COVID-19: How do blind people get infected, Challenges experienced by the visually impaired and mobilization for vaccinations and vaccination certificates

Introduction   Nearly 261.5 million people around the world had been diagnosed with COVID-19 as of yesterday and nearly 5.2 million people have died. On Nov. 28, there were 422,051 new cases and 4,447 new deaths confirmed globally. (1)   The Coronavirus, an often spoken word but, potentially meaningless to those who are living in … Read more

How vaccines defeat Covid by targeting its “asshole protein”

Photo by Nataliya Vaitkevich from Pexels How do you explain what the Covid-19 vaccine does to defeat the virus and help convince sceptics that vaccination is not only a good thing, but also safe? Like every other rational South African adult, I have been double vaccinated. But I am astounded at the flimsy, unscientific excuses … Read more

Severe COVID-19 Linked With Changes in Eyes – By Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt

Published on 17 February 2021 Severe eye abnormalities have been found in the eyes of some COVID-19 patients, a new study out of France contends. The findings show the need for eye screening, as well as appropriate treatment and management of potentially serious eye problems in these patients, experts say. “We showed that a few … Read more

Zoom – Video Conferencing – Quick Accessibility Review

Summary Zoom is an excellent choice if you are looking for outstanding accessibility to the deaf, totally blind and partially sighted with comprehensive documentation and tons of useful keyboard shortcuts with fully accessible apps for all the major operating systems and a very stable web app. As a bonus, the company continuously demonstrates their commitment … Read more

How to register for the COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa if you are blind or visually impaired

Here are five methods that people can use to register for the COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa   1. The Electronic Vaccination Data System (Online Vaccine Registration Portal)   The EVDS is the original and most well-known digital method of enrolling for the vaccine and can be accessed by visiting https://vaccine.enroll.health.gov.za/   The system requires … Read more