Seeing their inner vision

In harmony: Joe (second from left) is blind but has been gifted with ‘good ears’ which is why he can play the cello well. – AFP

Blind children defy the odds and ‘bad karma’ to form and play in an orchestra.

DEFTLY feeling their way along the bumps of the braille score, the young players of Thailand’s first blind orchestra memorise scales, defying both their impairment and ingrained negative attitudes towards disability.