Events for people with visual impairments

Conference and Workshop on Assistive Technologies for People with Vision and Hearing Impairments : Past Successes and Future Challenges

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:00:17 GMT

20 - 23 April 2009 WROCLOW (Poland) This is the sixth event in the CVHI international conference series on Assistive Technologies and Rehabilitation Engineering supported by the European Commission. CVHI is part of the CWST project, http://cwst.icchp.org Topics will deal with the engineering and scientific aspects of assistive technology for sensory impaired people. Information soon available...

Tactile Graphics 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:50:57 GMT

3 - 5 December 2008 BIRMINGHAM (UK) The fourth international conference and exhibition on diagrams, maps and pictures for use by blind children and adults in education, work and daily life. Touching on every aspect of tactile graphics ! Hosted by RNIB Centre for Accessible Information, incorporating the former RNIB National Centre for Tactile Diagrams. www.nctd.org.uk/conference

21st World Congress Rehabilitation International Disability Rights and Social Participation : Ensuring a Society for All

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:30:43 GMT

25 - 28 August 2008 QUEBEC (Canada) The Congress theme showcases the new United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which provides the framework for the development of good policies, actions and projects to drastically improve the living conditions of hundreds of millions of people worldwide with disabilities. The RI-Qu�bec 2008 World Congress also presents an opportunity to connect to more than 1,500 of experts, researchers, disability rights...

7th General Assembly and 4th Women's Forum of the World Blind Union

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:20:04 GMT

16 - 22 August 2008 GENEVA (Switzerland) www.wbu2008.ch

Temporary Exhibition "Dialogue in the Dark"

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:10:15 GMT

Until 8 March 2009 STRASBOURG (France) www.dialoguedanslenoir.com/en/dialogue-dans-le-noir-en/

11th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs.

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:38 GMT

9 - 11 July 2008 LINZ (Austria) www.icchp.org

9th International Conference on Low Vision

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:55:39 GMT

6 - 10 July 2008 MONTREAL (Canada) The Conference will feature plenary and concurrent sessions during which distinguished academics and researchers will present the results of their work on vision science research, services of rehabilitation and psychosocial aspects of reintegration. www.vision2008.ca

15th Retina International World Congress

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:30:25 GMT

4 - 5 July 2008 HELSINKI (Finland) The Congress is organised by Retina Finland, full member and one of the founders of Retina International. Leading specialists from all over the world will give lectures about the latest research and treatment of hereditary retinal dystrophies, genetics and other topics. For the first time they will report on test results made on human beings. The programme is targeted at both patients and scientists.

International blind futsal seminar

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:00:40 GMT

5 - 6 July 2008 BERLIN (Germany) Contact : Neil O�Donovan, Chairman of IBSA Europe, neil@ibsports.ie