Blindness
latest news & developments
Eye health initiative helps 1.7-million South Africans
OneSight is fulfilling the UN goal to accelerate eye health to achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Blind SA headed to high court over the Copyright Act
The organisation argues that the Copyright Act is unconstitutional because it violates the human rights of blind people. The case will be heard on 21 September
Blindness: How the Strandfontein camp was set up to fail
The facility in Cape Town was about quarantining the most vulnerable — the homeless — rather than preventing Covid-19
No ordinary reading life
When the literary world seems beyond reach, what options are there for those who struggle to read?
Service delivery starts with data. See who’s been missing from the spreadsheets
Without accurate data, maginalised groups risk being left behind – again.
‘Horrendous’ state of schools for the blind in the spotlight
Civil society bodies are meeting education officials to formulate an urgent response to the shortage of tools and teachers for the visually impaired.
Game-changing technology for blind people – at a price
Groundbreaking technology could revolutionise the future for the blind – but the exorbitant costs make it inaccessible.
Changing life for the blind at 13 years old
A 13-year-old California boy is the youngest person ever to receive venture capital investment in the US, writes Arthur Goldstuck.
‘No child should go blind’
Half of South Africa’s 100 000 blind children could have been saved if they were treated earlier, shows a new report.
Landmark treaty breaks down book barriers for the blind
Last week the World Intellectual Property Organisation announced copyright exceptions on materials for visually impaired people.
The rich turn a blind eye to poor readers
The visually impaired are shackled by developed countries’ reluctance to change copyright laws.
Braille books see the light
Historically, only a tiny proportion of published books have made it into Braille. But technology now means no book is off limits, writes Peter White
Music lights up lives of the blind
Growing up in Iran, Fereshteh Khosroujerdy loved to sing. Everyone who heard her in the streets would hug her and tell her how beautiful it was.
Blind beggars search for a better life in Jo’burg’s darkest corners
<b>Niren Tolsi</b> meets a community of Zimbabweans who eke out a living on Johannesburg’s mean streets.
Sleight of light
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Peter Bradshaw reviews <i>Blindness</i>, a film by Fernando Merelles.