{"id":233,"date":"2012-05-16T11:43:16","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T11:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/eyecarecaribbean\/2012\/05\/16\/eye-on-sight-issue-6-july-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-05-16T11:43:16","modified_gmt":"2012-05-16T11:43:16","slug":"eye-on-sight-issue-6-july-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/ecc\/eye-on-sight\/eye-on-sight-issue-6-july-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Eye on Sight Issue #6 July 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"eye-on-sight-available\"In the July 2012 Issue of Eye on Sight we feature the following articles:<\/span><\/p>\n

Irving Wilson – The Visionary:<\/strong> The name Irving St Claire Wilson is synonymous with Special Education in Barbados and the wider Caribbean. Today, at the age of 95, he is a living tribute to development of education and other opportunities for persons who are deaf and blind. His gait may be a bit slower and he relies on a cane to move around, but his remarkable memory and sense of humour remain intact and he was only too thrilled at the opportunity to invite us into his home and take us down memory lane. (page 1)<\/span><\/p>\n

“I would do it all over again” – Wilbert Williams:<\/strong> Wilbert Williams greeted us with an engaging smile and escorted us into the comfort of his home in Kingston, Jamaica. Now a man of leisure, having retired some years ago, this man who was once the President of the Jamaica Physiotherapy Association, the Managing Director of the Abilities Foundation and a Past-President of the Caribbean Council for the Blind (CCB), was eager to share his life\u2019s journey. (page 4) <\/span><\/p>\n

From the Desk of the CEO:<\/strong> During this quarter, we continued our programme to achieve a Caribbean area compliant with the Objectives of Vision 2020: The Right to Sight Initiative. Read more about:<\/span><\/p>\n

Antigua and Barbuda:<\/em> a proposed Eye Health and Diagnostic Centre.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jamaica:<\/em>newly refurbished Eye Department in Mandeville nearing completion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Guyana and Haiti:<\/em>Establishment of New Eye Departments.<\/span><\/p>\n

Guyana:<\/em>New admissions to the B.Sc. in Optometry at the University of Guyana. (page 7) <\/span><\/p>\n

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