Born: 1970
Hometown: Cologne, Germany Education: Central Asian Studies at Bonn University, Germany
Occupation: Co-founder of Braille Without Borders (Tibet), an international organization for the blind in developing countries, and kanthari international (India), which has trained 100s of social change makers from 50+ countries
Expedition: Climbing Blind expedition in 2004 (6,500 meters)
Favorite Places: Tibet, Kerala, the world
Best Discovery: Creating a Braille script for the Tibetan language
Favorite Item in the Field: Pronto Braille computer
Personal Hero: Jacques Lusseyran, blind hero of the French resistance, WWII
Hobbies: White water kayaking, reading, writing
Book: My Path Leads to Tibet
Website: www.kanthari.org
Advice: No borders for the blind!
Published Work:
Recent Publications:
Featured
