| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:nonprofit_organization 
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                                | gptkbp:abbreviation | WBU 
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                                | gptkbp:affiliatedWith | gptkb:United_Nations gptkb:World_Health_Organization
 
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                                | gptkbp:focus | gptkb:assistive_technology disability rights
 universal design
 accessibility
 inclusion
 education for the blind
 employment for the blind
 
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                                | gptkbp:founded | 1984 
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                                | gptkbp:headquartersLocation | gptkb:Toronto,_Canada 
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                                | gptkbp:leader | Martine Abel-Williamson 
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                                | gptkbp:leaderTitle | President 
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                                | gptkbp:membership | over 190 organizations 
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                                | gptkbp:officialLanguage | gptkb:Arabic gptkb:Chinese
 gptkb:French
 gptkb:Russian
 gptkb:Spanish
 English
 
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                                | gptkbp:parentOrganization | International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment International Federation of the Blind
 World Council for the Welfare of the Blind
 
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                                | gptkbp:purpose | advocacy for the rights of blind and partially sighted people 
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                                | gptkbp:regionServed | worldwide 
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                                | gptkbp:status | gptkb:nonprofit_organization 
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                                | gptkbp:website | https://www.worldblindunion.org/ 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:American_Council_of_the_Blind gptkb:National_Federation_of_the_Blind
 gptkb:United_States_(National_Federation_of_the_Blind)
 gptkb:Danish_Association_for_the_Blind
 gptkb:DAISY_Consortium
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | World Blind Union 
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