Visually Impaired Day

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The visually impaired day (also called the day of the visually impaired ) is a national day of action in Germany to draw attention to the situation and concerns of people with visual impairments under the motto “I see the way you don't see” . Launched by the German Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (DBSV) in 1998, it has been held annually on June 6th ever since.

Organization and content

The DBSV, its 20 regional associations with over 250 advice centers, other organizations and changing cooperation partners, such as the Professional Association of Ophthalmologists in Germany (BVA), the Central Association of Opticians and Optometrists , the Protestant and Catholic Church in Germany 2010 and the German Museum Association in 2018.

The purpose of the visually impaired day is to draw attention to the needs and problems of people with visual impairments. The events provide information on medical therapy options, aids and supplies such as visual aids , self-help groups, barrier-free work on the computer , rehabilitation of visual disorders and barrier-free design of the environment through contrasts and lighting.

At the same time, attention is drawn to existing problems that make cultural, media or social participation difficult for the visually impaired. This includes, for example, the requirement that household and entertainment electronics are designed in such a way that their use is also possible for the visually impaired, as well as medical devices such as blood glucose meters, insulin pumps or insulin pens, that forms are designed for the visually impaired and that timetables and information can be read by the visually impaired in public transport, that platform edges, steps and obstacles are marked in a contrasting manner in public traffic areas or that films with audio descriptions are offered.

Topics (selection)

Every year, a different focus topic from the field of visual impairment takes center stage, for which information events, hands-on offers and brochures have been developed:

  • 2020 support for visually impaired and blind people in the Corona crisis
  • 2019 light and lighting , together with the Scientific Association for Ophthalmic Optics and Optometry (WVAO)
  • 2018 Visually impaired in the museum , in cooperation with the German Museum Association : Presentation of successful offers for the visually impaired and blind in museums, nationwide tours in museums for people with visual impairment with the possibility of touching exhibits, background information on tactile models and audio guides , initiation of new offers as permanent Museum service
  • 2017 audio film reception , in cooperation with hörfilm.info : audio description in film and television
  • 2016 Contrasts : nationwide campaign on step markings, new specialist brochure "Contrasting design of publicly accessible buildings"
  • 2015 Fit even with visual impairments! In cooperation with Kieser Training : free introductions to equipment training for the blind and visually impaired, new brochure “Fit also with visual impairment”, information on sports offers and types for the visually impaired
  • 2014 Smartphones and tablets , in cooperation with the Federal Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media : media and digital participation through operable media devices that can be adapted to the visually impaired, information and training courses for operation
  • 2013 Seeing in old people's facilities , in cooperation with heimverzeichnis.de and the professional association of ophthalmologists in Germany (BVA): nationwide mailing campaign of the brochure “Visually Impaired People in Old People's Facilities ” to all nursing homes in Germany, inspection of the homes by rehabilitation trainers and self-help representatives and random ophthalmological examinations the residents, round table with specific suggestions for improvements in the respective retirement facility
  • 2012 Diabetic retinal diseases in cooperation with the professional association of ophthalmologists in Germany , the German Ophthalmological Society , the Retinological Society , OcuNet , Pro Retina Germany , Novartis and the Bavarian State Ministry for Environment and Health : Education on the subject of diabetic retinopathy with a brochure for diabetes patients Risk of retinal diseases, Amsler grid for regular self-examination in diabetic macular edema and diabetic retinopathy simulation glasses
  • 2011 Mobile despite visually impaired , in cooperation with opticians from the Scientific Association for Ophthalmic Optics and Optometry with the additional qualification “Recognized specialist advisor for the visually impaired”: Information about optical aids through information tables, demonstration of aids such as magnifying glasses, small telescopes or edge filter glasses
  • 2010: Visually Impaired Sunday - a day of encounter! in cooperation with the Pastoral Office for People with Disabilities of the German Bishops' Conference and the umbrella organization for the Protestant pastoral care for the blind and visually impaired (DeBeSS)
  • 2009 Reading the way I like it in cooperation with Thalia Bücher : Info campaign in bookstores with information on large print and audio books as well as DAISY audio books , demonstration of e-book readers , special reading devices, lamps and visual aids.
  • 2008 shopping with a visual impairment
  • 2007 Sensitive for visually impaired seniors
  • 2006 Learning with a visual impairment : new brochure “Aids for visually impaired people”, which provides information about magnifying visual aids and aids in school and at work
  • 2005 living with a visual impairment
  • 2004 Various forms of visual impairment
  • 2003 Visually impaired traveling
  • 2002 Clear forms please! : design of bank statements, invoices and official letters suitable for the visually impaired
  • 2001 Contrasts help weak eyes : high-contrast design of visual information and public spaces

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Doctors newspaper online: "There are still barriers for visually impaired diabetics!" dated June 6, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018
  2. ↑ Press release of the DBSV: June 6th '99: First national visually impaired day on the federal website for the promotion of visually impaired state association NRW. Retrieved October 18, 2018
  3. ↑ a b Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired Lower Saxony: June 6th is the visually impaired day . Retrieved October 18, 2018
  4. ↑ DBSV: Visually Impaired Day 2019: Subject "Light and Lighting" . Retrieved May 23, 2020
  5. ↑ MDR: Visually Impaired Day invites you to the museum . Retrieved October 19, 2018
  6. ↑ Deutscher Museumsbund: Visually Impaired Day 2018 “Visually Impaired in the Museum” , from January 29, 2018. Accessed on October 19, 2018
  7. ↑ Sabine Tesche: Feeling, hearing and smelling an exhibition . In: Hamburger Abendblatt, May 31, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018
  8. ↑ Tonia Sorrentino: Enjoy the exhibition despite having a visual impairment . In: Prisma of May 29, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018
  9. ↑ DBSV: Visually Impaired Day 2017: Topic “Audio film reception” . Retrieved October 18, 2018
  10. ↑ Viola Volland: Visually Impaired Day . In: Stuttgarter Zeitung from June 6, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2018
  11. ↑ DBSV: Visually Impaired Day 2016 - "Contrasts" . Retrieved October 18, 2018
  12. ↑ DBSV: Visually Impaired Day 2015 - Fit even with a visual impairment! . Retrieved October 18, 2018
  13. ↑ Ludwig Roth: Visually impaired and yet sporty . In: Frankfurter Neue Presse from June 6, 2015. Accessed October 19, 2018
  14. ↑ DBSV: Visually Impaired Day 2014 - Smartphones and Tablets . Retrieved October 18, 2018
  15. ^ Diocese of Augsburg: Visually Impaired Day 2013 - Seeing in old people's institutions from May 15, 2013. Accessed on October 20, 2013
  16. ↑ DBSV: Visually Impaired Day 2013 - Seeing in old people's facilities . Retrieved October 18, 2018
  17. ↑ DBSV: Visually Impaired Day 2012 - Diabetic Retinal Diseases . Retrieved October 18, 2018
  18. ↑ DBSV: Visually Impaired Day 2011 - Mobile despite visual impairment . Retrieved October 18, 2018
  19. ↑ DBSV: Visually Impaired Sunday - a day of encounter! . Retrieved October 18, 2018
  20. ^ Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired for Saarland: June 6th: Day of the Visually Impaired , press release from May 8th, 2009. Accessed on October 19th, 2018