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200 Years Of Braille
Monday, 4 November 2024, 5:53 pm | Blind Low Vision NZ
Across Term 4, BLENNZ ākonga (students) and staff are involved in a variety of activities to celebrate 200 years of Braille. Adult Braille readers from across the mōtu will also be invited to join the celebrations. The theme for the term is ‘Braille is ... More >>
See The Person Not The Sight Loss Every Three Hours, A Kiwi Develops Vision Loss
Friday, 11 October 2024, 12:44 pm | Blind Low Vision NZ
Vision loss affects people in diverse ways. Some, like 15-year-old Marama Moar-Tomoana, are born with visual impairments, while others lose their sight suddenly or experience a gradual decline over time. More >>
See The Person Not The Sight Loss | Every Three Hours, A New Zealander Develops Vision Loss
Monday, 7 October 2024, 7:49 pm | Blind Low Vision NZ
For every person affected, the emotional, physical, and social toll is different. We want Kiwis to get behind BLVNZ and help us ensure that everyone can live fulfilling lives. This means access to everyday services, experiences and support to meet any ... More >>
Guide Dog Puppy Appeal Helping To Transform Lives
Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 2:49 pm | Blind Low Vision NZ
Blind Low Vision NZ Guide Dog Puppy Appeal week is taking place across Aotearoa, New Zealand as of 20th March. This annual event aims to support blind and low vision people by providing them with highly trained guide dogs to enhance their independence ... More >>
Blind Low Vision NZ’s Response To The Election Outcome
Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 9:52 am | Blind Low Vision NZ
Blind Low Vision NZ wishes to respond to the Coalition Government of National, ACT and NZ First. As is our policy, our team is eager to work with all elected representatives to create a better world for our community, and help people who are blind, deafblind, ... More >>
Blind Low Vision Week Helping Kiwis With Low Vision
Wednesday, 11 October 2023, 10:54 am | Blind Low Vision NZ
Blindness and low vision are more common than many people realize. In Aotearoa, every three hours, someone develops blindness. There are over 180,000 Kiwis living with vision loss. Despite the increasing number of people with vision loss, accessibility, ... More >>
Blind Low Vision Week Helping Kiwis With Low Vision
Friday, 22 September 2023, 3:37 pm | Blind Low Vision NZ
Blindness and low vision are more common than many people realize. In Aotearoa, every three hours, someone develops blindness. There are over 180,000 Kiwis living with vision loss. Despite the increasing number of people with vision loss, accessibility, ... More >>
Enter A World Of World Of Magic Voyages With The Great Kiwi Bookathon
Friday, 2 June 2023, 9:56 am | Blind Low Vision NZ
The Great Kiwi Bookathon takes place in June, encouraging tamariki and their whanau to read, while raising awareness, and much needed funds for Blind Low Vision New Zealand (BLVNZ). It is simple. Kids read the books they like throughout the month ... More >>
State-of-the-art Mobility Centre
Friday, 24 March 2023, 9:28 am | Blind Low Vision NZ
Blind Low Vision NZ has opened its state-of-the-art Mobility Centre this week. The Centre, based at Blind Low Vision NZ’s South Auckland complex, is one of two in the world to offer specialised training for guide dogs and their handlers in one ... More >>
Guide Dog Puppies Need New Purpose-Built Kennels
Tuesday, 14 March 2023, 12:55 pm | Blind Low Vision NZ
Blind Low Vision NZ Guide Dog Puppy Appeal week is taking place across Aotearoa as of 20th March. This year Blind Low Vision NZ is focussing on raising funds to support the Guide Dog Kennel Build Appeal. The current kennels of Blind Low Vision ... More >>
Blind Low Vision NZ Welcome The End Of Board-commissioned Independent Inquiry Into Organisational Culture
Thursday, 12 January 2023, 12:28 pm | Blind Low Vision NZ
An Independent Inquiry into organisational culture commissioned by Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind (RNZFB) Board, found that a longstanding poor workplace culture was made worse by significant transformation work initiated in 2019 but is improving ... More >>
Blind Low Vision Nz Celebrates World Braille Day And Independence For New Zealanders
Thursday, 29 December 2022, 6:49 pm | Blind Low Vision NZ
On January 4, Blind Low Vision NZ is celebrating World Braille Day to raise awareness for the importance of Braille. The universally-accepted language of raised dots gives blind, deafblind and low vision adults and children independence and equal access ... More >>
Book Up Your June For The Great Kiwi Bookathon
Monday, 30 May 2022, 10:32 am | Blind Low Vision NZ
Blind Low Vision NZ is calling on tamariki to get reading in the Great Kiwi Bookathon, a fundraiser helping to keep the magic of stories alive for Kiwis who are blind, deafblind or have low vision. For the month of June, the Great Kiwi Bookathon will ... More >>
Blind Low Vision NZ Marks International Guide Dog Day
Tuesday, 26 April 2022, 12:30 pm | Blind Low Vision NZ
This Wednesday 27 April we celebrate International Guide Dog Day and how these four-legged wonders can change the life of someone with sight loss. It is an opportunity to celebrate the work of guide dogs around the world and raise awareness of the importance of ... More >>
Make A Paw-sitive Difference And Help Put A New Roof Over The Heads Of New Zealand’s Future Guide Dogs
Friday, 8 April 2022, 5:20 pm | Blind Low Vision NZ
Guide Dog Puppies Blind Low Vision NZ is asking New Zealanders to help raise $6 million across the next 18 months to fund the build of new, fit-for-purpose kennels for future guide dogs in training. Alongside COVID-19 impacts, significant outbreaks ... More >>
Freedom To Roam: Support Blind Low Vision NZ Guide Dogs To Give New Zealanders Confidence And Independence
Monday, 21 March 2022, 11:31 am | Blind Low Vision NZ
In the last two years, having the freedom to leave our homes has become more important than ever. However, for many blind, deafblind, and low vision New Zealanders, freedom to roam safely and independently relies on the support of their guide dog. Hundreds ... More >>
New Report Shows The Cost Of Vision Loss In New Zealand Has Risen 33.6% To $3.74 Billion In 2021
Thursday, 27 January 2022, 9:13 am | Blind Low Vision NZ
A new report from Vision Research International shows the total costs of vision loss in New Zealand, including the total for lost well-being, has increased to $3.74 billion in 2021, an increase of 33.6 percent since 2009. The economic and financial ... More >>
Blind Low Vision NZ Respond To Government Announcement Regarding Significant Changes To The Disability System
Friday, 29 October 2021, 3:49 pm | Blind Low Vision NZ
On Friday 29 October, the Government announced significant changes to the disability system by unveiling plans to create the Ministry for Disabled People, which will be an independent Ministry with its own Chief Executive, hosted by the Ministry for ... More >>
Blind Low Vision NZ Street Appeal Needs Vital Online Support In Covid-19 Environment
Monday, 18 October 2021, 3:43 pm | Blind Low Vision NZ
When Sue Fraser learned she was going blind, fear crept into her soul. She was in a “pool of darkness”, feeling she’d lost the ability to do the things she loves but this Blind Low Vision Week, she’s celebrating proving herself wrong. With a ... More >>
Uncover The Joy Of Reading In The Great Kiwi Bookathon
Monday, 17 May 2021, 6:02 pm | Blind Low Vision NZ
Blind Low Vision NZ encourages Kiwi kids to find the magic in books through the Great Kiwi Bookathon, a new initiative to get Kiwis reading through the month of June while raising much-needed funds for kids and their families living with vision ... More >>
