Tag Archives: Disabled

League of Friends of The Blind (LOFOB)

AssociationFinder

The League of Friends of the Blind (LOFOB) is a Non-Governmental Organisation which caters to the needs of blind and visually impaired individuals. We work to further the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for Education and Decent Work.

Based in Grassy Park, Western Cape, we have been in operation since 1933 and have assisted in providing independence development services to thousands of individuals from all over South Africa and across the African continent.

Continue reading →

Innovation for The Blind (IFB)

AssociationFinder

Innovation for the Blind (previously Institute for the Blind), situated in the care capital town of South AfricWorcester, is a non-profit organisation that has been catering to the all-inclusive, specialised needs of visually impaired adults since 1881. Our mission is to empower persons who are blind, partially sighted or deafblind, including visually impaired persons with additional disabilities towards improved quality of life and reaching maximal levels of independence.

Continue reading →

United Cerebral Palsy Association of South Africa (UCPA)

AssociationFinder

Our primary goals include providing our clients with quality nursing care and stimulation in the form of creative occupational therapy. Aqua Hydro Therapy, Speech therapy, Physiotherapy and Stimulating visits and outings to events and places of interest. We have a year round programmed of planned activities for each day based on various ‘Themes’ with active exploration being ‘key’ to the various projects.

Continue reading →

Lusito Association (LA)

AssociationFinder

The Lusito Association was established in 1979 by a group of Portuguese parents who found a need for a school for the differently abled within the Portuguese community. The Lusito Association started the first Lusito School under the auspices of the Mental Health Society of the Witwatersrand and has subsequently grown with the school.

Continue reading →