Thursday, May 17, 2018

Hearing impaired girl scores high in boards, sports & dance

Gayatri Vasudevan 17.05.2018

Talented in sports and dance and simultaneously excelling in academics, Maheswari S, student of MGR Janaki School for the Deaf, Ramapuram, is over the moon having secured 800/1000 in her boards.

It’s been a tough road for Maheswari, whose mother and younger brother also suffer from a hearing impairment. But, says Maheswari, the impairment which resulted in her inability to speak, didn’t stop her from realising her dreams.

Maheswari says her day would begin at 4 am and she would continue to study till late into the night. She would commute from Kattankulathur, where she lived to her school in Ramapuram, which was more than an hour-and-ahalf away, as the school was equipped with hearing aids. “With extra training in auditory and sign language, daily lessons were taught,” says Maheswari, who hopes to pursue BCom in MGR Janaki College. “She works hard, and has told me she hopes to get a job in a bank,” says her father S Subramaniam, who works for daily wages at a cycle shop.

Dr Latha Rajendran, secretary and principal of MGR Janaki School, said Maheswari was a very determined student. “She hopes to become the breadwinner in her family,” she said.

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