[ICEVI-Europe] EBU Member's Newsletter February 2023

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Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 10:17:50 +0100

Welcome to the EBU members newsletter

This monthly newsletter in English is to inform EBU members and partners of key issues within our community and share good practices and it is also available as a word document [1]. It is produced thanks to the financial support of the European Commission. We hope you enjoy reading it, and we welcome your comments and feedback.

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FEATURE

OUR SUPPORT TO UKRAINE CONTINUES! [2]

These days marked the tragic anniversary of one year after the Russian invasion in Ukraine. As you could read in this newsletter throughout the year, EBU has undertaken a number of actions since the beginning of the war, thanks to the generous support provided by some of you! While we all recognise that all our best efforts can only be a drop in the ocean, our help brought some relief to blind and partially sighted people from Ukraine. Information on our actions and direct news from where the work is being done are related in the article.

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OUR CAMPAIGNS

LATEST CAMPAIGN UPDATES [3]

All the latest news from our ongoing campaigns.

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NEWS FROM EBU MEMBERS

NEWS FROM AUSTRIA [4]

The regional branch of the Austrian Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted - Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland - established an academy course for future mobility and orientation trainers.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

MEET SERGIO MARIN ZAPATA [5]

Hello everybody! It is my honour to have joined the European Blind Union as Project Officer. I became a part of the team earlier this month and have since been growing into the role.

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VIEWS OF LIFE – INTERVIEWS WITH EBU MEMBERS [6]

In December, EBU started a collaboration with Julius Kratky, a journalist from Austrian Broadcaster ORF Connect, called #ViewsOfLife. In this initiative, Julius interviews different people from our national members so he can give the audience a good overview of the situation of blind and partially sighted people across Europe.

ACCESSIBILITY

EBU GETS A BITE AT THE APPLE [7]

Alongside other DPOs, EBU was invited to an exchange on accessibility at Apple on February 3. EBU was represented by Bart Simons, one of our accessibility experts, from Belgium.
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CULTURE

THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR BLIND COMPOSERS 2023 [8]

The Jan Deyl Conservatory of music in cooperation with Czech Blind United (SONS) announces the International Competition for Blind Composers 2023

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[ICEVI-Europe] EBU Member's Newsletter February 2023

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