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Below is a list which is roughly arranged by the order through which we will travel. If you wish to jump straight to a country please select the link from the list below.

international links

International Guide Dogs Association

Serbia and Montinegra

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

The Seven Wonders of the Medieval Mind

The Seven Natural Wonders of the World

The Seven Wonders of the Modern World

The Seven Forgotten Natural Wonders of the World

The Seven Forgotten Modern Wonders of the World

The Seven Forgotten Wonders of the Medieval Mind

The Forgotten Wonders

International Links

Below is a list of people, organisations and projects that we hope to be able to link up with on our journey. The links are roughly organized through the route we shall be following. If you follow the links you will access background information on the organisations and people concerned. In order to make this feasible we have allowed 12 months at, roughly, 2000 miles a month or 500 miles a week. This is achievable and allows considerable time for the linking with projects and organisations throughout the world and the promotion of their services using the journey to stimulate interest.

The host agencies themselves, in each country, will have a tremendous opportunity to involve local and National media for their own benefit and the people they serve.

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International Guide Dogs Association

http://www.ifgdsb.org.uk/page.asp?code=00010008

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England

War Blinded

http://www.st-dunstans.org.uk/ (see section on America and Canada)

Peter White – BBC In-Touch Programme (See section on China)

http://www.eyeway.org/inspire/ac-peter-white.htm

Elizabeth Jackson (Business Woman)

http://www.eyeway.org/inspire/ac-liz.htm

David Blunkett

http://www.eyeway.org/inspire/ac-dblnk.htm

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Ireland

Caroline Casey - Social entrepreneur

http://www.eyeway.org/inspire/ac-carol.htm

Prisoners and braille

Arbour Hill Prison - Braille Unit, Dublin, Ireland.

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France

The issue of violence against blind people could be the focus of this country who participated in a European Project funded by the European Union

http://www.ebudaphne.org/home-en.htm

National organisation

http://perso.orange.fr/anpea/

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Italy

Association for the Development of Information Technology Systems for the Disabled (Italy): assists the blind, physically handicapped and deaf with computer training courses, research into adaptive software, information dissemination -

http://www.asphi.it/english/HomePage.htm

In the Arts Andrea Bocelli and other various people could be linked http://www.eyeway.org/inspire/mn-achievers.htm

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Croatia

A theatre company of the blind

http://www.croatianhistory.net/etf/blind.html

All organisations in Croatia

http://www.tiresias.org/agencies/countries_c/croatia.htm#croatia

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Serbia and Montinegra

All National agencies.

http://www.tiresias.org/agencies/countries_s/serbia.htm#serbia

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Greece

Seven Wonders of the world - The Statue of Zeus at Olympia

Seven Wonders of the world - The Colossus of Rhodes

The home of civilization and HOMER: As the author of the Odyssey--the first great piece of literature in the Western tradition - Homer is believed to have been a blind poet who put into writing a tradition of oral epic poetry about the Heroic Age in the Odyssey and the Iliad.

There are various organisations for the blind in Greece.

http://www.tiresias.org/agencies/countries_g/greece.htm#greece

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Turkey

National organisations

http://www.tiresias.org/agencies/countries_t/turkey.htm#turkey

Seven wonders of the world - The Temple of Artemis at Epheseus

Seven wonders of the world - The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

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Iran

National organisations

http://www.tiresias.org/agencies/countries_i/iran.htm#iran

Iran Has Newspaper for the Blind

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Homa Badr takes notes for her news stories in Braille, forming the words with a piercing tool and special perforated frame. Her mission: to promote knowledge among Iran's blind and highlight the problems and dangers they face in daily life.

Her newspaper, Iran-e-Sepid, or White Iran, is believed to be the only

Braille daily in the Middle East, operating in a region - and in a country - where the public has little understanding of the difficulties of the sightless.

``People in Iran have yet to recognize the blind's white cane and learn how to treat them,'' said Badr, blind since birth. ``Some people do help us but still there is no law in Iran to protect our rights.''

