JAYASREE RAVEENDRAN: RUNNING ‘ABILITY FOUNDATION’ FOR DISABLED
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“It is not disability that matters. Rather, it is the abilities in each person that I count. And truly speaking, who is disabled? And who is not?”
That
is Jayasree Raveendran, explaining her concept of handicapped or
disabled. Jayasree, who is
deaf, runs the ‘Ability Foundation’, Chennai, a voluntary
organization to guide the disabled.
She
resigned from the post of senior executive in a well-known computer firm
to start the foundation. Earlier, she was a lecturer at IGNOU and editor of its
international journal. She
started her career as a creative artist in an advertising agency.
Jayasree
is a good veena artist as well as an accomplished dancer.
Recently her foundation organized a dance programme where 2 blind
dancers performed together with well-known artists Vineeth ad Revathi.
For
more than an hour, Bussa Gowda and Guru Prasad danced with the famous
artists without any flaw or the slightest hesitation.
Those who watched the performance were spellbound by the ability of
the duo to create such a rich tapestry of rhythm based on their mental
images.
The
foundation publishes ‘Ability’, which is meant to bridge the gap
between the physically handicapped and others.
Another project is teaching computer to the deaf.
Both neglect and misplaced compassion are reprehensible to the
disabled, she says. What they
need is encouragement and inspiration.
Jayasree
lost he hearing ability after a fall from the swing at the age of 5.
But that did not deter her from obtaining M.A, M.Litt, B.Ed and M.S
with first class or distinction.
Courtesy: Meera Krishnan Kutty, Vanitha, May 1-14, 1998
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