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BLIND SA NATIONAL YOUTH PARLIAMENT:  23-24 SEPTEMBER 2023 ‘BREAKING BARRIERS TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED YOUTH’ This slogan will be used on the 23rd and 24th of September when 14 schools for the blind in South Africa will robustly discuss issues affecting their social and academic well-being. The first of its kind, Blind… Continue Reading about Media Release

Blind SA is happy to announce that the 2024/25 braille calendar is now available! We again produced pocket- and standard-sized versions, and they will be distributed free of charge to our braille magazines subscribers, schools for the blind and interested individuals. You are also welcome to contact Ofentse Manyane, Head of Department: Braille Printing, to… Continue Reading about Braille Calendar 2024

Blind SA initiated the development of local South African language TTS for screen readers. The first project commenced with Isizulu TTS and the second project will be Setswana TTS. The Isizulu TTS is in collaboration with software developers from Sweden and Wits University. The project is at Version 3.0  in development and is ready for… Continue Reading about Isizulu TTS BETA Testing

Blind SA is hosting a closing event virtually as part of observation of the National Women’s Month. The event targets all women who are concerned about their physical and mental health. This will be held as follows: Date: 29 August 2023 Time: 09h00 Venue: Zoom The topic of the day is: Sexual and reproductive health,… Continue Reading about WOMEN’S HEALTH IS THE NATION’S HEALTH

Ten years after the gavel came down, member states and key stakeholders came together during the WIPO General Assembly to commemorate the ten year anniversary of the landmark Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled, WIPO’s fastest growing treaty.   (WIPO/MARTIN) WIPO Director General… Continue Reading about Stakeholders Celebrate 10 Year Anniversary of Adoption of Landmark Marrakesh Treaty

Blind SA and SECTION27 invite you to join us in a march on 27 June 2023 at 10: 00 in Pretoria to advocate for the ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty   27 June 2023 marks the 10th Anniversary of the WIPO Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise… Continue Reading about Blind SA and SECTION27 invite you to join us in a march on 27 June 2023

19 April 2023, Johannesburg – Today, SECTION27 and Blind SA, in partnership with Nal’ iBali, launch a storybook, Crossing the Road, to highlight how barriers to accessible reading formats violate the rights of blind and visually impaired persons. Launched ahead of World Book and Copyright Day, which takes place on Sunday, 23 April 2023, the storybook… Continue Reading about MEDIA STATEMENT: SECTION27 and Blind SA launch a storybook, Crossing the Road

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Less than half a percentage of published works are available in accessible formats for blind and partially sighted individuals, this has led to a so-called “Book Famine” across South Africa. In an effort to address this problem, BLIND SA, represented by SECTION27, took (amongst others) the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition to court in… Continue Reading about Blind SA Copyright matter to be heard in Constitutional Court

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