World IDOL
We would like to invite you to nominate candidates to the world idol of the blind and visually impaired.
World Idol is a part of the IDOL COMPETITION organized within REHA FOR THE BLIND IN POLAND conference by the Chance Foundation – We Are Together (Chance for the Blind Foundation).
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World IDOL
Souini Hassane
Bénévole Asousiation WAPA Ouislane Meknes Maroc
I am a blind conference researcher height of several books consenting the disabled.
Souini Hassane - vote nowEdis Adilovic
Danish Society for the Blind, DBS
Edis is a fantastic role model for both blind and visually impaired children and adults. In his interactions with people, he is present, funny and lovable. But at the same time manages to be respectful and caring. Edis has walked the Camino route all by himself (800km), likes to cross-country ski, participate in hikes, run marathons and also skydive. Along with his fulltime job, Edis has also worked voluntarily as a consultant for vulnerable young people. All in all, you will not find a better candidate for becoming WORLD IDOL 2024. I therefore nominate Edis Adilovic to be chosen as WORLD IDOL 2024.
Edis Adilovic - vote nowVispen Sjöblom
Grunden Media ":a Långgatan 46 Gotehmbourg
Wispen is a great singer. She has produced many videos on You-tube. She sings in English and Swedish but have tried even Japanese, Italian etc. She would like to improve her singing and this could help her forward. Wispen is born blind, and is also a sportwoman. She has played showdown for several years, and has been participating in Swedish, European and IPSa compititions. At work she makes intervjues with people “in darkness” in a pod: Walk in my shoes”.
Vispen Sjöblom - vote nowHenryk Rzepka
Altix, Poland
Head of the IT and Audits Department. Blind computer scientist, TVI; long-time teacher at the School and Educational Center for the Blind in Laski. For more than 20 years he has worked as an IT specialist / programmer, and then as Head of the IT and Audits Department. He is responsible for Polish versions of access technology programs and devices, including JAWS, MAGic, OpenBook, PAC Mate, Plextalk, etc. He is the author of a module for 2-directional translation of mathematical expressions from MathMl to Epheser's Braille notation. He is also the creator of a module that converts electronic documents into DAISY format. For many years, he has been involved in digital accessibility and architectural accessibility, as well as universal design and public space accessibility in a broad sens.
Henryk Rzepka - vote nowMohamed Mansouri
IBSAR association for the leisure and culture of persons with visual impairment
Mr. Mohamed Mansouri embodies resilience. In 2011, he took a bold step by resigning from his stable job to found the Ibsar Association to empower the visually impaired. A relentless advocate, he fights for their rightful place in society – from classrooms to government chambers. His tireless efforts are a beacon of hope, inspi6ring countless individuals to break barriers and achieve their dreams. A true leader with a passion for change, Mr. Mansouri conducts workshops to equip visually impaired individuals with vital technological skills. His efforts extend beyond workshops, as he actively participates in campaigns and outreach programs. Mr. Mansouri's unwavering dedication and impactful work make him a true inspiration to the visually impaired community.
Mohamed Mansouri - vote nowBranko Suzić
Banjaluka, BiH
Branko Suzić is the president of the Association of the Blind of Republika Srpska and a member of the board of directors of the Association of the Blind of Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Branko lost his sight due to a shell explosion, but he quickly rehabilitated himself with the strength of his will and devoted himself to humanitarian work. During his fruitful work he participated in many projects to improve the rights and living conditions of PWD. Thanks to Branko, a library for the blind and visually impaired was founded in Banja Luka. Likewise, Branko founded the Braille Resource Center in Banja Luka, which provides professional support and organizes classes for blind and partially sighted people to master basic IT training.
Branko Suzić - vote nowLinda Bumbiere
Latwia
Linda Bumbiere, despite visual and mobility impairments, lives an active and optimistic life, inspiring others along the way. Linda is a remarkable leader in two organizations, actively participates in sports, and as volunteer in the Latvian society of the Blind. Under her leadership, various projects have been realized, including acquiring a table tennis table for the blind, organizing workshops, and excoursions. Linda’s journey began when she was child after an incident when she lost her sight and possibilities to walking. Despite this, she has not let her disabilities define her. She has been recognized with the “Latvijas Lepnums 22” award in the category of “Iedvesmotājs” (Inspirer). Latvian journalists called her as girl who saw with fingertips.
Linda Bumbiere - vote nowWojtek Makowski
Poland
Currently a coach in the process of certification at the CVP school of therapy and coaching and a psychology student at SWPS University. For the past 10 years he has been competing in competitive para-swimming and, as a blind representative of Poland, has won many medals in international competitions, including a silver medal at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, in the 100m backstroke. He was also European Champion (2016) and World Champion (2017) in the same competition. As a hobby, he is involved in rap - he has to his credit a song entitled. "Because I want to", performed together with the Sound'n'Grace choir, as well as two albums of his own making. He recently founded the association, which aims to work for and promote physical activity among people with disabilities.
Wojtek Makowski - vote nowKhaled Atef
Al-Azhar University, Egypt
An Azhari university professor, teacher of the Qur’an and recitations, owner of audio recordings and television dialogues.
Khaled Atef - vote nowMihaly Szuhaj
IT Foundation for the Visually Impaired – INFOALAP Budapest, Hungary
Mihaly is a very humble and committed person. At world level he provided us with the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. Such application turns scanned typed pages into digital documents that can be used with a text editor. That is allowing people with visual impairment to access PDF files. On top of that it is also a very practical tool for sighted people worldwide. At international level the foundation -that he founded- is supporting youth with visual challenges to be part of an international computer camp (ICC) to learn, widen their knowledge and make connections across borders. At national level he was the engine behind the localisation of a screen reading software (JAWS). By doing that the Hungarian users provided with the possibility of reading digitally.
Mihaly Szuhaj - vote nowAbdullah Awadh Alhammami
Emirates School Education Foundation
The blind candidate works as a visual impairment specialist. He presented many workshops, courses and workshops on rehabilitating the blind and dealing with them. He received many awards, including the Baseera Award as one of the influential blind pioneers at the level of the Arab world.
Abdullah Awadh Alhammami - vote nowKeith Salmon
Studio J, Scotland
Keith studied Fine Art from 1979 to 1986 and was also a keen mountain walker. When in 1990 at the age of 30 he lost most of his sight he was determined to continue with both the art and the hill walking. He has learnt to adapt to his sight loss despite being registered as blind in 1999. He now walks in the mountains with his wife Nita as his guide and he works professionally as an artist. His work won the prestigious Jolomo Award for Scottish Landscape Painting in 2009 and since then it has taken him to Germany, Brazil and the USA. Keith now uses a sound recorder when out walking to help him recall the places he visits and many of his new works have soundscapes to accompany them. Keith sees himself as an artist who is visually impaired rather than a ‘Visually Impaired Artist’.
Keith Salmon - vote nowTinatin Bekoshvili
NGO media pozitivi
Tinatin Bekoshvili. Young visually impaired film director. Despite off serious vision problems, she decided to become a film director. After graduating from the TV journalist and Film Directing Faculty, Tinatin accomplished her first dream directed a documentary film about life of famous Georgian writer “goderdzi chokheli”. When she realized that blind and visually impaired people needed to be heard and seen, she with her friends established non-governmental organization "Media Pozitivi". This media covers Programs and stories about the problems of blind and low vision people. When she heard that with audio description blind people also could percept films, she with her friends started creating audio descriptions to interesting films.
Tinatin Bekoshvili - vote now