Upcoming events:
- September: Casual Day
- 14 October: World Sight Day
- Blind SA Peninsula is hosting their 2nd annual "Dinner in the Dark" at the Protea Hotel, c/o Main and Arthur Road, Sea Point, Cape Town on 11 September, starting at 18:30. Please book before 31 August with Veronica Vosloo on 021 987-7979 / 072 951-2066
- December: International Day for persons with Disabilities
The South African National Council for the Blind is the umbrella body of over 95 member organisations, representing over 724 000 (Census 2001) South Africans with visual impairments.
Read more about this NGO and their activities on www.sancb.org.za.
Why not make a donation which will enable the organisation to buy much needed equipmentand training.
Did you know?
- Every 5 seconds someone goes needlessly blind.
- At least 70% of all blind people have some sight, in other words are partially sighted - also sometimes referred to as people with low vision?
- Only a very small percentage of 'blind people' are Braille users?
- Blind people who are Braille users have a far greater chance of succeeding in higher education and employment situations?
- 95% of blind people living in South Africa are illiterate and have little or no access to education?
- Many blind and partially sighted people are computer and internet users?
- Blind and partially sighted people occupy a variety of professional occupations, often aided through technology?
- Few blind and partially sighted people have access to independence training?
- An estimated 80% of South Africa's total population do not belong to a medical aid or have ready access to eye care services?
- Approximately 75% of blindness is preventable?
- The two leading causes of blindness in South Africa are cataracts (50%) a clouding of the lens of the eye which obstructs the passage of light and glaucoma (14%) an increase of pressure inside the eye, which damages the optic nerve at the back of the eye.
SANCB's services include:
- ABET and Entrepreneurial training
- Computer literacy training
- Call centre training
- Braille training, advocacy and
- management
- ECD (Early Childhood Development) Support
- Education support
- Low vision consulting services
- Assistive device sales and support
- Prevention of blindness and eye care services especially in rural areas (refraction, low vision, surgical, etc)
- Sensitization and awareness talks
- Access to information relevant to the blindness field
- Community Development
- Biennial Conference or “Blind Parliament”
