Early Bird Prices Ending May 1st!

Delegates are reminded to register for Blind Creations via the online store this week (see here for a talk-through): prices go up after May 1st.

Online Store Talk-Through

If you are finding the online store difficult to use, the following talk-through might be helpful. Alternatively, Hannah is happy to provide telephone or skype support.

1) When you arrive at the online store home page, use the ‘Navigation’ menu on the left-hand side of the page: hold your mouse over ‘Product Catalogue’ then ‘Events and Conferences’ and then cluck on ‘Blind Creations’ from the drop-down menu that appears. 

2) Next, scroll down to see all the items associated with the conference and choose the first item you want to add to your basket by clicking the ‘Add to Basket’ label next to it. This will take you to the questionnaire and after you have filled that in, click ‘Next’ and this item will be listed in your ‘Shopping Basket’.

3) To add another item, do not click on ‘Continue Shopping’. Instead use the left-hand ‘Navigation’ menu again (as you did in step 1) and hover over ‘Product Catalogue’ then ‘Events and Conferences’ and then click on ‘Blind Creations’. This will take you back to our list of products and you can add more items by repeating the procedure outlined in step 2. You can repeat as many times as required.

4) When you have added all the items you want, click ‘Proceed to Checkout’ on the ‘Shopping Basket’ screen and follow the payment instructions.

NEW: Friday night accommodation now available

Delegates arriving in London or Egham on Friday 26th June can now book an additional night of accommodation on campus via the online store.

Pre-Conference Touch Tour of V and A Collection

We are delighted to announce that Selina Mills's fascinating article about her experience of a sculpture touch tour has inspired us to arrange a pre-conference treat for blind and partially blind delegates.

The tour will take place at the Victorian and Albert Museum in central London on Saturday 27 June at 2pm. We will arrange guided travel from Egham. If you would like to experience the Victoria and Albert Museum's sculptures through touch during an hour-long tour by Elizabeth Hamilton, please book your place by emailing Hannah. There are only 10 places available and they will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Pre-Conference Workshops

We are delighted to offer conference delegates the chance to take part in one of two exciting pre-conference workshops: either a practical art-making workshop exploring the connections between blindness and creativity, or a session on audio description. For more details click here.

Stephen Kuusisto

The organizers of the Blind Creations conference regret to announce that plenary speaker Stephen Kuusisto will not be able to join us in June.  We're grateful to him for his best wishes for our event and we hope to have the pleasure of hearing him speak on blindness and creativity at a future event.

Registration Now Open

Registration for Blind Creations is now open!
There is no registration fee to attend the conference, and we are able to charge subsidised rates for refreshments and accommodation. Prices can be viewed here, the programme is available here, and the online shop is here.