Click to play videoNew Delhi: 15-year-old Manoj can't see. He doesn't know what Mathura Road or Sundar Nagar look like in the Capital. But while navigating a big car during the weekend, he knew exactly where both roads were and where they led to.
“I really enjoyed myself. I was given a paper in Braille that told me where all to go,” Manoj said.
Speaking about the innovative car rally, actor Rahul Bose said, “The blind are the navigators of this rally like one in a real rally but they are doing it with the help of Braille.”
This Standard Chartered Blind Rally is a concept introduced for the visually impaired as an addition to the ‘Seeing is Believing’ campaign, an initiative that has restored the eyesight of millions. This rally was yet another addition to their relentless campaign.
“It helps build the confidence of the blind people. And it even opens up the mind of others towards the blind,” Regional Chief Executive Officer for South and South East Asia, Standard Chartered Bank, Jaspal Bindra said.
The initiative aims at being able to help 20 million get eyesight by 2010.
The rally made the impossible come true for the visually impaired – that of driving a car, at least partially.
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