Empowering Vision Beyond Sight
Empowering visually impaired and blind students worldwide with equal access to education, enabling them to achieve their full potential.
Our Mission
Empowering visually impaired and blind students worldwide with equal access to education, enabling them to achieve their full potential.
Our Team
Vijayashree (Viji) Dilip
Founder
With a deep passion for bringing education and information to the print-disabled community, Viji launched the U.S. chapter of Vidyavrikshah in 2007.
Now called Access Braille, she is the driving force behind the organization’s vision to ensure equal access to education and reading material for every adult and child with visual impairment.
Viji has over thirty years of experience in the financial field, working at the Art of Living foundation, Benetech, Skoll Foundation, Hewlett Packard and Price Waterhouse in India. She is CPA and has an MBA from San Jose State University.
Sudha Rajagopalan
CEO
Sudha was a software professional for over 2 decades. In 2008, she became visually impaired.
Today, she is a role model to many people, both sighted and visually impaired, with her sense of purpose, expansive network and positive outlook. In her own words,
“I’m greatly impressed and inspired by the confidence and enthusiasm with which visually impaired children and adults lead their lives. I’m determined to make a difference not only in my life but in other visually impaired people’s lives as well. I’m extremely grateful to Access Braille for showing me the path to make such a difference.”
Padma Eyyunni
CFO
Padma is a Chartered Accountant and has been working in the Accounting/Finance field for over 18 years.
An accountant by profession and a teacher at heart, she enjoys sharing her knowledge with the people around her.
Padma has a deep understanding of the challenges of the visually impaired and loves extending her support to this wonderful cause.
Swati Iyengar
Secretary
Swati has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering and has been a software engineer at Oracle Corporation for the past 13 years.
She has a passion for music and is currently learning Hindustani music under the guidance of Shri. Mahesh Kale.
She aims to help the world in whatever way possible, and enjoys bringing her musical and project management skills, in addition to her enthusiasm, to Access Braille projects.
Swati is responsible for all Access Braille digitization projects and has been instrumental in adding several books to accessible libraries.