TAMBARAM: Speakers at the 17th annual day of the Welfare Foundation of the Blind highlighted the need for the society to extend recognition and not sympathy to visually challenged persons appealed.
Visually challenged persons, who spoke at the function, said a section of the media, particularly Tamil films stereotyped those visually challenged. Many films depicted them in poor light, said A.Murugan, a Tamil teacher at Choolaimedu Government Higher Secondary school.
The speakers appealed to the media to sensitise the society to recognise visually challenged persons instead of extending sympathy to them. Treasurer of the Foundation L. Latha said the organisation was formed to serve as a bridge between the visually challenged and people with normal vision.
The annual day of the Foundation was organised recently at Madras Christian College here.
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