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Visually-impaired go the extra mile with will to succeed
They might be visually-impaired, but their dedication and desire to succeed is next to none. Several students from special education schools in Chennai showed their will to succeed again, by securing impressive marks in the Tamil Nadu Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) exam and charting a bright future for themselves in the years to come.
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Fifteen-year-old M Vinitha, a student from the Little Flower School for the Visually Impaired is on cloud nine after obtaining a score of 456/500.
Vinitha comes from a humble background with her father working in a petty shop and her mother being a housewife. However, her commitment to study and long-term lofty goals pushed her to work hard.
“I want to be an IAS officer one day, and that’s what kept me going. I have opted History and Geography as my major subjects next. This will provide me with a strong base to build my career from,” says the proud student.
As the government does not provide Braille books yet, Vinitha thanked her school for printing the books in order to encourage the students. She also thanked her scribe, without whom this wouldn’t have been possible.
PA Jayanth from St Louis Institute for the Deaf and Blind also is happy that he could pursue his dreams of becoming a lawyer. He said he will opt arts which will enable him to do BABL course in the future.
“Apart from the daily classes in school, I also had a tutor who came home to help me strengthen my knowledge in the core subjects. I have to thanks my parents and friends who used to record lessons in class and play it at home for me,” said the partially-blind 17-year-old who scored 457 marks.
Jayanth added, “For anyone with a disability, it is important to have the will to succeed – the handicap can easily be overcome.”
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