to the Visually Challenged.
Altogether, we have so far conducted around 20 Seminars.
II We have conducted ‘Awareness Exhibitions’ highlighting the Plights and Potentials of the Visually Challenged. Twice we have participated in Informex Exhibition conducted by the Students Career Guidance Bureau in 1991 and 1993 and on both the occasions we have won First Prize for the Best Stall.
III We have so far conducted two Study Projects which are :-
1) A Home for the Visually Challenged Senior Citizens.
2) ) An Integrated Training Programme for the visually Challenged and Poor Rural Women.
_This Integrated System has created the much-needed awareness in working with the ‘seeing’.
IV Awards and Prizes:-
1) We have instituted two prizes for the Visually Challenged students of the Chennai-based three Schools for the visually challenged and another for Education and Training.They are:
a) Sundararajan Memorial Award
b) b) Manikandan Memorial Award.
This year, as a token of our love and respect for Prof.Vishnu Bhatt, who recently passed away and who had done a lot for the cause of the Visually Challenged, we are going to institute Prof.Vishnu Bhatt Memorial Award which we would be giving every year.
2) We have given Awards to the following:
a) Outstanding Workers Award for the Visually Challenged.
b) Nine Gems Award representing nine Visually Challenged persons engaged in non-conventional job activities and they include an Astrologer, a Businessman, an L.I.C Agent, a small Industrialist, a Gas Agent, a Lawyer, a Music Composer and so on.
This has created the much needed positive feeling that no profession is beyond the reach of the Visually Challenged, if there is determination in them and if proper opportunities are provided.
We have honoured ten couples of whom one is Visually Challenged for leading a successful married life for a period of twenty years.
c) Seeing parents who have properly settled their three Visually Challenged children were honoured by our Organization.
d) Visually Challenged writers were honoured.
e) ‘Friends of the Blind’ Awards are annually given by us to those who are of constant support to the cause of the Visually Challenged.
Publications:
n order to create the much needed awareness about the Visually Challenged we have published several works on and by the Visually Challenged. They are :
· THE UNHEARD VOICES OF THE NON-SEEING - a collection of essays on the various stages of the Visually Challenged starting from Birth. This book is written by Dr.G.Jayaraman.
· KAANAADHA ULAGIL KELAADHA KURALGAL The collection of essays
mentioned above in Tamil.
· MARUPAARVAI _ a collection of brief life-sketches of twenty Visually Challenged persons.
· A COLLECTION OF TAMIL SONGS SET TO TUNE- by Mr.Venkatasubramanian, a Visually Challenged Music Teacher.
· OESAIGALIN NIRAMAALAI a collection of Poems in Tamil written by
Prof.G.Kannan, a Visually Challenged poet.
· OOTRUKANGAL A collection of prize-winning short-stories penned by Visually Challenged students and adults. The competition was conducted by Welfare Foundation of the Blind.
· THE STATE OF SCHOOLS FOR THE VISUALLY CHALLENGED IN MADRAS STATE – written by Dr.G.Jayaraman.
· THARKAALA THAMIZH KAVIDHAIGAL – a collection of some 50 contemporary Tamil Poems in Braille.
Apart from our own publications we have also been instrumental in getting the works of several aspiring visually challenged creative writers, printed. Thus, PUDHUPUNAL PADHIPAGAM has published the poem-collection of poet Mu.Ramesh and VIRUTCHAM VELIYEEDU has published poet.G.Kannan’s second poem-collection ‘Mazhaikkudai Naatkal’. We have several other manuscripts with us and hopefully we would get them published soon.
We have also arranged for discussions on some current topics like Computer-Sentitization, The Rights of the Disabled, the Visually Challenged in particular, the double-burden of the Visually Challenged Women etc.
We have so far attended three National Conferences arranged by ALL INDIA CONFEDERATION OF THE BLIND in the years 2000, 2003 and 2007. In 2003 when we went to Delhi for the purpose of attending one such National conference, on invitation we had an audience with the then President of India, Dr.Abdul Kalam who received us warmly and spent sufficient time with us despite his busy schedule.
We want to improve and increase the activities already undertaken and to achieve our goal of Total Integration of the Visually Challenged with society at large. And, for this we look forward to your continued support.
With profound regards
Yours, in the service of the Visually Challenged,
Dr.G.JAYARAMAN
FOUNDER-PRESIDENT
WELFARE FOUNDATION OF THE BLIND.
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