A forest of white sticks moves slowly down the street. It’s white-cane day, 1970. A day when visually impaired Australians feel it necessary to alert the general public To the significance of this most potent symbol. Some onlookers show mild interest. Others stand self-consciously clapping. I, a young, visually impaired, cane-less woman scuttle away. Fifties… Continue Reading From Denial to Celebration - Ellen Bassani
Welcome to Kiki’s Kindergarten Kiki’s Kindergarten opened its doors on June 26, 2011 and welcomed 8 children. Gradually more children came from all over Tibet and now 21 children are here. Kiki has had more than 20 graduates in five years. Some graduates joined the Braille Without Borders preparatory school while others went back to… Continue Reading Kiki’s Kindergarten
2016 is the Chinese Year of the Monkey. In the Chinese zodiac the monkey represents creativity, imagination, versatility – and mischief. These are qualities that will be needed in addressing the myriad problems all of us face over the coming year and beyond. Disability is perhaps one of the most universal facets of human existence… Continue Reading Welcome to China Vision’s New Website! - Stephen Hallett
A meeting we had with parents and teachers at Qisehua at which Ni Zhen spoke about his recent study tour to New Brunswick, Canada.
“I don’t know how you manage!” The most recent exclamation came from a Vicar who witnessed me heading straight for a wall. It is the usual comment uttered by helpful strangers who’ve offered an arm around a calamity of roadworks or found me a vacant seat in a bus. Why would a sighted person have… Continue Reading Just Keep Walking Forward – Ellen Bassani
The description ‘ground breaking’ is overused these days. Yet the technology now available for blind and partially sighted people is indeed ‘ground breaking’ and dare I say ‘life changing’ for someone like me, who has almost no usable vision. Recently, a route I’d walked for the last thirty years, proved to be too difficult for… Continue Reading Grow elbows and swing that stick wide - Ellen Bassani
You can’t live in China for any length of time without being aware of constant change. Nothing is ever static, everything and everyone is on the move. At least 500 million people have moved into towns and cities since China began its “reform and opening up” in 1979. Cities have shot outward and upward: Beijing… Continue Reading Ruminating on change - Stephen Hallett
An interview with Stephen Hallett, Chair of China Vision, by Andreas Fulda and published as part of a research project commissioned by Geneva Global. It is published by China Development Brief and Geneva Global.
We have been working on the China Vision website for nearly a year and hope to go fully live in just a few weeks…
