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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OUR CAMPAIGNS
NEWS FROM OUR CAMPAIGNS [2]
Updates from our ongoing campaigns, with particular interest in the
elections and electoral procedure, and news from our participation in
the EU DISABILITY HIGH LEVEL GROUP MEETING.
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EBU ACTIVITIES
ACCESSIBLE VOTING AWARENESS-RAISING (AVA) – A NEW BROCHURE AND VIDEO
AVAILABLE. [3]
With the European elections taking place, the accessibility of electoral
procedures is once again in the spotlight.
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ACCESSIBILITY
THE 11TH EBU ACCESS CAST. [4]
Welcome to the 11th EBU Access Cast [5]. This time we have a special
episode on Sight City 2019 [6] and we talk about all interesting techy
goodies we saw at the conference.
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COMING EVENTS
EBU ‘GEAR’ CONFERENCE [7]
In 2018 EBU implemented a four-year activity, called GEAR - Gender
Equality Awareness-Raising.
14 - 16 June in Malmö (Sweden) the biggest event of this project will
take place. It is the GEAR conference.
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NEWS FROM EBU MEMBERS
ELECTRIC SCOOTERS ARRIVE IN OSLO [8]
Suddenly it seems like electric kick scooters for rent are everywhere in
Oslo. They arrived with spring in the beginning of April and took the
city by surprise.
A TANDEM RIDE ACROSS TWO CONTINENTS TO PROMOTE SPORT FOR THE BLIND [9]
Davide Valacchi, a 28-year-old man from Bologna, Italy, has been blind
since the age of 9. Yet, with the help of his friends Michele Giuliano,
a 37-year-old professional chef, and Samuele Spriano, a 25-year-old
martial arts student and trainee, he was able to plan and implement an
intercontinental awareness-raising sport challenge called "I to eye": a
tandem journey across thirteen countries and two continents, from Rome
to Beijing.
ABERDEEN (SCOTLAND) ‘SIM-SPEC’ WALK [10]
Aberdeen councillors walked along the city's Broad Street on Thursday,
May 9th wearing spectacles that simulate different sight loss
conditions.
The organisers of the event, the charities RNIB Scotland and Guide Dogs
Scotland, wanted to give councillors from all parties a chance to
experience getting out and about with a visual impairment.
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COMING EVENTS
WBU-ICEVI GENERAL ASSEMBLIES [11]
The World Blind Union (WBU) and the International Council for Education
of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI) will be holding their third
Joint General Assemblies in Madrid, Spain on 19-24 June 2020. The Joint
General Assemblies conducted in Bangkok (2012) and Orlando (2016)
highlighted the synergy between WBU and ICEVI and we are together again,
this time with ONCE, promoting the rights of persons with visual
impairment.
SAVE THE DATE! THE 10TH CONFERENCE OF ICEVI - EUROPE. ACCESS TO LEARNING
AND LEARNING TO ACCESS. [12]
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, ISRAEL
The aim of the Conference is to present and share up-to-date
pedagogical, technological and social venues to enhance education,
rehabilitation and social inclusion of people with Visual Impairments,
by modifying environment and improving technology.
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EBU CENTRAL OFFICE
6 rue Gager-Gabillot, 75015 Paris, France [13]
Tel: +33 1 47 05 38 20
E-mail:ebu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Links:
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