Episodes

Thursday Dec 15, 2022
The Torch 28: Foreword from the Chairman
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Foreword from the St Dunstan's Chairman, Dave Mitchell

Friday Oct 21, 2022
The Torch 27: Studying at Unisa
Friday Oct 21, 2022
Friday Oct 21, 2022
Tips for visually impaired students who wants to study at Unisa.

Thursday Oct 20, 2022
The Torch 27: Blind Football Coaching
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Blind Football Coaching

Saturday Oct 15, 2022
The Torch 27:Visually impaired kids learn to code using old fashioned puzzles
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Saturday Oct 15, 2022

Friday Oct 14, 2022
Friday Oct 14, 2022
A group of activists who advocate for blind and visually impaired people has emerged victorious in their court battle

Thursday Oct 13, 2022

Sunday Aug 28, 2022
The Torch 26: Celebrating St Dunstan’s Women
Sunday Aug 28, 2022
Sunday Aug 28, 2022
It is a beautiful pink sunset in a remote corner of the Drakensberg. Following a St Dunstans reunion in Kwa-Zula Natal, my war-blinded husband and I, took time to go and stay with friends who then worked with KZN Wildlife.
#blind #blindness #visuallyimpaired #accessibility #visualimpairment #sightloss #disability #disabilityawareness #whitecane #lowvision #visualimpaired #women #womensmonth

Friday Aug 26, 2022
Friday Aug 26, 2022
An Orientation and Mobility Specialist provides guidance and support that can help persons with visual impairments develop the skill of getting to know their immediate surroundings and to, for example, walk safely and efficiently across a busy street or to the closest shopping centre.
#blind #blindness #visuallyimpaired #accessibility #visualimpairment #sightloss #disability #disabilityawareness #whitecane #lowvision #visualimpaired

Sunday Aug 14, 2022
The Torch 26: In Memory of Reinette Popplestone
Sunday Aug 14, 2022
Sunday Aug 14, 2022
Reinette Popplestone, born du Plessis, was educated at the Pioneer School, Worcester, after which she studied physiotherapy in London, England at the Royal National Institute for the Blind School of Physiotherapy. On returning home after the course, she settled in Cape Town where she practised physiotherapy in one of the larger state hospitals and also met and married Tony.
#blind #blindness #visuallyimpaired #accessibility #visualimpairment #sightloss #disability #disabilityawareness #whitecane #lowvision #visualimpaired

Sunday Aug 14, 2022
The Torch 26: 10 SA women in tech to watch
Sunday Aug 14, 2022
Sunday Aug 14, 2022
Women’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate the South African women who are making changes in our country. This is especially evident in the tech space, where women are starting non-profit organisations, founding companies and raising their voices in support of women. Here are 10 South African women to watch.
#blind #blindness #visuallyimpaired #accessibility #visualimpairment #sightloss #disability #disabilityawareness #whitecane #lowvision #visualimpaired