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Picture of a smiling Nancy sitting behind a desk, working on the Braille Note Nancy Kalembe feels totally liberated
Visually impaired people often have to fight for their rights to be accepted – proving that they are just as intelligent and skilled as anyone...
A photo of Colette Roos and her mother, Nicky, with the Braille Note Colette and her Braille Note
Young Collette Roos, aged 12, is a bubbly young girl who is very interested in music. She is a recipient of a Braille Note Classic from the recent...
Photo of Kedibone Maila Seeing the Light
Article taken from True Love Magazine, November 2011 page 160 By Tokiso Molefe Kedibone Maila lost her eyesight when she was 16 She tells Tokiso...
Photo of Sahara playing with her toy guide dog She gave up her eyes
Sahara had to give up her eyes to live! We recently met a delightful family from the North West province, unfortunately under less than happy...
Photo of Amanda and her sister Halda Amanda Blom’s inspiring story - blinded in mororcycle accident
This article was published in the Spoke and Piston Volume 16/1 in April 2011. After a horrible motorbike accident , Amanda Blom lost her left eye...
Photo of Amanda Blom and her sister Halda Amanda Blom's inspiring story - blinded in morotcycle accident
After a horrible motorbike accident , Amanda Blom lost her left eye and went blind in the other. One year later, she tells the story of her journey...
Photo of Laylaa receiving her new Perkins brailler in 2008 from Jill Wagner Damages to be paid to a Laudium mother, whose daughter became blind after being born prematurely
The Gauteng health MEC has been ordered to pay damages to a Laudium mother, whose daughter became blind in both eyes after being born prematurely at...
Photo of Ian Hutton A humerous article about the mistakes blind people make due to the lack of sight
By Ian Hutton Minor mistakes My aim is to tip the contents of this bottle in my hand neatly down that plug-hole there. The trouble is, the bottle...
Apicture of the guide dog photos Sisters Marthie Steyn and Elise Snyman have owned guide dogs for over 50 years
The golden guide dog years I look around in the neat flat and my eyes come to rest on the display cabinet, filled with photos of family members,...
Photo of Dr. van Deventer Local blind minister of religion receives Calvary Empowerment Award
Written by Emmerentia du Plessis A local minister of religion, Dr. Wilhelm van Deventer, was honoured for his outstanding contribution to community...