Connecting visually impaired people at annual exhibition
Vision Connect, a specialist exhibition showcasing support for blind and visually impaired people returns to Huddersfield in March.
Organised by Kirklees Transcription Service, this popular exhibition will be at Huddersfield Town Hall on Wednesday 29 March from 10am – 3pm. It’s an opportunity for people, whatever their age, to speak with local and national sight loss organisations and discover what products, services and support is available from some of the UK’s leading providers.
Range of exhibitors
Exhibitors include Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB); Outlookers; Kirklees Libraries; Sight Kirklees Independent Enablement Services; Deafblind UK; UltraCane; Optelec Ltd; Huddersfield Macular Society and many more.
Councillor Musarrat Khan, Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care said:
“This event provides an amazing opportunity for people with sight loss or a visual impairment to explore services available and discover local activity groups. There is amazing assistive technology on offer which will enable us to support people to live as independently as possible in Kirklees.
“There are over 13,000 people in Kirklees living with a visual impairment and so it’s immensely important that we continue to run this event not only for those with sight loss but for employers, work colleagues, friends and carers who can find more about support or making reasonable adjustments.”
Free event
Entry to the event is free, and light refreshments will be available throughout the day. Visit our website for further details: www.kirklees.gov.uk/visionconnect
Building work is currently underway to enable Kirklees Transcription Service to relocate to temporary premises on Victoria Lane in the coming months alongside the Local Studies Library and West Yorkshire Archive Service.