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Blind SA is looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated individual to take up the position of public relations, Marketing and Communication Officer at Blind SA National Office in Alberton, Ekurhuleni.   Job Title: Public Relations/Marketing and Communications Officer Location: Blind SA House, 5 Fuchs Street Elrode, Alberton 1451 Responsible to: CEO and HOD of… Continue Reading about Vacancy Public Relations/Marketing and Communications Officer at Blind SA

1. Executive summary ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 1 2. Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2 3. Request for permission to make oral submissions ………………………………………………………….. 4 4. Provisions relating to our rights as people with disabilities ……………………………………………… 4 Key definitions s 1 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 Scope of s 19D ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6 Immediate operation of s 19D(1) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6 Beneficiary persons / persons with… Continue Reading about Submissions on Copyright Amendment Bill [B13D-2017]: presented before the National Council of Provinces on 27 January 2023

BLIND SA HOSTED the 76TH General Assembly in Whiteriver, Mpumalanga from 19 until 21 October 2022 25 October 2022 Blind SA, a National Disabled People’s Organisation (DPO) of the blind and for the blind, with a vision to do whatever is necessary or conducive to empower blind and partially sighted people to become economically self-supporting… Continue Reading about BLIND SA HOSTED the 76TH General Assembly in Whiteriver, Mpumalanga from 19 until 21 October 2022

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT JUDGMENT ON COPYRIGHT ACT A MOMENTOUS VICTORY FOR PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND AND THEIR ACCESS TO BOOKS BLIND SA and SECTION27 celebrate historical judgment, which finds the Copyright Act unconstitutional for unfairly discriminating against persons with visual disabilities, ending the Book Famine! 21 September 2022, Johannesburg – BLIND SA and SECTION27 celebrate the… Continue Reading about CONSTITUTIONAL COURT JUDGMENT ON COPYRIGHT ACT A MOMENTOUS VICTORY FOR PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND AND THEIR ACCESS TO BOOKS

In September 2021, Blind SA and its affiliates took the 1978 copyright Act to the high court in Gauteng, where the constitutionality of the Apartheid-era Copyright Act was argued.  The Gauteng High Court awarded an order that the Act was unconstitutional since it limits the basic human rights of blind persons to access printed works… Continue Reading about Blind Persons win by Parliament passing the copyright amendment bill as well as the performers’ protection amendment bill

Editor:  RETHA STASSEN Contact details:  E-mail:  retha.work@gmail.com   Cell no/SMS/WhatsApp:      082-442-0467   Dear parents, teachers, and other interested persons Hopefully the less restrictive regulations enable all the schools and professionals to continue with their valuable work supporting families with babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers and scholars who are visually impaired. You are welcome to contact us for… Continue Reading about PARENTS’ NETWORK LETTER

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… Continue Reading about BLIND SA AND SECTION27 TO TACKLE ‘UNCONSTITUTIONAL’ COPYRIGHT ACT AT CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ON 12 MAY 2022

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… Continue Reading about World Optometry Day