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Drama at the licensing department

Do you remember the day you applied for your driver's licence?

I’m sure it was a day filled with great plans for the future!

Adrie Jacobs remembers it as the day she failed her eye test - and later discovered she had macular degeneration, which would one day leave her blind.
But fortunately, when the prospect of blindness shattered Adrie's world, friends like you were there to help her to rebuild her life.
And you can click here to help more people who have lost their sight.

Adrie's world didn’t come crashing down as she feared. She did a computer course at our training college for the visually impaired and now earns a living --- even though she can hardly see.

I'm hoping you'll click here now to make an online donation so that more blind and partially sighted people can do our call centre and computer training courses, and learn the vital skills they need to get a job, earn a salary and live with dignity.

So please don't delay - put the tools of change in the hands of blind people today.
Just click here right now to visit our secure online giving facility – and give the gifts of hope, opportunity and independence to more people who can’t see.

Thank you for caring

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unrest in Kenya brings AFUB delegates to Pretoria

The African Union of the Blind (AFUB) was to have their Board Meeting and Women’s Forum in Nairobi, Kenya from 4 to 10 March, but due to the ongoing political clashes in Kenya, the South African National Council for the Blind was asked to provide the venue. [more]

 

world braille day took place on 4 january

The 199th commemoration of the birthday of Louis Braille took place on Friday 4 January at Addo Garden Centre in Centurion.

Dr William Rowland, President of the World Blind Union, was one of the speakers at the event. He is pictured above examining a model of the house where Louis Braille lived in France.

Christmas wish comes true for little Laylaa

It was a Christmas that Laylaa Jacobs will never forget. Her gift from us was a Perkins Braille typewriter and with it, a whole new world of reading, writing, fun and learning opened up. [more]


Look at Me showcases 23 disabled women

Look at Me is an inspirational journey that forces the reader to look beyond the disability to see the ability.

Apart from the beautiful pictures taken by international photographer, Lucie Pavlovich, the women all wrote their own life stories for the book..  [more]