Blind Awareness Month
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Blind awareness month. World sight day raises awareness about blindness and vision impairment as well as the provision of eye health care. More than what you see blindness awareness month. We conclude meet the blind month with our annual state convention.
The world health organization estimates that almost 285 million people suffer from blindness or visual impairment worldwide. Sure you ve heard about the bigger awareness campaigns like breast cancer awareness month and world aids day. Tina and rocco fiorentino formed the little rock foundation one year after the birth of their child rocco who was born four months premature and blind.
October is blindness awareness month ndash. October is a busy and vibrant month at society for the blind. Before coming to society for the blind six years ago i had little experience with or awareness of people with vision loss.
And gosh do we have a packed programme of videos podcasts webinar events articles and stories to share with you every day this month. What do people do. The national federation of the blind of colorado celebrates white cane awareness day and meet the blind month with events all over the state.
This year we have added a new and exciting version of our nfbco comcast 6 dot dash. Accessible technology in the workplace has come a long way over the last few years allowing blind and partially sighted employees to perform roles as well as their fully sighted counterparts nbsp. Helen keller deaf blind awareness week june 28 july 4 july.
Blindness awareness month launched in october 2009 from the little rock foundation an organization in voorhees new jersey dedicated to serving families with blind or visually impaired children. Highlighting the achievements and possibilities of people who are blind. Blind awareness month bam was started to highlight all that a blind visually impaired person is capable of accomplishing.
World sight day which falls on the second thursday of october and blindness awareness month both focus on bringing awareness that 80 of the causes of blindness are preventable. The tools and skills developed to train those persons who come through the doors of blindness support services are demonstrated to the public. 18 hours ago 24 0 0.
October is blindness awareness month. The world health organization who which is the un s directing and coordinating authority for health and the international agency for the prevention of blindness iapb are actively involved in coordinating events and activities for world sight day. According to who there are 285 million people who are visually impaired worldwide of which 39 million are blind of these 82 are over the age of 50 and cataracts account for the most common cause of blindness.
