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In June 2000, 30-year-old Irish woman Caroline
Casey set up the
Aisling Foundation, as an adventurous, major fund-raising
initiative "to inspire people into thinking of disability
in a positive way. I wanted to help open people's eyes."
From January - May 2001, Caroline trekked solely
1,000 Km across southern India on the back of her elephant Kanchi,
raising awareness of what people with a disability can do while
becoming the third female mahout in India. A former management
consultant, Caroline is visually impaired to the degree that she
is registered legally blind.
As she explains, "I love the sense of adventure
and the excitement of achieving things you can only dream of.
I also want to capture people's imaginations as we prove we all
have ability, regardless of what the label says."
International response to her trek as chronicled
in the National Geographic documentary "Elephant Vision"
(also screened on RTE1) has been widespread.
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