The problems of Iran's blind are many. Blind men and women have trouble meeting because of Islam's strict separation of the sexes. Guide dogs are expensive - and dogs are regarded as unclean in Islam. Even navigating the streets in Tehran and other cities can be perilous because of the many potholes and bumps.

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Pakistan

Seeing is believing, but believing is seeing – training and musicians.

http://agencyfaqs.com/news/company_news/Corporate/3913.htm

The first internet café for the blind in Pakistan

http://bznotes.wordpress.com/tag/pakistan/

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India

Bangalore and blind dance teacher

http://www.eyeway.org/inspire/ac-bgowda.htm

National Associations

http://www.nabindia.org/sited/fac02.htm

http://www.bpaindia.org/

http://www.senseintindia.org/htmls/jjsb_varanasi.html

Blind women in India

http://www.ashanet.org/projects/project-view.php?p=332

National musical star in India

http://www.eyeway.org/inspire/ac-ravin.htm

National award for contribution (Delhi University)

Dipendra Manocha - Social Entrepreneur

http://www.eyeway.org/inspire/ac-manocha.htm

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Australia (Darwin to Adelaide to Sydney)

National Organisations

http://www.rbs.org.au/

http://www.rsb.org.au/

http://www.bca.org.au/

http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/fredhollows/

The Fred Hollow’s foundation deals with indigenous aspects of sight loss amongst aboriginal people.

Australians and blind cricket

http://www.rbs.org.au/info.aspx?page=1590

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Argentina

Digital Library for the Blind
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=36901

BUENOS AIRES, Mar 13 (IPS) - Armed with a computer and their passion for literature, a group of blind people in Argentina have created the first digital library for Spanish-speaking people who are visually impaired. It already has some 20,000 volumes and over 3,000 subscribers in 40 countries.

National organisations

http://www.tiresias.org/agencies/countries_a/argentina.htm#argentina

Employment and using heightened smell? Testing perfumes.

http://www.unilever.com/ourvalues/environmentandsociety/casestudies/health/argentinatesting.asp

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Peru

National organisations

http://www.tiresias.org/agencies/countries_p/peru.htm#peru

Peru is more than a postcard of famous Machu Picchu

Erik Weihenmayer, World Renowned Blind Climber

Erik was the first and only blind climber to summit Mt. Everest. He is also an acrobatic skydiver, long distance biker, marathon runner, skier, mountaineer, and ice climber. Erik is a former middle school teacher and wrestling coach who has made his way on to the cover of Time, Outside, and Climbing magazines. He has also been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, NBC’s Today, the Tonight Show, and Nightly News with Tom Brokaw.

In 2006, Global Explorers launched the Leading the Way initiative - international programs for blind and sighted students focusing on our core principles of leadership, service, science and culture. Our inaugural trip to Machu Picchu with 18 students was featured on ABC Nightline and ABC WorldNews. Erik will join a new team of students in 2007 as they hike through the magical land of the Incas high in the Andes.

http://www.globalexplorers.org/site/main/partners/

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America

National organisations

http://www.acb.org/

http://www.afb.org/

Famous Blind baseball commentator in Florida

http://www.eyeway.org/inspire/ac-enriq.htm

Actor, singer, author, producer

Founder of baseball rules and motivational speaker.

http://www.eyeway.org/inspire/ac-tomsul.htm

Acclaimed blind artist

http://www.eyeway.org/inspire/ac-lisa.htm

Blind singer song-writer and performer

http://www.eyeway.org/inspire/ac-feliciano.htm

Stevie Wonder

http://www.eyeway.org/inspire/ac-swonder.htm

Blind Doctor

http://www.eyeway.org/inspire/ac-timcor.htm

Blind Olympic runner

Marla Runyan – Athlete

http://www.eyeway.org/inspire/ac-marla.htm

Alabama - Blind Boys of Alabama Featuring Clarence Fountain
Clarence Fountain and the Blind Boys of Alabama have been singing God's music for over 60 years. In the course of that time, they've traveled the distance, from playing small tent shows to picking up three Grammy Award nominations. Along the way, they've changed and added members, but they've never lost the faith. That sense of survival is reflected in the title of their latest album "Holdin' On" on House of Blues Music Company.

http://www.savstate.edu/events/fest/musicians.htm#boys

Hollywood and links to film industry re. audio description on movies – link to UK campaigns.

