Today (09 Oct) marks World Sight Day and we thought to talk dedicate this hour to highlight the plight of those who are visually impaired.What sort of challenges are they facing and also 31 years into our democracy what has improved? Often we get called from those who are visually impaired talking about a lack of job opportunities for them, what else is troubling them? To lead us in this conversation, we are joined by…

 

Guest: Lewis Nzimande - National Executive Director at the South African National Council for the Blind

Guest: Mustafa Lasiti - Person living with Visual impairment

Guest: Magic Nkhwashu - Independent Disability Analyst and Human Rights Activist

Today (09 Oct) marks World Sight Day and we thought to talk dedicate this hour to highlight the plight of those who are visually impaired. What sort of challenges are they facing and also 31 years into our democracy what has improved? Often we get called from those who are visually impaired talking about a lack of job opportunities for them, what else is troubling them? To lead us in this conversation, we are joined by&hellip;
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Guest: Lewis Nzimande - National Executive Director at the South African National Council for the Blind
Guest: Mustafa Lasiti - Person living with Visual impairment
Guest: Magic Nkhwashu - Independent Disability Analyst and Human Rights Activist

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