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Free phone training
Touch screen mobile phones can be intimidating to visually impaired persons. So to help, the SANCB’s Assistive Technology Centre is offering free Introductory Mobile Training for iOS and Android devices. Training is designed specifically for beginners. It covers...
Computer joy
If you want to learn to use computers, you need computers to learn! And in the village of Magogoe Koikoi, in the North West, visually impaired persons have been longing for computer training. Their dream came true in February, when the SANCB launched a satellite...
Not long now – thanks to you!
It won’t be long before we start distributing the gifts that our gracious donors sent in for White Cane Week. And we can’t wait! Thank you to everyone who supported this campaign. Your gifts will provide blind and partially sighted learners with exciting assistive...
Scavenger Hunt
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Free Cooking/Baking Conversion Chart
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Tip your hat to us
If you love the work we do and would like to leave a legacy to visually impaired persons in your Will, please get in touch. We have a handy Wills guide we’d love to send you. Contact (012) 452-3811 or email frm@sancb.org.za
Cheques are out
Cheques will not be accepted in South Africa from 1 January 2021. We’re sorry to see them go! There was something special about the ritual of giving by cheque – and of receiving a cheque in the post. If you send your donations by cheque, please contact us on (012) 452...
Small, smart and in stock
Our famous Assistive Technology Centre celebrated a milestone on 7 September: its 30th birthday! The centre strives to keep up with the times and has great new products in stock, including the Google Home Mini Smart Speaker. This smart speaker responds to voice...
Big opportunity with ‘Be My Eyes’
SANCB has formed an exciting partnership with Be My Eyes, to make assistive services in South Africa more accessible. Be My Eyes is a video calling app that allows sighted volunteers to ‘see’ and provide information to vision impaired users. South African users will...
Save on tax
If you’d like to make an additional donation – and qualify for a tax deduction – please remember to send your gift before 28 February in order to qualify. Click here to make your tax saving donation now.
