Live Life Go Further - Online Event - Thursday 17th June 2021

On Thursday 17th June, 10.00 to 12noon they are hosting an online event around Capacity Building. During this interactive training session, participants will gain the knowledge and confidence to be able to include children and young people with a vision impairment into their clubs, activities and sessions. There will be focus on both face to face and virtual delivery.

Led by Youth Focus North East staff the session will provide an introductory understanding of some common eye conditions and their impact on the individual as well as myth-busting around sight loss. Key guidance around how to make your clubs, activities and sessions VI friendly will be provided, and there will be opportunity to gain practical understanding of adapting virtual and physical activities to make them inclusive to children and young people with sight loss. Safeguarding and health & safety concerns will be addressed, and guidance will also be provided around proactively engaging with the VI community. The session will also welcome questions from participants. 

Registration to the course is via Eventbrite. If you would like to attend, then please register here - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/live-life-go-further-capacity-building-tickets-157924581675