Blind People's Association (Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India)
The Blind People’s Association (BPA) is a non-government organization (NGO) in India working for the entire continuum of services for all categories of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs).
BPA believes that all people with disabilities have the right to same quality of life as of their non-disabled counterparts.
VISION
All persons with all types of disabilities will get access to individual need-based services as a matter of right, will have good quality of life and will be an indivisible element of their communities and the nation.
MISSION
To provide appropriate education, intervention, training and advocacy which will lead to awareness, empowerment and employment of people with disabilities with the help and support of trained staff and caregivers and to take measures for prevention, cure and mitigation of disabling conditions. All these measures will be undertaken with the cooperation of families, communities and other stakeholders.
Team BPA
Dr. Bhushan Punani
General Secretary
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Vishnu Vaghela
Football Player
Vishnu is completely blind with no vision. Vishnu practices with a specially designed ball that makes sound while rolling to allow auditory localization by the blind players. The staff, students and visitors at the Blind People’s Association (BPA) can see Vishnu practicing either by himself or with other blind football players that are inspired by him in a lawn at the BPA campus, where he started his football journey upon joining the campus in 2016.
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Ranchhod Soni
English and Technology Teacher.
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Paritosh Dave
Hostel Rector and Mentor
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Rahul Vaghela
Chess Prodigy
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Ashwin Makwana
Chess Champion
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Jaydev Vankar
Tour Lead, Vision-In-Dark
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Vijay Bhagia
Program Coordinator
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