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This issue:

The Cost of Blindness
The most in-depth research ever

ALSO:
Running a Marathon
Amazing Hokitika
Vodafone, 'partners' in AT

Contents

News - page 2

Executive View - page 6

Volunteers - page 9

• Our fantastic volunteers

Opinion - page 10

Feature - page 11

• The Cost of Blindness

Guidelines - page 22

• What's happening with Winsome?
• Ruby and Travler
• It's 'raining' guide dogs, thanks to Bayleys
• Hokitika auction

Profiles - page 26

• Focus on employment
• A marathon effort
• Focusing on the eye
• Thank you Jack and Netta Shortt!

Services Update - page 30

Letters - page 31

Equipment - page 32

Consumer Events - page 33

Contacts - page 34

Blind soccer and orienteering - page 35

You Do Have A Choice!

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The cover of this edition of Outlook illustrates the many costs of blindness that blind, deafblind and vision-impaired members face. To find out more please see our feature story on page 11.

ISSN:1175-7787 © Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind 2006. All rights reserved.