BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED LEARNERS READ “THE FINAL MINUTE” IN BRAILLE
Almost 850 blind and partially sighted learners from 11 Schools for the Blind in the country took part in the World Read Aloud Day on 1 February, hosted by Nal’ibali and Blind SA. An inspirational sports story, The Final Minute by Zukiswa Wanner, was commissioned for the event. Blind SA published the work, in braille, […]
Gauteng Province Premiers Award Of Excellence – Women With Disability Award
Cathy Donaldson received the Gauteng Province Premiers award of excellence – Women with Disability Award in Pretoria on the 8th of March 2018. This award honours and recognises the outstanding achievement of women with a disability who has broken the barrier of her disability and achieved success in her area. Cathy Donaldson President of Blind […]
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa
Dear Colleagues Disability Rights earlier shared our collective excitement at the approval of the Africa Protocol on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by Heads of State on 31 January 2018. We promised to share the Protocol as soon as we manage to access a copy. The CEO of the Africa Disability Alliance (ADA) has […]
SAHRC releases its Final Investigative Report
SAHRC releases its Final Investigative Report into a fire that claimed the lives of three learners at North West School for the Deaf, North West Province 7 February 2018 The South African Human Rights Commission (the SAHRC or ‘the Commission’) has finalised its investigation into a fire that killed three learners at the North West […]
MOM BORN BLIND. HER BABY DAUGHTER BORN SIGHTED
MOM BORN BLIND. HER BABY DAUGHTER BORN SIGHTED. NOW BRAILLE IS PART OF THEIR MAGICAL BOND… Susan van Wyk’s story, in her own words The day I discovered that I was going to have a baby, I started to wonder: “How am I going to help her if she can see?” I was born […]
Media Release: Bartimea School learners receive braille textbooks in Sesotho
An agency of the Department of Arts and Culture NPO 000-606 PBO Ref.: 13 000 3512 102 Eighth Avenue Mayfair 2092 Private Bag X9005 Crown Mines 2025 Tel: 011 839 1793/4 Fax: 011 839 1217 Email: ceo@blindsa.org.za Website: www.blindsa.org.za Media Release Bartimea School, learners receive braille textbooks in Sesotho Blind SA […]
Banking accessibility for blind and partially sighted persons
Dear Readers Blind SA has made representation with the Banking Association of SA (BASA) and with several financial institutions over many years regarding inaccessible banking for blind and partially sighted persons. The concerns and challenges are around physical access to the financial institutions, use of the ATM’s, accessible publications and forms, e-banking, website accessibility, […]
HOW BRAILLE IS MADE
How braille is made – watch the Youtube video!
PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE COPYRIGHT AMENDMENT BILL
PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE COPYRIGHT AMENDMENT BILL 4 AUGUST 2017 AND NOW IS THE TIME! THE KEY IS IN YOUR HANDS! The gift of empowering blind, visually impaired and otherwise print disable persons in South Africa By Mr Jace Nair AND NOW IS THE TIME! THE KEY IS IN YOUR HANDS! The gift of […]
BLIND SA SUCCESSFULLY TRAINS 19
SIGHTED TEACHERS IN UNIFIED ENGLISH BRAILLE Blind SA recently undertook grade 1 and grade 2 braille training for 39 educators from the Gauteng Department of Education. The training took place during January and March 2017 at Sibonile and Filadelfia Schools, and was funded by the ETDP SETA. The training included: Read and Write fully contracted […]