Forty six years ago, the plight of the visually impaired in the State of Kerala was desperately pathetic. They were a neglected, ignored, stigmatized and discriminated section of society. The only service for them was education up to 7th standard. There were 4 Government Schools for the visually impaired and 3 private schools run almost like orphanages. Only a few visually impaired persons could get higher education and even for them there were...