Blind Life Matter | Amit Ramchandani | TEDxYouth@SuchitraAcademy

Amit Ramchandani says that solving a Rubik’s cube may seem easy when one is in a position to see the colours and analyze it for a few seconds. However can you imagine what it is like for someone who does not have the gift of sight? Well, Amit's talk highlighted the fact that 'blind lives matter'. Amit is a student of Suchitra Academy International School. His research has led him to devise a Braille compliant cube designed to make learning an affordable and fun experience for the visually challenged. He is in the process of patenting his inventions and intends to offer it at a nominal cost to institutions working with the visually impaired. Amit loves solving Rubiks cubes and logical puzzles. Cubing has been a part of his life since he was in Grade 5 when he was first introduced to a 3X3 cube by a Faroese boy in Goa. Thereafter he organized many national and international competitions in Pune which attracted 600 participants. However he realized that the visually impaired were unable to participate in these events. This led him to research the issue and experiment with various approaches to make learning an affordable and a fun experience for visually challenged. Majority of the kids he interacted with belonged to poor families. He has devised a Braille compliant cube design that is very affordable and sustainable. He has also developed a Braille manual to facilitate independent learning as well as conceptualized a “train the trainer” methodology in which the partially blind are taught along with the fully blind to make the process interactive. The cubes sold on the internet are not Braille compliant and cost Rs 1200. His Braille design based cube costs approx Rs 180. He is in the process of patenting his inventions and intends to offer it at a nominal cost to institutions working with the visually impaired. He loves sports and is a socialist at heart. He is an ardent Chelsea and Inter Milan fan. His favourite sportspersons are: Kevin de Bruyne, Raheem Sterling, Vincent Companie and Romelu Lukaku This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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