Catherine (Cathy) Jane Donaldson
1 February 1941 – 26 January 2025 President of Blind SA 2004 to 2020 It is with sad hearts that we bid farewell to Cathy Donaldson, Past President of Blind SA. Her presence will be sorely missed. Cathy Donaldson was born blind. She attended a mainstream school up until the age of 14½ […]
Blind people can access copyrighted works, rules Concourt — again
Copyright Bill remains subject of litigation The Constitutional Court has come to the aid of blind and visually impaired people. On Friday the court handed down an interim order which again gives them legal protection to convert copyright protected works into accessible formats without having to obtain permission. The unanimous court said it would give […]
The launch of the National Skills Fund (NSF) Disabilities Programme Phase I 2024/25
TO ALL MEDIA MEDIA ADVISORY DATE: 28 November 2024 MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO LAUNCH NATIONAL SKILLS FUND DISABILITIES PROGRAMME PHASE I 2024/25. Members of the media are invited to a media briefing hosted by the Honourable Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, to officially launch the National Skills Fund […]
SECTION27 launches urgent application against the President to sign the Copyright Amendment Bill
SECTION27, representing Blind SA, has launched an urgent application in the Constitutional Court against President Cyril Ramaphosa for failing to sign the Copyright Amendment Bill (CAB). This follows two years after the Constitutional Court handed down judgment in a matter also brought by Blind SA, challenging the constitutionality of the Copyright Act for infringing on […]
Discussion paper for the domestication of the UNCRPD
Attached is a discussion paper for the domestication of the UNCRPD, leading up to the finalisation of the development of the Disability Rights Act. Comments are open until 04 December 2024. Click here to read.
SECTION27 launches urgent case against Institute of Certified Bookkeepers in Equality Court on behalf of Blind SA
6 August 2024, Johannesburg – Blind SA, represented by SECTION27, is taking the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB), on an urgent basis, to the Equality Court (Western Cape) for unfairly discriminating against 50 blind and visually impaired students who are trying to complete the National Certificate in Small Business and Financial Management through the ICB. […]
Parents: The Blind Child’s First Mobility Teachers
Parents: The Blind Child’s First Mobility Teachers by Joe Cutter Editor’s notes: This speech was delivered in 2001 at an NFB conference, and the book referred to is: “Independent Movement and Travel in Blind Children: A Promotion Model – A Volume in Critical Concerns in Blindness” by Joseph Cutter. Although is article is a bit […]
Election of new President and Vice-President of Blind SA
After the announcement regarding the resignation of Ntshavheni Netshituni as President of Blind SA to take up a permanent appointment as Deputy Director with the Department of Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities, Blind SA is Happy to announce the following elections at a meeting held by the Executive Committee on 9 April 2024: […]
YALI RLC SA Cohort 25 & Online Programme Cohort 21
Applications Are NOW OPEN! ABOUT YALI RLC-SA The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is a signature effort to invest in the next generation of African leaders. The YALI Regional Leadership Center Southern Africa (RLC SA) is hosted by the University of South Africa at the Graduate School of Business Leadership in Midrand, South Africa. […]
IN, ON, AND UNDER: TEACHING CHILDREN WHO ARE BLIND ABOUT LOCATION
By AMBER BOBNAR Basic prepositional concepts like in, on, under, behind, etc. can be very difficult for blind children to master. For one thing, there are very distinct visual aspects to these ideas. For example, it’s easy for a sighted child to watch you hold a favourite teddy bear behind your back then pull […]