South African Library for the Blind

Makwenzeke Volume 3 Issue 1 – 2011

louise — Wed, 25 May 2011 11:00:08 +0000

South African Library for the Blind the message is simply that we should deliver services and products that would satisfy our members. We cannot do this if we do not try new things and continue to do the things that keep members satisfied. It is also of no use to boast that we are the best in the world if we are not satisfying our local market. As they say: “Charity begins at home”.

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Makwenzeke Volume 2 Issue 4 – 2010

louise — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 06:53:09 +0000

Library members, library staff and library material – these are the three cornerstones of the South African Library for the Blind (SALB). There would be no need to have a library if there were no members. Members give the Library purpose. Members need to be served by somebody hence the need to appoint staff to do that. Staff are appointed based on the requirements of the work that needs to be performed. Therefore staff require certain skills and knowledge. The Library’s responsibility as an employer is to enable the growth and development of staff members through training and other means. In order for staff to serve library members they need something to offer and that “something” is a library service based on library material.

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Makwenzeke volume 2 issue 3 – 2010

louise — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:24:36 +0000

There is a general perception that blind people are not able to perform certain duties in the workplace and hence should not be appointed. Whether it is true or not – it is a perception. What is important though is the impact of such a perception. The impact in this case may be exclusion, discrimination, limitation of opportunities and to be deprived as a blind person of participating in opportunities to grow and develop on the same level as other people.

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makwenzeke volume 2 issue 2 – 2010

louise — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:56:38 +0000

Quality is a personal matter. What is defined or perceived by one person as quality may be a big disappointment to the next person. The strange thing is that, although it may be difficult to define or describe, we all know when we are dealing with quality. Where there are two people – the chances are that one would get two or more opinions on the same matter.

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Makwenzeke Volume 2 Issue 1 – 2010

admin — Fri, 07 May 2010 09:42:36 +0000

2009 saw the International bicentenary celebration of Louis Braille’s birthday with many initiatives held by organizations around the world. Here at the South African Library for the Blind Saturday, 13 February saw the conclusion and final celebrations of this milestone as well as the National Braille Essay Writing Competition. An initiative held in conjunction with Blind SA and the South African National Council for the Blind.

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Makwenzeke Volume 1 Issue 2 – 2009

admin — Fri, 07 May 2010 09:41:15 +0000

2009 is a momentous year for the South African Library for the Blind (SALB). Not only are we celebrating the bicentenary of Louis Braille’s birth but the Library is also celebrating its 90th anniversary. Because these two occasions are so significant and historical, it was decided to celebrate them jointly through various planned events during the year.

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Makwenzeke Volume 1 Issue 1 – 2009

admin — Fri, 07 May 2010 09:39:55 +0000

Helen Keller once said that we the blind are as indebted to Louis Braille as mankind is to Gutenberg. It was Louis Braille’s contribution to literacy, access and intellectual freedom, through the tactile rendition of the printed word that blind braille users, teachers and producers from five continents came to acknowledge as they commemorated the birth of Louis Braille…

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