BLINDSA and SECTION27 JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT: BLIND SA FILES COURT PAPERS WITH CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
On 13 October 2021 BLIND SA filed an application in the Constitutional Court requesting the confirmation of a High Court order declaring the Copyright Act of 1978 unconstitutional for violating the rights of people who are blind or visually-impaired. The respondents in the case – the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, the Minister of […]
Major court victory for blind people
the article below was published in Bizcommunity Legal. Court victory for blind people after 11-year battle 22 SEP 2021 The “book famine” for blind and visually impaired people in South Africa has come to an end. The Copyright Act, which bars the conversion of written material to braille, or other accessible formats without the […]
Blind SA Mpumalanga 75th Anniversary
Kaya 959 Interview
We recently did an interview with Kaya FM. Take a listen below: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PoWRzMv-nIMFyp8hh0doCMy51oAs9MMe/view
Blind SA victory at the High Court on copyright exceptions
First of all, thank you so much for all your messages of congratulations and appreciation and your kind words. We wish to say that we did not do this to receive accolades or score points, but we did it, because we considered it to be something of vital importance, something about which all of us […]
DECLARING COPYRIGHT ACT UNCONSTITUTIONAL
BLIND SA AND SECTION 27 CELEBRATE COURT ORDER DECLARING COPYRIGHT ACT UNCONSTITUTIONAL, AND ADVANCE TO CONSTITUTIONAL COURT FOR CONFIRMATION 21 September 2021, Johannesburg – BlindSA and SECTION27 today welcome an order of the High Court of South Africa (Gauteng, Pretoria Division) declaring that the Copyright Act of 1978 is invalid for violating the rights of […]
Blind SA Partners with inABLE to Advance Digital Accessibility in Africa
Eight disability organizations across Africa unite to present the Inclusive Africa Conference September 30, 2021– -Blind SA will join Kenya NGO inABLE as a supporting partner for the second Inclusiv Africa Conference, happening virtually on September 30th from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm East African Time – 10 am until 3 PM SA time The […]
Tokyo Paralympics 24 August to 5 September 2021
Blind SA would like to congratulate Team South Africa, for their amazing achievements at the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2021. Four Gold, one silver and two bronze medals, we are so proud of you! We would like to thank SASCOC, the Paralympic Committee for making this possible and especially the athletes and cyclist for their […]
COURT CASE TO #ENDTHEBOOKFAMINE
COURT CASE TO #ENDTHEBOOKFAMINE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED TO BE HEARD 21 SEPTEMBER 2021 8 September 2021, Johannesburg – BlindSA, represented by SECTION27, is going to court to fight for the rights of people who are blind or visually impaired by asking the court to amend the apartheid era Copyright Act […]
We have moved
As we celebrate 75 years of service to blind and visually impaired South Africans, we at Blind SA are happy to inform you that we have moved from our Mayfair, Johannesburg premises. New Address: 5 Fuchs Street, Alrode Alberton 1451 Kindly update your records and join us in celebrating our 75th Anniversary as we […]