Organization : Hong Kong Blind Union & Hong Kong Society for the Blind 1. Population Profile Data of the Blind Community According to Special Topics Report No. 62 “Persons with disabilities and chronic diseases” published by HKSAR Census and Statistics Department in December 2014, the number of people with visual impairment are 174,800 which equals … Read more
General assemblies
China Country Report to World Blind Union Asia Pacific, General Assembly, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
There are more than 85 million disabled persons in China, of which more than 17.5 million are visually impaired (including blind persons with multiple disabilities). China’s “13th Five-Year Plan” lasts from 2015 to 2020.Its overall aimis to build acomprehensive well-off society in an all-round way. In this process, the Chinese government attaches great importance to … Read more
Australia Country Report to World Blind Union Asia Pacific, General Assembly, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Reporter:Emma Bennison, Board DirectorAustralian Blindness Forum Introduction The Australian Blindness Forum (ABF) is a not-for-profit organisation, whose purpose is to operate as a partnership between consumers and service providers in representing the issues for people who are blind or vision impaired in Australia. In the last reporting period, 2016 – 2018 there have been considerable … Read more
Register now for WBUAP Regional Assembly
All details and the registration form are available at http://www.wbuapga2018.org. Registrations close on Friday 20 July 2018.
WBUAP Treasurer’s report to the World Blind Union General Assembly
You can read the financial statement from the Treasurer, Kevin Murfitt, of the World Blind Union – Asia Pacific here: WBUAP financial report for Quadrennial Regional General Assembly Orlando 2016.
Four years of success in Quadrennium Plan of Action report
The World Blind Union – Asia Pacific Board and Policy Council is reporting its work over the past four years to the World Blind Union General Assembly this month in Orlando, Florida. There are many success highlights from its member countries which you can read about in the report here: WBUAP Quadrennium Plan of Action … Read more
Australia Country Report highlights social welfare concerns
The Australia Blindness Forum has submitted its Country Report to the World Blind Union. The report highlights concerns about the social welfare provided for blind and vision impaired Australians through the National Disability Insurance Scheme and aged care services. To read about a very wide range of activities, you can download the Australian Blindness Forum … Read more
Next Regional General Assembly
The next Quadrennial Regional General Assembly will be held on 21 August this year in Orlando. Here we have the following materials: Agenda Regional General Assembly 2016. Minutes of the Mid-Term Regional General Assembly held in Hong Kong SAR in November 2014. Covering letter from Secretary General, WBUAP to all Heads of Organisations of Member-Countries, … Read more
WBUAP Hong Kong Statement 2014
WBUAP Hong Kong Statement.pdf World Blind Union Asia-Pacific (WBUAP) Hong Kong Statement We the participants at the WBUAP Mid-Term Regional General Assembly (Assembly) in Hong Kong, 24th November, 2014, 1. Call upon all governments throughout the Asia-Pacific region (region) to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty at the earliest opportunity so that persons who are blind or … Read more
Thailand Country Report 2014
Thailand Association of the Blind (TAB) now has almost 10,000 members from all over Thailand. Under the current constitution, TAB is run under the principle of representative democracy. It consists of 9 executive committee ,and no more than 200 delegates from eleven regional branches at the TAB national convention. TAB has its national headquarters located … Read more