Visual News - Issue 5, Winter 2010 - Southern Health and Social ...
Visual News - Issue 5, Winter 2010 - Southern Health and Social ... Visual News - Issue 5, Winter 2010 - Southern Health and Social ...
Sensory Engagement ProgrammeAn innovative new cross-border project, which will improve thelives of hundreds of people with hearing and sight difficulties, hasreceived £1.86 million worth of support through the EU‟sINTERREG IVA Programme, managed by the Special EUProgrammes Body (SEUPB).Called the „Sensory Engagement Programme‟ the project bringstogether four of the largest organisations providing supportservices for deaf and blind people across Northern Ireland andIreland.This project is aimed at improving the engagement levels andconsumer confidence of sensory disabled people as service usersand consumers. It is an inter regional project and therefore willcover a number of cross border areas with particular focus inDonegal/Derry and Dundalk/Newry.The project will employ 6 Full Time project Staff with the mainoffice base in Derry and a satellite office in Dundalk.Throughout the duration of the project, 340 sensory disabledpeople and 600 service provider staff will receive training andsupport to improve and increase service provision, also raisingawareness of sensory disabilities.The are 2 key project strands -1. Active citizenship programme: This will focus on training forDeaf/Hard of Hearing People and Blind/Partially Sighted People inConfidence Building, IT, and active citizenship.2. Models of Excellence: FE Colleges, Libraries and Banks willbecome models of good practice in making their servicesaccessible to people with sensory impairment. This will includeservice audits to inform investment in the sectors.Page 28 of 38
The project will be delivered by RNIB NI in partnership with theNational Council of the Blind Ireland (NCBI), DeafHear and RNIDNI.External partners will include key stakeholders such as the LibraryAuthority NI, FE Colleges and Banks.For more information contact Alice Lewis, SEP project manager on028 7136 6060 or Danny McSherry, SEP project coordinator on028 3025 0800Page 29 of 38
- Page 1 and 2: Visual Disability News: Winter 2010
- Page 3 and 4: UP, UP AND AWAY, by Bernie SloanAno
- Page 5 and 6: times during this exercise that I w
- Page 7 and 8: These experiences seem to happen wh
- Page 9 and 10: A Volunteer’s tale, by Noeleen.A
- Page 11 and 12: New RNIB StaffOver the last number
- Page 13 and 14: makes you noticed, the stigma of ha
- Page 15 and 16: The Cane and Able Club, by June Jac
- Page 17 and 18: Finding your way- the session provi
- Page 19 and 20: The Trust Access Working Group, by
- Page 21 and 22: We realise that in the past there h
- Page 23 and 24: “I have learned something I never
- Page 25 and 26: Floating Support Service.Floating S
- Page 27: towards engaging with the community
- Page 31 and 32: Are you a Donkey lover?Dr Elizabeth
- Page 33 and 34: In 1965 I auditioned for a talent c
- Page 35 and 36: In 2004 Brendan‟s good friend Jim
- Page 37 and 38: Lucky Dip OmeletteIngredients:2-3 e
Sensory Engagement ProgrammeAn innovative new cross-border project, which will improve thelives of hundreds of people with hearing <strong>and</strong> sight difficulties, hasreceived £1.86 million worth of support through the EU‟sINTERREG IVA Programme, managed by the Special EUProgrammes Body (SEUPB).Called the „Sensory Engagement Programme‟ the project bringstogether four of the largest organisations providing supportservices for deaf <strong>and</strong> blind people across Northern Irel<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong>Irel<strong>and</strong>.This project is aimed at improving the engagement levels <strong>and</strong>consumer confidence of sensory disabled people as service users<strong>and</strong> consumers. It is an inter regional project <strong>and</strong> therefore willcover a number of cross border areas with particular focus inDonegal/Derry <strong>and</strong> Dundalk/Newry.The project will employ 6 Full Time project Staff with the mainoffice base in Derry <strong>and</strong> a satellite office in Dundalk.Throughout the duration of the project, 340 sensory disabledpeople <strong>and</strong> 600 service provider staff will receive training <strong>and</strong>support to improve <strong>and</strong> increase service provision, also raisingawareness of sensory disabilities.The are 2 key project str<strong>and</strong>s -1. Active citizenship programme: This will focus on training forDeaf/Hard of Hearing People <strong>and</strong> Blind/Partially Sighted People inConfidence Building, IT, <strong>and</strong> active citizenship.2. Models of Excellence: FE Colleges, Libraries <strong>and</strong> Banks willbecome models of good practice in making their servicesaccessible to people with sensory impairment. This will includeservice audits to inform investment in the sectors.Page 28 of 38
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