Selection of Speeches by Bapin

Computer Opens Many Doors for Deaf-Blind People
"I know of a deaf-blind individual who takes a TeleBraille to his doctor appointments because an interpreter is not always available. "

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Deaf-Blind Students Seek Higher Educational Opportunities
"Many people assume that, without sight or hearing, deaf-blind people could not lead "normal" lives. We need to remember that no one has a "normal" life or can ever go through anything without struggles. When we want to do something, we will always experience obstacles. "

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A Transition from a Life of Darkness to Light
"Did I imagine that there was an unexpected crisis ever to occur in my life? The answer was a big NO. "

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Articles on Bapin

New York Times August 30, 2005
Frequent Flier

"When you are deaf-blind, technology is an ever-present companion. I travel with a laptop for e-mail, phone and Internet access. I use a G.P.S.-equipped Braille Note note-taker to get information about my surroundings. To communicate with others, I have a Screen Braille Communicator with two sides: one in Braille, which I can read; the other an L.C.D. screen with a keyboard, for someone who is sighted."

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N.Y. Times - 1999: Bapin's Triathlon
"Anindya Bhattacharyya was eager and ready to go. Maybe a tad jittery, definitely full of potential excuses. Busy settling into a new apartment and job, he said, he hadn't had much time to train in the past six months, just an occasional run around the track at the Helen Keller National Center in Sands Point, N.Y., holding onto the handrail. "

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Lions Club - 1998: The Bonding of Bapin and Dinah
"The young deaf-blind man on the jet about to take off from Detroit Metro leans downward in his bulkhead seat and vigorously strokes his yellow Labrador retriever. Passengers and flight attendants smile and whisper comments of compassion for a man and dog traveling alone and now, for the first time, entrusting life and limb to the extraordinary adaptation of each others' limited senses."

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UALR Forum - 1998: Spirit and Tech Expand Life Options
"Many people say that if they lost their sight or hearing, they would probably be too scared to go on with their normal lives. But UALR political science major Anindya (Bapin) Bhattacharyya, who is both vision and hearing impaired, hasn't let it stop him from going to college. "

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