One goes through the office or school gates every day. Takes a seat. Reaches the lunch hall. 

Goes to the mall. Buys things. Crosses the road. 

These activities are so familiar that we don’t even think about them. They are automatic. 

So, let’s address the question: Why aren’t there blind people on the same roads that are so automatic for us? Why aren’t there more wheelchairs on the sidewalks and in the low-rise buses and trains? 

We take public space accessibility as a given.

Yet, the numbers tell us that this very thing – the ability to access a public space like a park, metro, or mall, is a privilege. 

Why? 

Let’s find out by doing a simple activity – The Blind Walk. 

 Any public space is selected. OR, if an organisation is doing the blind walk, it can be their school, university, or office building. 

People are invited to experience the space as a blind person would experience it. 

There are no blindfolds. You can open your eyes at any time. 

The walk is typically a short 5-10 minute exercise. 

There is no gyaan, no preaching, and no debriefing. We only want you to experience the public space. 

Completely at their discretion, participants can get a mobility training at the end – which teaches them how to help a VI person if they meet them on the road or in a public space. 

Participants are accompanied by a volunteer at all times. 

Who can participate? 

Anyone! We share the details of our public Blind Walks on the blog. Feel Free to join one! 

Organisations and educational institutions who would like to conduct a Blind Walk on premises can contact us at hello@eshabraille.org OR nidhi@clabil.org. 

I want to conduct one in my neighbourhood park. Who do I contact? 

hello@eshabraille.org. 

We usually respond within 24 hours. 

You should be at least 13 years of age. First-time volunteers are encouraged to do the activity with a parent or friend. 

We train all volunteers on how to conduct a Blind Walk. 

It is a LOT of fun!