Events

BICENTENARY OF LOUIS BRAILLE'S BIRTH : INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 4TH TO 8TH JANUARY 2009

The organizing committee for the bicentenary of Louis Braille's birth has much pleasure in attaching the programme of the international conference organized  from 4th to 8th January 2009 by Valentin Haüy Association and the National Institute for the Young Blind.  Along with the programme, you will find a registration form, as well as a list of various hotels nearby the Unesco headquarter, in Paris, where the conference will take place.

Click here to download programme

Click here to download registration form

Helen Keller Association 50th Anniversary celebration takes place at the hostel in Pinelands, Cape Town on 19 March 2008.

Two formidable female speakers will be in action on the day. Helen Ziller, Mayor of Cape Town and leader of the official opposition, will be the keynote speaker, followed by Jill Wagner, our CEO.

Congress on Inclusion, hosted by SAALED [The Southern African Association of Learning and Educational Difficulties], takes place from 9-12 July 2008 at the Dimension Data Campus in Johannesburg, with expert national and international speakers.

In addition, Dr Mel Levine from New Yourk [A Mind at a Time] will present two full days: 12 July at Wits Great Hall in Jhb and 14 July at the Business Centre, Old Mutual Building in Cape Town.

For more information, contact SAALED National Office on
011 648-5779 or email membership@saaled.org.za

Perkins Braillers Repair Workshop – this badly needed techincal course, designed to encourage servicing at regular intervals and reduce the current waiting lists, takes place at the end of June. Please contact us for more information.

Weekend get-together for visually impaired adults takes place from 25-28 March in Kimberley. Get ready for a fun-packed weekend at only R420 per person. Contact Desire Brockbank on 053 8306431 for details and bookings.