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Birmingham V I event to address Black Minority Ethnic and Sight Loss issues
Added: (Fri Sep 23 2005)
The BME & Sight Loss Conference organised by Opsis, will take place on World Sight Day (Thursday 13th October) 9:30am - 4:00pm at Queen Alexandra College in Harborne, Birmingham.
The conference is a repeat event following the hugely successful and
over-subscribed conference organised by Henshaws Society for Blind People earlier this year.
A further opportunity. "to share good practice and learn more about service
provision for black and minority ethnic children and adults with a visual
impairment".
Topics include - Eye Conditions and People from BME Communities, Improving the Access of Ethnic Minority Visually Impaired People to Appropriate Services and Good Practice in Leicester - Difference in Culture, Religion and Language.
There will be other valuable and exciting presentations to be shown on the
day, including a short film made by Asian blind people called
"Enlightenment" produced by Mahesh Laheru of the Association of Blind
Asians.
To book a place, please contact Felicity Wright at OPSIS c/o Queen Alexandra College, Court Oak Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 9TG.
Tel: 0121 428 5037
or email opsis@dircon.co.uk
Many thanks,
Sonia K Sagoo
Marketing Officer
Queen Alexandra College
A National College for People with Visual Impairment and/or Other
Disabilities
Court Oak Road
Harborne
Birmingham B17 9TG
Tel: 0121 428 5050
Minicom: 0121 428 5117
Fax: 0121 426 6359