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Posted on behalf of Catherine Hillis Hello I wondered if you could post this training opportunity for libraries based in East Midlands. The morning session will focus on visual awareness and the afternoon will look at barriers to access for blind and partially sighted people to archive and library services, ways to make services accessible and practical introduction to access technology. thanks very much for your help best wishes Catherine Apologies for any cross posting There are a few places still available on the EMMLAC/RNIB workshop on visual awareness for frontline staff in libraries and archives. Further details below. Visual Awareness for staff in libraries and archives This workshop will identify some of the problems that blind and partially sighted people may experience when visiting a library or archive, and suggest potential solutions. It will demonstrate the general principles of guiding a blind or partially sighted user, and familiarize you with the various access technologies that may be used by them. Thursday 2 June 05, 9. 50 am - 4.00 pm RNIB Vocational College, Radmoor Road, Loughborough Cost: £45/£35 for volunteer organisations (including tea/coffee and lunch) Visual Awareness for staff in museums and galleries This one day workshop will enable you to identify some of the problems that blind and partially sighted people may experience when visiting a museum or gallery, and suggest potential solutions. It will demonstrate the general principles of guiding a blind or partially sighted visitor, of describing images or objects to them, and inviting them to touch objects in the museum. Wednesday 1 June 05, 9.50 am - 4. 00 pm RNIB Vocational College, Radmoor Road, Loughborough Cost: £45/£30 for volunteer organisations (including tea/coffee, lunch and publications) Please contact Audrey Thomas at EMMLAC to book a place - [log in to unmask] or telephone 0116 285 1369. -- DISCLAIMER: NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments from your system. RNIB endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RNIB. RNIB Registered Charity Number: 226227 Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk