One of the biggest challenges faced by the visually challenged is gaining access to low vision services. Such services need to be easily accessible by public transportation. Susrut in partnership with Vision-Aid and the West Bengal State government, has taken the initiative of going to under-privileged areas around Kolkata to provide low vision services and devices – “taking the services to the community” as they phrase it. The state government has provided “resource rooms” for the challenged in some areas. However, the “resources” in these rooms are lackin. This is where the Vision-Aid / Susrut partnership comes in to fill the void. With Vision-Aid’s grant Susrut is furnishing these resource rooms with appropriate equipment and materials to provide technology based and other rehabilitation services. It would serve these under-served communities and reach a wider targeted audience.
