3 December: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
75 Years of Championing Rights: A Vision Beyond Sight on Disability Day 3 December: International Day of Persons with Disabilities Today, on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), BlindSA reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the dignity and independence of visually impaired South Africans. This year, we reflect on a powerful legacy built over more […]
October Articles 2025
BRAILLORAMA October 2025 Volume 56 No. 10 Printed in UBC braille by Braille Services of Blind SA Private Bag X9005 Crown Mines 2025 Tel: (+27) 11 839-1793 Fax: (+27) 86 519 3633 E-Mail: typing.HOD@blindsa.org.za Visit our home page at: http://www.blindsa.org.za Editors: Christo de Klerk Martie de Klerk Carol Swart Publishers: Blind SA Direct all correspondence to: […]
Blind SA Newsletter October 2025
Newsletter October 2025 www.blindsa.org.za|011 839 1793|ceo@blindsa.org.za|5 Fuchs Street, Alrode Alberton Thoughts From The Editorial Team Humanity and all that goes with it, can be both joyful and brutal. There are times in everyone’s lives where all hope seems lost, but on the other side of the coin, there are times where happiness rules. In both […]
Newsletter September 2025
Newsletter September 2025 www.blindsa.org.za|011 839 1793|ceo@blindsa.org.za|5 Fuchs Street, Alrode Alberton Thoughts From The Editorial Team Humanity and all that goes with it, can be both joyful and brutal. There are times in everyone’s lives where all hope seems lost, but on the other side of the coin, there are times where happiness rules. In both […]
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 […]
The Role of Animals in Childhood Development
From the editor: Most of the content and scientific findings was extracted from a longer guide at Kidadl.com.Additional resources were used to embellish the article to include a wider audience. When you get a family pet as a child, you are mainly just excited. It’s a fun new friend to play with. However, there’s so […]
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BLIND SA AND SECTION27 TO TACKLE ‘UNCONSTITUTIONAL’ COPYRIGHT ACT AT CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ON 12 MAY 2022
On World Book/Copyright Day, activists urge Constitutional Court to confirm that Copyright Act is unconstitutional for limiting access to books in accessible formats for persons with visual disabilities. 20 April 2022, Johannesburg – BLIND SA and SECTION27 use World Book/Copyright Day as an opportunity to highlight the unconstitutionality of the Copyright Act of 1978 for […]
World Optometry Day
Wednesday, 23 March 2022, Alberton, Gauteng. Blind SA acknowledges and celebrates World Optometry day, a day set aside to celebrate every optometrist and eye care professional worldwide. On this very day in 1986, the International Optometric and Optical league decided to celebrate the growing profession of Optometry in the world. Today we join in to […]
Braille Lego Bricks Project.
For immediate release Friday, 25 February 2022, Braille Lego bricks project. Blind SA has collaborated with the Lego Foundation of Denmark, to produce the first-ever Braille Lego Bricks in South Africa, these bricks are created specifically for blind and partially sighted children and are fully compatible with existing Lego toys, but are molded with studs […]