There are so many interesting events coming up on 4 Jan for #WorldBrailleDay - here are some just posted on The Braillists Foundation website #Braille#blind#Deafblind#PartiallySighted#WorldBrailleDay2024@disability
➡️The Braille You Need, When You Need It: A Special Event for World Braille Day, Thursday 4 January at 7:30 PM
➡️ Braille and Breakfast from Sight and Sound Technology Ltd, Thursday 4 January at 9:30 AM
➡️ Join UKAAF for World Braille Day, 4 January at 1:00 PM
➡️ Braille Matters International Extravaganza from the Braille Revival League, Thursday 4 January at 6:00 PM GMT https://www.braillists.org
🛍️Research opportunity for blind people in the UK | ‘Greetings from our research group at the London College of Fashion! We are reaching out to you with an opportunity to be at the forefront of a study that aims to revolutionize the fashion retail landscape, making it more inclusive and accessible’
Eye Matter is a charity doing great things in the #blind and #PartiallySighted community in the UK. They are led by Suzie who is determined to get events going including online book groups, tech support and in person events. I very much enjoyed an audio described tour with a group at Tate Modern earlier this year and one at The Wellcome Collection last year. Eye Matter has recently been granted charity status and has just launched their website, so do have a look and spread the word ⬇️ https://www.eyematter.org.uk/about-eye-matter/ #Deafblind#charity@disability
A powerful essay from Dr M. L. Godin #Braille#blind#PartiallySighted#Deafblind#libraries@disability | ‘Nobody suggested I learn Braille, even though it was clear my vision was deteriorating. Adults seemed afraid of it, afraid of blindness itself. I know now that this is how ableism is passed from one generation to the next. But I didn’t have that word back then, so it’s not surprising that I accepted the stigma of blindness and refused to do or learn anything that might make me “look blind.”’