About the video:
“Had I not been blind, I would not be spreading the message of inclusion and accessibility,” says Tiffany Brar. In this powerful video, Tiffany shares her extraordinary journey from blindness to becoming a passionate advocate for accessibility. Despite losing her sight shortly after birth, Tiffany has dedicated her life to empowering others with disabilities through the Jyothirgamaya Foundation.
Discover how she overcame challenges, learned essential skills, and used technology to gain independence. Join us to see how Tiffany’s resilience and advocacy work are transforming lives and challenging cultural norms. Don’t miss this inspiring story of determination and empowerment!
About Tiffany Brar:
Tiffany Brar is a special educator, accessibility trainer, social activist and a motivational speaker. Despite her visual disability, Brar steered ahead and completed her BA English, BED special education and started a mobile blind school where she travelled across Kerala in search of blind people, with the aim of transforming them from liabilities to assets. She then started Jyothigramaya Foundation, whose sole aim is empowerment and inclusion of the visually impaired. As an activist, she is committed to fighting for the rights of the blind community. She is an avid adventurer, having gone paragliding and skydiving — even enabling some of her students to do the same! Brar is a five-time TED speaker, a national award winner, and has also been appreciated by the late DR. APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India, for her work.
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