Before our Orientation and Mobility Practitioner arrives in a new area, a local person has already done something extraordinary. They have walked through their community, spoken to neighbours, and asked a simple question: “do you know anyone who is blind”? They have written down names, sometimes ID numbers, phone numbers, and addresses. They have shared Read more about Someone wrote down their name first[…]
We are proud to announce a historic milestone with the appointment of Silindile Makhaye as our Chair of the Board. Stepping into the role after serving as deputy chair for four years, Silindile is the first woman to lead the SAMBT Board in our nearly three-decade history. Silindile takes the helm with a profound personal Read more about A New Chapter of Board Leadership at SAMBT[…]
After more than a decade-long journey of advocacy and patience, we are grateful to share momentous news for the Orientation and Mobility (O&M) community in South Africa. The Professional Board for Occupational Therapy, Medical Orthotics, Prosthetics and Arts Therapy of the HPCSA has issued a resolution agreeing to the registration of O&M Practitioners. This significant Read more about A Milestone Achievement: Orientation and Mobility Practitioners Now Recognized by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)[…]
The first school quarter of every year is a crucial time for independence training at schools for the blind, as the new 5 – 6-year-olds who are blind or partially sighted, arrive in this big strange new place called boarding school. We regularly train at about eight schools for the blind who do not have Read more about The Next Step[…]
