The Johannesburg Society for the Blind (JSB) is a nonprofit organisation that caters to the needs of blind and partially sighted persons regardless of gender, race, ethnicity or religious affiliation. JSB was founded in 1926 to help civilians who were blinded during World War One, by providing them with accommodation, employment, rehabilitation, skills of daily living, orientation and mobility. Over the years, the organisation has strengthened its mandate by focusing more on building capacity among the visually impaired so that they may also play a role in the development of South Africa. To facilitate checks and balances the organisation has a Board of Directors, a Management Committee, Residents Committee, Workers Committee and a Students Representative Council.