After my last blog-post about the ‘Perceiving freedom’ sunglasses sculpture at Sea Point I have been scratching my head furiously about what to write about next. I have so many ideas and recent experiences of interesting installations and events that I am spoiled for choice. But, as so often happens, inspiration came to me quite by accident and once again involved “the things we miss. Friday, 21 March, was Human Rights day in South Africa, READ MORE
Category: Disability Awareness
Paws for Thought:
“Ok, left, left, good boy!”“Find the pole, find the pole, good boy!”“Wait, ok, forward.”“Find the kerb, good boy.”“Find the pole, good boy!”“Forward, find the kerb, good boy!” And so begins Jeremy and Guide-Dog Ronnie’s journey to a nearby park.
A Brief Overview of Blindness in South Africa
by Jeremy Opperman and Lois Strachan To say that South Africa was a complex country with regard to disability in general and blindness in particular would be a woeful understatement. Some explanation and historical context may be helpful. South Africa as a democratic country is less than 30 years old. Prior to 1994 SA was a racially divided and segregated society. At face value, this could be stated as a divide between Black and White. READ MORE