The case centres on the plight of 50 Blind SA volunteer treasurers who are trying to complete the national certificate in small business and financial management through the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers.
JOHANNESBURG - Non-profit organisation Blind South Africa is taking the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers to the Equality Court over what it says is discrimination against visually impaired students.
The case centres on the plight of 50 Blind SA volunteer treasurers who are trying to complete the national certificate in small business and financial management through the ICB. Blind SA said they’ve been left in the lurch as a result of the ICB’s refusal to adapt its online platform to accommodate them.
Blind SA said they have already completed 60% of their coursework but need to complete portfolios of evidence and examinations through the ICB’s digital platform before they can receive their qualifications, and to this end, they’ve all received laptops with special accessibility software. Blind SA, however, said the ICB first denied repeated requests from the NPO to test the special software, then ran its own accessibility audit, which found the platform was not accessible and that it was apparently too expensive, technical and time-consuming to fix right now.There is also now a dispute as to whether or not they were actually registered. The ICB has yet to file papers.
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