Society of the Blind wishes to purchase a rural property 14.10.2011 Today in Liepaja for the 13th time was celebrated International White cane day, during which special attention is drawn to people with a visual impairment, emphasizing their problems and needs. It was also discussed today at the Liepaja Olympic Centre, where the 55th anniversary celebration of the Liepaja Society of the Blind to...

Why is it worth to work free of charge? 06.12.2011   The 5th of December in Latvia is celebrated as the International Volunteer Work Day. During the celebration the public attention is drawn to volunteering options, volunteer acquisition process and their performed work. Today we met with some of the volunteers to find out what is their motivation to work free of charge.  2:33 ...

Let's make life more colorful! ~12min Liepaja Society of the Blind   In the frame of European Social Fund project “Social rehabilitation services for individuals with visual disabilities in Latvia”, Liepaja Society of the Blind operates various hobby groups and group lessons:   - wicker weaving - hurling - computer trainig - English - leather treatments - gymnas...

The blind felt teddy bears LTV1 Panorāma ~3min    On the difficulty of finding a good job complain fully healthy people, let alone those who have health disorders. Thus, looking for employees for the newly created company «Wooly World», which produces teddy-bears, the owner was looking for the bear makers among the people with special needs. The company managed to fin...

The integration of disabled people in society  Apeirons Video    Part 1, 8min  Independence South West day centre, Astras private foundation in Spain, AS3 Fundacio Astres, Greenbank Care Part 2, 10min Liepaja Society of the Blind Estel school in France St. Thomas Takozona centre La Fageda farm and yogurt factory Rempoly in United Kingdom Part 3, 8min ...

Movie about the White Cane 26.05.2009 <iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.liepajniekiem.lv/embed/1177" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 2:42 www.liepajniekiem.lv  www.tv...

 Man with a white cane - Cilvēks ar balto spieķi Duration 6:19  www.redzigaismu.lv  Duration 6:02 Do they notice the person with white cane? - Vai pamanīs cilvēku ar balto spieķi? 27.05.2009 http://www.liepajniekiem.lv/v...

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