not identified for the blind with certain exceptions made for candidates with low vision," Beno, a probationary officer with the State Bank of India, told TOI. Since the news broke, she has literally been on her toes, giving motivational lectures at schools and colleges across the city.Former diplomats have hailed the decision to allow 100 per cent visually challenged people into the service. "This is nothing short of a revolutionary decision as many promising people lost out for lacking 20:20 vision. Usually, candidates wearing spectacles (and thereby have perfect vision) are accepted and I know of at least one case last year where a person who had lost an eye in an accident was admitted to the income tax or one of the related revenue services," former diplomatabout how most of the country's borders were located in that region," she said.Beno is looking forward to her assignment, delighted that as a diplomat she will get opportunities to speak. "I like talking a lot and was active through school and college in debates and extempore competitions," said Beno, a postgraduate in English from Madras University.Her father, Luke Anthony Charles, a railways employee, and mother Mary Padmaja, a homemaker, have been huge sources of inspiration for Beno. Born with the disability, she was educated at the Little Flower convent. "I thank my teachers and coaches at state training institute and several IAS academies," she said. "I have no role models but believe in my individuality," she said.Beno transcended the dependence on Braille books by switching to Job