[Nfbf-l] White Cane and World Blindness Day Event

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University of Central Florida Campus
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SCHEDULE 
WORLD SIGHT DAY 
October 11th • Teaching  Academy Room 130 
2012 
10 am 
Sight Ed 101-
Education for the  Sighted 
11 am Knight’s Panel 
12 pm GOING BLIND viewing 
SDS
A day  of awareness to focus global attention on blindness, visual 
impairment and  rehabilitation of the visually impaired.
A day of awareness to focus global  attention on blindness, visual 
impairment and rehabilitation of the visually  impaired. 
Attend this event and earn Link Loot! 

VISION STATISTICS  
• 39 million are blind and 246 million have low vision (severe or  
moderate vision impairment) 
• Preventable causes are as high as 80% of  the total global visual 
impairment burden 
• About 90% of world’s  visually impaired people live in develop-
ing countries 
• Globally,  uncorrected refractive errors are the main cause of 
visual impairment 
•  Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness 
About 285 million people are  visually impaired worldwide: