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Please find below details about a new RNIB visual awareness training course for practitioners working in archives, libraries, museums and galleries in the London region. Places on the 11th June training session are now fully booked so if you are interested in attending one of the later course dates - on either the 10th or 14th September - you are advised to book now to avoid disappointment. Course title: Improving Access for Blind and Partially Sighted People: Visual Awareness Training for Frontline Workers Course Dates: * Museums and Galleries: Friday 11th June 2004, 9.30am - 4.00pm - FULLY BOOKED! * Museums and Galleries: Friday 10th September 2004, 9.30am - 4.00pm - SPACES AVAILABLE! * Archives and Libraries: Tuesday 14th September 2004, 9.30am - 4.00pm - SPACES AVAILABLE! Venue: RNIB, 105 Judd Street, London WC1H 9NE (Nearest tube: Kings Cross / St Pancras) This one-day training course has been developed by RNIB, in partnership with ALM London, to help practitioners working with the public in London's archives, libraries, museums and galleries to improve their visual awareness and develop new skills for facilitating access to services, collections and resources for blind and partially sighted people. The course is suitable for all frontline staff working with the public in archives, libraries, museums and galleries who wish to increase their awareness about the barriers to access faced by blind and partially sighted people, and to develop practical strategies to address these issues within their organisations. Aims: By the end of the training day participants will: * Have a greater appreciation of the range of ways that a visual impairment can affect individual blind and partially sighted people * Have gained insights into the ways that barriers, experienced by people who are blind and partially sighted, can be removed or reduced * Have the confidence to offer hands-on assistance to individual blind and partially sighted people in a manner recommended by RNIB (particularly in relation to guiding blind and partially sighted people, description and touch tours, and an introduction to providing ICT support, etc.) * Know about existing examples of good practice as regards service provision for blind and partially sighted people in archives, libraries, museums, galleries and other heritage organisations, as well as gaining a knowledge of resources and services available nationally * Understand general principles, and appropriate approaches, for describing images, objects, documents and collection layouts to blind and partially sighted people. * * Group activities: * During the training day delegates will participate in the following types of activities: * Small group discussions about perceptions of the service needs of blind and partially sighted people * Visual awareness simulation activities * Learning how to guide blind and partially sighted people * Sharing good practice strategies for welcoming and supporting blind and partially sighted people using archive, library, museum or gallery facilities and services * Object handling and description activities * Sampling non-visual ways of accessing the internet * A guided tour of the RNIB's Research library and resource centre Trainers and speakers: * Mary Cox, Visual Awareness Trainer, RNIB * Carol Dixon, Learning and Access Officer, ALM London (formerly LMAL) * Catherine Hillis, Talking Images Arts and Heritage Officer, RNIB * David Mann, Campaigns Officer, RNIB * Austin O'Hara, Senior Technology Officer, RNIB Venue: 105 Judd Street, London WC1H 9NE Cost: £45 + VAT - including refreshments and a sandwich lunch For a copy of the booking form, booking queries and any further information please contact: Catherine Hillis (Talking Images Arts and Heritage Officer, RNIB), 105 Judd Street, London WC1H 9NE; Telephone 020 7391 2328; Fax: 020 7388 2034; Email: [log in to unmask] Copies of the booking form are also available online via the ALM London website: www.almlondon.org.uk. ..................................................................................... 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