Blind walk raises awareness

During the 5km event participants were encouraged to walk in pairs, with one person being partially blindfolded and led by the other person.

October 25, 2017

Lauren Walford Less than a minute

Walkers set off along the road at the start of the event last year.

THE KZN Blind and Deaf Society (KZNBDS) hosted the inaugural Eye Can Walk, a “walk with a difference”, on Sunday 15 October, to coincide with International White Cane Day.

The event started at Berea Rovers and participants walked towards Blue Lagoon via the beachfront, finally returning to Rovers. During the 5km event the participants were encouraged to walk in pairs, with one person being partially blindfolded and led by the other person.

Shamila Surjoo, Director of the KZNBDS, said: “We could have chosen the promenade for the walk, but that would have lost the impact of the message we are trying to convey to motorists: that they need to be careful and aware of blind pedestrians and athletes.”