- Greeting & Guiding People who are Blind or Have Low Vision
- Introduction to Audio Description
Although the workshops are free, registration is essential as spaces are strictly limited.
Greeting & Guiding People who are Blind or Have Low Vision
A comprehensive introduction to greeting and guiding people who are Blind or have low vision.
A comprehensive introduction to greeting and guiding people who are Blind or have low vision. This course teaches “human guide technique”, an orientation and mobility strategy that gives participants the skills and confidence to approach people who may need assistance and offer that assistance respectfully and efficiently.
Following a theoretical discussion, participants practice guiding in pairs under simulated vision loss conditions. We then debrief on the experience, and explore some easy wins in terms of venue accessibility, and run a “You Can’t Ask That” style Q+A with participants to build their knowledge of the lived experience of Blindness and low vision.
Ideal for:
- Front-line venue staff & their managers/coordinators.
- Arts & cultural staff from Local Government.
- Facilities & assets managers.
- Producers, curators, and experience designers.
- Teaching artists and trainers.
FREE Workshop — Morning Tea provided.
When and Where:
Saturday April 4, 2020
9:00am — 12:00pm
Commerical Club
77 Gurwood Street
Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
Limited to 12 participants — so reserve your space now!
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Introduction to Audio Description
A practical and creative guide to audio description, and interpretive access practice that makes the visual verbal to enhance access to visual media for people who are Blind or have low vision. Audio description teaches describers how to see differently, and prioritise information based on the needs of the Blind and low vision community.
This course offers a taste of description of narrative media, static objects, and human movement. Participants will work together to theorise about narrative media from the soundtrack alone, then identify descriptive strategies. They will also collaborate to produce a description of a static object, and play a game designed to stimulate creative description of movement.
We then debrief on the experience, and run a “You Can’t Ask That” style Q+A with participants to build their knowledge of the lived experience of Blindness and low vision.
Ideal for:
- Front-line venue staff & their managers/coordinators.
- Writers, directors, and artists.
- Producers, curators, and experience designers.
- Teaching artists and trainers.
- Staff from Disability service organisations and agencies.
FREE Workshop — Afternoon Tea provided.
When and Where:
Saturday April 4, 2020
1:00pm — 4:00pm
Commerical Club
77 Gurwood Street
Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
Spaces limited, so book now!
more info & register »