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GENERAL PAST EVENTS

White Cane Awareness Day      14th October 2011     White Cane Awareness Day

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White Cane Awareness Day      14th October 2011      Pictures of Event
 

Members of Eastbourne Blind Society User Group were involved in organising the 2010 White Cane Awareness Day in the Arndale Centre.  Led by the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Mike Thompson, the local MP, Stephen Lloyd, Deirdre Dean, chief executive of Eastbourne Blind Society and Adrian Ley, chairman of Eastbourne Blind Society, about 40 members and friends paraded through the centre and the pedestrian precinct outside.
 
Donning simulation spectacles and carrying white canes during the parade made our VIP guests highly aware of the challenges and frustrations faced every day by vision impaired people.  The Deputy Mayor commented that he was now more appreciative of how unfriendly thoroughfares are to VIPs.
 

The parade and display, providing information about white canes, attracted a good deal of interest.
 
Members and dignitaries before parade started

Win Woodward, a member of Eastbourne Blind Society, Mike Thompson, Deputy Mayor, wearing simulation spectacles demonstrating someone who has only light perception, Deirdre Dean, Chief Executive of Eastbourne Blind Society, Stephen Lloyd, MP, wearing simulation spectacle demonstrating the problems arising from losing the left hand side of their vision (he is carrying a cane with red tape to signify that he also has a hearing loss) and Chris Wooller, Chairman of Eastbourne Blind Society User Group.
 
Problems arising with essential and non-essential street furnitureExperiencing first hand the challenges presented by essential and non-essential street furniture.
Deputy Mayor experience the feelings associated with being unassistedMike Thompson, Deputy Mayor, experiencing first hand the problems experienced by VIPs who have little or no support from carers.   Whilst walking unescorted, he almost walked into a glass barrier in the Arndale Centre.
 
Stephen Lloyd, MP, said "It was a powerful and challenging experience walking round the Arndale Centre with members of Eastbourne Blind Society.   I was wearing special glasses which gave me some idea of what it must be like to be visually impaired.   Raising awareness of the issue is just one of the many practical areas of support provided by Eastbourne Blind Society.   Well done to all!"
 
 

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Open Days
 

Our first Open Day is to be held on Thursday 10th May.   10.00am to 3.00pm. 

 

Organisations who have already confirmed attendance include Humanware, Optelec, Sight and Sound, Calibre Audio Library, RNIB (who will have a comprehensive range of low vision aids and equipment to demonstrate and sell), Care for the Carers and Wiltshire Farm Foods.    There are still a few to confirm attendance.
 
 
10th May 2012

Our first open day of 2012 was a huge success.   

11 exhibitors took part in the Open Day.   Humanware, Optelec, Sight and Sound, Calibre Audio Library, RNIB (who demonstrated a comprehensive range of the latset low vision aids and equipment ), Care for the Carers, Guide Dogs for the Blind, Steps, Optima Low Vision, Digital Switchover Help and Wiltshire Farm Foods.   

Well over 280 people attended with some travelling long distances to reach us, including a couple visiting form America.
 
Some of the exhibitorsView showing exhibitors.
 
members lookg at teh exhibitsPicture of the members looking at the various exhibits.
 

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