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Baker makes history by becoming VUT's first visually-impaired graduate

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31-year-old Thabo Lenyora of Ventersburg will receive a National Diploma in Policing at VUT's upcoming spring graduation ceremony.

Image:A Free State baker is set to become the Vaal University of Technology's first visually-impaired graduate.

He was in grade 11 when glaucoma — a disease which damages the optic nerve — robbed him of most of his eyesight. “Progress has been made in providing facilities for disabled students at VUT and there is always good support from lecturers.

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