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George Abraham is a social worker. The founding Chairman of the World Blind Cricket Council (WBCC) and the Association for Cricket for the Blind in India (ACBI), he is also the founder of the SCORE Foundation in New Delhi that helps several visually impaired people live their life on their own terms by providing them with employment and teaching them new skills. Early years Abraham was born on 31 October 1958 in (). His father was an engineer from (). At the age of ten months, Abraham suffered from meningitis which caused permanent damage to his optic nerve and retina, thus making him visually impaired. At the age of two, Abraham's family re-located to India. Around this time, Abraham's parents took a decision that would shape his future- to send him to mainstream school in spite of his disability. The decision however brought challenges. As Abraham schooled at La Martinirin Lucknow, Frank Anthony's in Delhi and Kendriya Vidyalaya in Hubli, keeping up academically with his peers was a struggle. Abraham was unable to read his school books but his parents were determined to educate him in the mainstream. Abraham would do combined studies with his school friends. His mother read out the texts from school books and his father assisted him with mathematics. They instilled confidence in their son and this was to be his greatest strength. Abraham was a keen debater and a dedicated athlete. Cricket was a passion. ==Education and career== George Abraham was educated at the prestigious St. Stephen's College, Delhi where he graduated with an Honours degree in Mathematics in 1979. Abraham went on to gain a master's degree in Operations Research in 1981. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Abraham (cricketer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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