Living with Sight Loss

Stuff on Blindness booklet

Lessons for sighted people who live, work and play with people who are partially sighted or blind A very informative booklet compiled by Wendy Flanagan in 2011. She very generously offers it to anyone who can benefit from it - free of charge. You are welcome to download it by clicking on the file at the bottom of this article. Please just make proper reference to it when quoting from it. This...

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Students Graduated

The Call Centre and Braille students graduated on 30 November 2011 at a very informal function. Lucy Mphaphuli, head of Social Development, encouraged them to dream and to follow those dreams while Dr Obert Maguvhe, head of Education, emphasised that they should work hard, fight and adapt. If these eleven students take the advice they received today and the skills they mastered over the last...

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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 else. This is an even bigger challenge in Africa and other developing countries In this quest to prove their abilities, some even excel at studying in difficult fields like law. One such a blind woman is the 38-year-old South African, Nancy Kalembe...

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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 HumanWare(UK) and Sight Savers International African initiative, which has afforded her the freedom to go to an inclusive education school in Constantia Park, in Pretoria. Due to the freedom that her BNC BT 18 Empower allows her, Collette has been...

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Success Stories

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Do you want to know how other visually impaired persons adapt to difficult circumstances? Read real life stories about blind people and how they...

Education and Training

Do you want to build your skills to further your chances of getting employment? See the education and training options Council offers.

Low Vision Centre

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You are clearly not blind, but you can’t see clearly… Find out how we can help you to make the most of your remaining vision.

Find Support

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Need help in your own area? Find an organisation close to you that renders eye care services.

Assistive devices

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How does a blind person tell the time or make notes? They use gadgets from our Resource Centre. Click here to see all the interesting devices we stock.