Raising Awareness for Visual Impairment: Eqla’s Annual Campaign Sheds Light on the Challenges Faced by the Visually Impaired

2023-10-09 17:50:18

Since this Sunday, October 8, the annual campaign of Eqla (former National Organization for the Blind) has started. Its goal: to report on the difficulties of the visually impaired, but also to raise awareness of this disability, which is still poorly understood. Article reserved for subscribers By Nathan Cloes (st.) Published on 9/10/2023 at 7:50 p.m. Reading time: 4 min

It’s a strange device that took place at the Mont des Arts (Brussels) last weekend. Arousing the interest of passers-by and tourists who come to enjoy one of the most beautiful panoramas of Brussels, this device is intriguing. Made up of plexiglass, certain parts of which appear obscured, this arrangement does not reflect the beauty of our capital. The goal is quite different: a writing informs us that we are in fact looking through the eyes of Laetitia, who is visually impaired.

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