In March 2015 the vision impaired women celebrated the International Women’s Day at The Sri Lanka Federation of the Visually Handicapped. It was a day filled with laughter, fun and excitement for vision impaired women. There were competitions for singing, poetry and essays. The guest speakers were Ms. Sandhya Kodduruarachchi, The Principal of School for the Blind in Ratmalana, Ms. Sulochana Sigera, Chair Person Women in Management and Ms. Manique Gunaratne. Vision impaired ladies from The E.F.C. I.C.T. Training Centre participated at this event and won many competitions and received gifts from the Chief Guest. Empowering women with disabilities is very important to make them independent. Most vision impaired women are marginalized due to lack of education, vocational training and employment opportunities. The society must realize that vision impaired women are precious and all mankind should be educated towards women with disabilities.
