Activists

JAWAHAR LAL KAUL –
The Architect of the Self-Help Movement of the Blind in India

By dint of his unstinting hard-work, indefatigable zeal, enduring commitment and unimpeachable integrity, Jawahar Lal Kaul has shone as a beacon light of hope and promise for the millions of blind people in India and developing countries.

Born in Sri Nagar, Jammu and Kashmir on 28th July, 1944, Kaul lost his sight due to Smallpox
at the tender age of five. Undeterred, he pursued his school and university education,

Birth: 1953
Educational Degree: diploma in education and sociology - Damascus 1973
Address: Amman - Jordan - Jubaiha
Phone: 0799991312-5340000
Fax: 4641570
E-mail: fabjo@index.com.jo

Experiences:

- President of Friendship Association of the Blind - Jordan since 1996.
- Treasurer of Asian Blind Union 2000 - 2008
- Member of the Executive Committee of the World Blind Union since 2004.
- Member of the Nominations Committee of the World Blind Union. 2000-2008.

Larry Campbell, retired coordinator of the International Program at Overbrook School for the Blind and current president of the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI), was awarded an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Salus University for his outstanding career and international contributions to improve and provide services for children who are blind or visually impaired.

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Arnt Holte

Colin Low, Baron Low of Dalston

Colin Mackenzie Low, Baron Low of Dalston, CBE (born 23 September 1942) is a British politician and member of the House of Lords.
In 2006, he was made a life peer as Baron Low of Dalston, of Dalston in the London Borough of Hackney.
Colin Low was born blind and is Chairman of the RNIB. He has also been President of the European Blind Union since 2003.

James Sanders

Maryanne Diamond
President of the World Blind Union

Maryanne Diamond was born in 1955 in Queensland, Australia; the second eldest of five children and the only blind member of her family. Her father served in the Royal Australian Air Force and they settled in Victoria when she was 7 years of age. Her parents had never met anyone who was blind, however, never prevented her doing what her siblings did or exempted her from daily tasks because she was blind.

Carl R. Augusto
President & Chief Executive Officer
American Foundation for the Blind

Penny Hartin
Education:
• University of New Brunswick
Masters , Business Administration studies , 2003
• Laurentian University/Université Laurentienne
H. B. S. L. , Translation , 1974 — 1978
• Laurentian University
Honours Bachelor of Science , Language
• Ontario Teacher Education College
Bachelor , Education
• Sault College
Certificate , Volunteer Management

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