BELGRADE – On the occasion of the World White Stick Day, dedicated to blind and other visually impaired persons, the promotion will be held at the Cultural Centre Dom omladine Belgrade at 7 p.m. of a noble project entitled Songs that See by poetess Ivanka Radmanović.

Her book of love poetry and a CD named Amarant, or about Immortal Love will be promoted at the venue, the aim of the entire project being the collection of funds to help visually impaired people.

BELGRADE – I have lived in Belgrade for eleven years and count on the fingers of one hand how many times I saw a blind person in a public space, although I often pass by the school for blind and vision-impaired persons Veljko Radomanović in Zemun, which was attended by my brother. Although I do not know any vision-impaired people in Belgrade, their problems are well known to me. Serbia has almost 12,000 people who are blind or have poor eyesight, and according to data from last year, only 500 of them are employed. Other European countries boast much better statistics – in Spain, for example, it is difficult to find a blind person who is unemployed.

Comparing our state administration with those from other European countries is always thankless and easy to embark on a debate, but is not inappropriate. No state should turn its back on people who need help the most.