Rob Filmer

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  www.eco-access.org/newsarticle.asp?id=318 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/22/2008    Last Visited: 6/22/2008  

  - Rob Filmer, Eco-Access Founder

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  Co-founder of Eco-Access, Rob Filmer is pictured here with Miss South Africa at the CANSA Shavathon at Cresta.

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  Published on: 9/30/2007    Last Visited: 9/30/2007  

  For Rob and Julie Filmer (founders of Eco-Access) enduring countless hardships has been the norm.
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  Eco Access staff: Rob Filmer, Julie Filmer, George Roberts, Scott Walker, Dan Makwakwa, Silas Makhukho, Custan Malima
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  As a diabetic from birth, the possibility of going blind always loomed large for Rob Filmer, but he never imagined that he would lose both his eyes within eighteen months.He was only 24-years-old when he had to learn to walk with a white stick.
  
  Being a nature conservationist, the loss of a sense that has been so fundamental to his appreciation of the environment, birds in particular, was an exceptionally cruel blow.
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  All these achievements can be traced back to the dark time when Rob Filmer arrived at Bourke's Luck Potholes and found solace in terrain guard, Elias Malibe's presence.
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  Malibe would take Rob Filmer around when the office became too claustrophobic. 'He played a huge role in my life,' recalls Rob Filmer.
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  After Malibe, Julie Filmer took over as Rob Filmer's 'twin'.
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  Rob is the Honorary Life President of Eco-Access and Julie is the Executive Director.

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  Conservation Online - News Article - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/22/2001    Last Visited: 12/10/2002  

  The trail will be named in honor of blind environmentalist, Rob Filmer and his wife, Julie, and is found at the De Wildt Cheetah Research Centre near Hartbeespoortdam in the North West Province - approximately 40km west of Pretoria.
  
  "It is wonderful to be associated with 'Reach for the Wild' and all the special people involved with the project.It is very humbling to be honoured in this way!"says an excited Filmer.
  
  "The trail has been laid out on a beautiful part of De Wildt and offers a variety of sounds and atmospheres.You will hear birds, feel the wind and touch the trees.
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  According to Filmer it will also provide an opportunity for blind people to experience wilderness and solitude.There are special 'solitude' points which are intended to facilitate learning and create an opportunity for every visitor to sense nature in a personal and individual way.
  
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  More about Rob Filmer:
  
  Rob Filmer studied nature conservation at Pretoria Technikon and spent a year overseas doing his practical training.On his return to SA, he worked as a volunteer for the then SA Ornithological Society.
  
  He later joined Transvaal Nature Conservation as a research technician and did research on Gauteng rivers e.g. Crocodile and Sabi rivers.During this time, he was elected as chairman of the Lydenburg branch of the Wildlife Society.
  
  "I was involved with the ringing of Wattled cranes.All of this I did while I still had my sight.After losing my sight, due to diabetes, I was appointed as an environmental education officer at the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve.It was during this time that I met Julie and we became involved with access for disabled people to the natural environment."
  
  Rob and Julie decided to move to Johannesburg because he needed regular kidney dialysis.They founded an organization called Eco-Access, which specifically aims to give disabled people the opportunity to experience and participate in our wild heritage.
  
  They recently started a consultancy called "Disability Dynamics", which gives corporates the tools to integrate disabled people into the workforce.This was a specific response to the Employment Equity Act.
  
  They are also involved in motivational speaking, using their life experiences to encourage and motivate school children and corporates.
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  Through the years Rob and Julie have received various national and international awards for their work with Eco-Access and getting people with disabilities involved in their natural heritage.
  
  Contact Details
  
  For further information please contact...
  
  De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife CentreDe Wildt

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  Eco-Access champions the rights of disabled people to... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/30/2009    Last Visited: 5/30/2009  

  Our sincere thanks also go to our long standing stalwart Board members, Don Millwood, Chris Patton, Ntombi Malinga and Rob and Julie Filmer!
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  Rob Filmer
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  Julie and Rob Filmer

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  Rob Filmer Eco-Access, Founder and Honorary Life President of

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  Published on: 6/22/2008    Last Visited: 6/22/2008  

  Co-founder of Eco-Access, Rob Filmer, has head shaved in CANSA fundraiser

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  As a diabetic from birth, the possibility of going blind always loomed large for Rob Filmer, but he never imagined that he would lose both his eyes within eighteen months. He was only 24-years-old when he had to learn to walk with a white stick.
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  All these achievements can be traced back to the dark time when Rob Filmer arrived at Bourke's Luck Potholes and found solace in terrain guard, Elias Malibe's presence.
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  Malibe would take Rob Filmer around when the office became too claustrophobic. 'He played a huge role in my life,' recalls Rob Filmer.
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  After Malibe, Julie Filmer took over as Rob Filmer's 'twin'.
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  Rob is the Honorary Life President of Eco-Access and Julie is the Executive Director.
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  Click here to support Rob and Julie's dream of making our natural environment more accessible to disabled people
  
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  Rob gets into the spirit of Casual Day!

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  Eco-Access champions the rights of disabled people to... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/30/2009    Last Visited: 5/30/2009  

  As a diabetic from birth, the possibility of going blind always loomed large for Rob Filmer, but he never imagined that he would lose both his eyes within eighteen months. He was only 24-years-old when he had to learn to walk with a white stick.
  ...
  All these achievements can be traced back to the dark time when Rob Filmer arrived at Bourke's Luck Potholes and found solace in terrain guard, Elias Malibe's presence.
  ...
  Malibe would take Rob Filmer around when the office became too claustrophobic. 'He played a huge role in my life,' recalls Rob Filmer.
  ...
  After Malibe, Julie Filmer took over as Rob Filmer's 'twin'.
  ...
  Rob is the Honorary Life President of Eco-Access and Julie is the Executive Director.
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  Click here to support Rob and Julie's dream of making our natural environment more accessible to disabled people

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  Eco-Access champions the rights of disabled people to... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/30/2009    Last Visited: 5/30/2009  

  Rob Filmer

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