Tuesday, 18 August 2015

Exciting News about the Next Conference!

We are delighted to announce that plans are underway for the Paul K Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University and Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired to host the third 'blindness' conference in San Francisco, most likely in summer 2017. More details coming soon...

Monday, 10 August 2015

Blog Post from Maria Oshodi

Many thanks to Maria Oshodi from Extant who has written a blog post about the conference and the wonderful Flatlands demo. Read the blog post here.

Sunday, 9 August 2015

UK Press Coverage

We are delighted that Hannah's article about the conference was published this week in The Guardian. Read the article here. A French summary of the article is here.

Tuesday, 7 July 2015

Conference Account by Naomi Foyle

One of our creative writers, Naomi Foyle, has written a very thoughtful response to the conference here. Many thanks Naomi!

Sunday, 5 July 2015

A Blind Spot Blog Post About the Conference

After spending a few days recovering from the conference, Hannah has written a blog post describing her emotional response to the conference.

Friday, 3 July 2015

The Story of the Conference in Tweets!

We've created a Story of the Conference from tweets using the #BlindCreations hashtag! You can relive some of the highlights of the event by clicking here.

Wednesday, 1 July 2015

Thank you!


The image shows Vanessa and Hannah - looking tired but happy - in the Picture Gallery immediately after the audio tour.

Many thanks indeed from Hannah and Vanessa to all the delegates and helpers who made the conference such a success. We are so grateful for your energy and goodwill, and very touched by the gifts and messages of thanks we are receiving. I think we all agree that together we created a truly unique event.
Now we need your help to sustain the conference's legacy: please continue to share your thoughts and photos of the event via facebook, twitter and your own sites. Let us know about new collaborations, networks and projects which grow out of the event and check back here regularly for updates about the audio archive and any press coverage we hear about.