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SA New Deputy Chief Justice is Blind Judge Zak Yacoob is Visually Impaired The South African National Council for the Blind applauds the announcement of Judge Zak Yacoob as Acting... |
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Ciska is going back to school! Ciska Botha is a 9-year old girl who has low vision caused by a genetic disorder. She has been home schooled for the past year, due to her eyesight... |
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Putting the right tools in Cisca’s hands Nine-year-old Cisca was born with Congenital Nystagmus and Macular dystrophy, a condition which prevents her retinas from developing fully.... |
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Helping Sameer... ...as he follows his heart Sameer Jacobs* was a premature baby, blinded at birth by excessive oxygen intake. But Sameer has never felt excluded... |
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Using a white cane to regain life Many of us take simple acts like walking across a room for granted – but when sudden blindness strikes, we quickly realise that basic mobility... |
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A friend to the end - leaving a legacy It’s difficult to know how much money we’ll need to see us through our lives – which sometimes makes it hard to work out how much... |
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Navigating the path of life An intensive 5-month computer training course at Optima College has transformed the life of Christelle Alberts, a partially sighted mother of two... |
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You’ve got the power to change a blind child’s life Caring friends make all the difference in blind children’s lives. Like 10-year-old Fizza Khan and Laylaa Jacobs – whom we were... |
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Optima – new beginnings for people who can’t see When 52-year-old Gerna du Plessis lost her sight, she fell apart. Her blindness ended her career as a maternity nurse, and she experienced major... |
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Great people make a huge difference - in the lives of blind children Four-year-old Sahara recently lost her eyes to cancer. Although it's not uncommon for blind children to feel... |
