Registration Closes Friday 19th

If you would like to attend the conference, please register by Friday June 19th.

'Too Big to Feel' lands at Royal Holloway

The image (photo by Ruth Cruickshank) shows 18 giant concrete domes laid out to spell a phrase in Grade 2 (contracted) Braille on a grassy slope in front of the Founders' Building, Royal Holloway, University of London. Seventeen of the domes are painted white, and one is red.

Blind artist David Johnson has created a spectacular, tactile, outdoor installation at Royal Holloway. The art work, which is part of both the Blind Creations conference and the Great Charter Festival, is a stunning celebration of the creative power of blindness which calls for equal rights for disabled people. Read more about all the art works on show during Blind Creations here and click here for a blog post describing how David installed the piece, with photo and video..

Check-In Details Added

Check-in details for all delegates have been added to the 'Audio-Visual and Access Info for Presenters' page and the 'Travel and Arrival Information' pages.

Two conference delegates featured on BBC Two's See Hear

On Wednesday June 3rd at 8:15 am BST, two of our presenters, Riitta Lahtinen and Russ Palmer, will feature on BBC Two's monthly Deaf magazine programme, See Hear. View a clip from the programme here.

Local Information Added to Travel Pages

As the conference approaches, we've added some information about the local area to the Travel page. If you are arriving early or staying on after the conference, click here for some ideas of things to do and places to eat and drink.

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.