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Canada

National Organisations

http://www.tiresias.org/agencies/countries_c/canada.htm#canada

War blinded (England link)

http://www.cnib.ca/eng/about-us/work/sapa.htm

Blindness International
Established by The Canadian National Institute for the Blind ensuring that blind women and girls in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and Central America benefit equally from programs concentrating on Braille literacy, rehabilitation, technology, digitalization of library services and organizational capacity building.
Last updated: 04/04/2006

Christian Blind Mission International (CBMI)
Christian Blind Mission International is the world's leading agency working towards the prevention and cure of blindness and towards the enablement of people with disabilities in developing countries. Founded in 1908, CBMI helps over 10 million sick and disabled people each year at more than 1,000 projects in over 100 of the world's poorer countries. Saving Sight - CBMI partners carry out screening and treatment programs for children who are at risk of going blind due to vitamin A deficiency. As well, treatment is available for patients suffering from trachoma, saving them from eventual pain and permanent blindness. CBMI-sponsored programs are responsible for distributing sight-saving Mectizan® to approximately 2 million people in danger of river blindness. Enabling People - CBMI supports schools for blind and deaf children, as well as rehabilitation projects for adults. Community Based Rehabilitation is one of the programs we support - giving people with disabilities rehabilitative care and support within their own communities.
Last updated: 13/01/2003

Operation Eyesight Universal
Operation Eyesight Universal is the original and principal Canadian response to issues of preventable blindness in the developing world. A not-for-profit charitable organization, Operation Eyesight has been at work restoring sight and preventing blindness throughout South Asia, Africa and Latin America since 1963. Its operations are directed from Calgary, Alberta, with offices in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. Currently, Operation Eyesight oversees 48 programs in 10 countries. The mission of Operation Eyesight is to provide international leadership and encouragement in the development and funding of self-sustaining blindness prevention and sight restoration programs for those people in greatest need - that all people of the world may enjoy the gift of sight. In addition to its direct efforts, Operation Eyesight participates in initiatives like Vision 2020, an international alliance of eye-health organizations dedicated to eliminating the major causes of preventable blindness.

Sir Arthur Pearson Association of War Blinded
From a film point of view there are numerous examples from the following along the route.

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World Wonders

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

The Great Pyramid of Giza

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

The Colossus of Rhodes

The Pharos of Alexandria

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The Seven Wonders of the Medieval Mind

The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa

The Great Wall of China

The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing

The Hagia Sophia

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

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The Seven Natural Wonders of the World

The Great Barrier Reef

The Grand Canyon

The Harbor of Rio de Janeiro

Paricutin Volcano

The Northern Lights

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The Seven Wonders of the Modern World

The Empire State Building

The Itaipú Dam

The Panama Canal

The Channel Tunnel

The North Sea Protection Works

The Golden Gate Bridge

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The Seven Forgotten Natural Wonders of the World

The Bay of Fundy

Krakatoa Island

Mount Kilimanjaro

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The Seven Forgotten Modern Wonders of the World

The Clock Tower (Big Ben)

The Gateway Arch

The Aswan High Dam

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

The Petronas Towers

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The Seven Forgotten Wonders of the Medieval Mind

Abu Simbel Temple

Mont Saint-Michel

The Moai Statues

The Shwedagon Pagoda

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The Forgotten Wonders

The Aztec Temple

The Banaue Rice Terraces

The Borobudur Temple

The Statue of Liberty

The Mayan Temples

The Temple of the Inscriptions

The Throne Hall of Persepolis

The Sydney Opera House

The Red Fort in India

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