(Press Release)

Event: Soulfree launch

Date: 07/09/2013

Time: 08:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Venue: P. K. Mahal

#39, Chitrakulam South Street

Mylapore

Chennai – 600004

what is soulfree?

Soulfree is a public charitable trust that is being launched to achieve the following goals:
1. To spread awareness about spinal-cord injuries and how to prevent them in order to avoid future injuries
2. To enable those with severe disabilities like spinal-cord injuries to have basic quality of life and lead a productive life with dignity and purpose.
3. To highlight the plight of people living with severe disabilities, especially women, in society, and to encourage a more inclusive society.
4. To bring to attention the total lack of quality emergency medical care in India, and work towards creating awareness, resources and systems to optimise what is available in order to minimise further injury and death after an accident.
5. To raise funds in order to begin several Awareness programs, Quality of programs, Employment opportunity programs, Database building programs, and Financial aid programs to assist the severely disabled.

Who are we?

Soulfree was founded by Preethi Srinivasan, who is herself a quadriplegic. Having spent more than 15 years paralysed below the neck and having faced innumerable and seemingly insurmountable obstacles along the path, she has taken this bold step to ensure that future spinal-cord injuries may be minimised, while those having to struggle with it permanently may be given a chance at leading a purposeful life.

She is joined by her guardian angels – an entire network of people who have gone out of their way to support her cause, led by her mother.

What do we need?

1. We need you to open your hearts and minds and join us in creating a more inclusive society which will provide the severely disabled to lead productive lives.

2. Assistance from journalists and the media to help us increase awareness and enable fundamental change in the mindset of the people towards people living with disabilities.
3. Community support and conscious efforts from schools, colleges, corporate houses and government institutions to provide employment, wheelchair accessibility and opportunities for the severely disabled to be productive members of society. ( Despite the totally debilitating nature of spinal-cord injuries, the government of India does not thus far even consider it a disability)
4. Financial assistance to develop medical resources and long-term care facilities for those with severe disabilities, if and when their families or primary caregivers are unable to care for them.

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Soulfree Brochure

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Spinal cord injury knowledge packet

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