Näkövammaisjärjestöjen laajennettu pohjoismainen konferenssi Helsingissä 21.-24.8.2022
Konferenssissa kuullaan tutkijoiden ja kuntoutusalan asiantuntijoiden puheenvuoroja sekä eri elämäntilanteessa olevien näkövammaisten omakohtaisia kokemuksia kuntoutuksesta. Päivien aikana pohditaan muun muassa uuden tekniikan ja teknisten sovellusten käyttämistä kuntoutuksessa, henkilökohtaisesti räätälöityä kuntoutusta ja kuinka kuntoutuksessa tavoitettaisiin asiakkaiksi nuoret näkövammaiset vanhempineen.
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Konferenssi simultaanitulkataan kolmelle kielelle: suomeksi, skandinaaviskaksi ja islanniksi. Voit valita mieleisesi kuuntelukielen ruudulle ilmestyvästä valikosta.
Suoratoistopalvelu aukeaa su 21.8. klo 18.00.
Konferenssin ohjelma (englanniksi):
Programme of the Extended Nordic Conference, 21-24th of August 2022
The Future of Vision Rehabilitation for the Blind and Partially Sighted Persons in the Nordic Countries
Sunday, 21st of August
18.30 Opening Session:
Welcome and Opening remarks, Kari Vähänen, Chair of the Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired
Presentation of the Conference theme & round of introductions, Sigþór U. Hallfreðsson, Chair of the Icelandic Association of the Visually Impaired
19.15 – 20.00 Keynote presentation: “The importance of vision in society and developmental trends in visual impairment during the 40 years of operation of the Finnish Register of Visual Impairment “. (Hannu Uusitalo, Professor of Ophthalmology, Chief Physician, Chief Medical Officer of Finnish Register of Visual Impairment)
Monday, 22nd of August
09.15 – 09.45 Educating senior citizens with visual impairment in technology, (Eva Skråmestø, Norwegian Association of Blind and Partially sighted)
10.00 – 10.30 Technical apps and devices
Introducing use of Seeing AI -app Seeing AI: Making the visual world more accessible (Kais Kiiski, ICT-instructor, Iiris Rehabilitation, Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired).
Introducing use of Be My Eyes – app (Cristian Söderberg, ICT – instructor, Federation of Swedish Speaking Visually Impaired)
10.30 – 10.45 NaviLens, (Hlynur Þór Agnarsson, Accessibility Specialist, Blindrafélagið, Icelandic Association of the Visually Impaired, BIAVI) (Online presentation)
13.40 – 14.45 Results from Norwegian strategy-work on future rehabilitation of the visually impaired. (Andreas Havsberg, Norwegian Association of Blind and Partially sighted)
Local rehabilitation – ways to offer rehabilitation services where the visually impaired persons live, in their local environment. (Diana Stentoft, Vice Chairperson, Danish Association of the Blind) (Online presentation)
15.00 – 15.30 Lack of systematic referral from the health service to rehabilitation – how do we ensure that all visually impaired are offered a rehabilitation process, in due time. (Birgitte Lilletvedt, Danish Association of the Blind & Hilde Tuhus Sørli, Norwegian Association of Blind and Partially sighted)
15.30 – 16.00 The Importance of multidisciplinary support, including support from physiotherapist and psychologist (Bengt Bäcke, Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired)
Tuesday, 23rd of August
09.05 – 09.30 Personal experience of a young adult with a brain related visual impairment, (Dagbjört Andrésdóttir, Icelandic Association of the Visually Impaired)
09.30 – 10.30 Norwegian research on brain related visual impairment (Dr. philos Inga Britt Kjellevold Haugen, Head of Research, Norwegian Association of Blind and Partially sighted)
11.00 – 11.30 Rehabilitation of persons with Brain-related visual impairment. - Experience and techniques from NABP (Heidi Johnsbråten Lund, Vision Therapist & Iren Fredriksen, Vision Therapist, Norwegian Association of Blind and Partially Sighted)
13.00 – 13.45 Shared Personal Experience: on a path in the world of vision rehabilitation (Päivi Simola, Research Group Coordinator and Marina Baarman, Employment Affairs Specialist, Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired)
13.45 – 14.45 ”It all starts in your mind” - Work-related pressures among the blind and partially sighted persons: motivation and psychological aspects of rehabilitation (Þorkell Jóhann Steindal, Sjónstöðin, Icelandic Association of the Visually Impaired)
Stop to work related fatigue: one course model. (Liisa Lahtinen, Neuropsychologist and Annu Kilpeläinen, Psychologist, Iiris-Rehabilitation, Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired) (PowerPoint)
15.15 – 15.45 Challenges - staff working at the low vision clinics do not have sufficient competence and knowledge due to lack of education (Anna Balte, Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired)
Wednesday 24th of August
09.10 – 9.45 The importance of more digital habilitation and rehabilitation (Lukas Appelqvist, Swedish Association of Youth with Visual Impairment)
09.45 – 10.15 My Own Life. Promoting the inclusion and independence of visually impaired 18–25-year-old young people (Timo Ylikarhu, Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Iiris-Rehabilitation, Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired)
13.30 – 14.15 The effect of the psychosocial dimension in a holistic approach to rehabilitation. Presentation of research results from the University of Aalborg (Danish Association of the Blind & Chalotte Glintborg, Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Psychology, Center for Developmental & Applied Psychological Science, Aalborg University) (Online presentation)
14.15 – 15.15 The importance of rehabilitation seen from the perspective of the community of the blind and partially sighted people; take home messages and shared vision for advocacy work from the point of view of the Nordic organizations. Panel discussion (BIAVI, DAB, FFVI, FSS, NAB, SRF)
15.15 – 16.00 Summing up of 2022 UNK, Closing words (Sari Kokko, Director of Advocacy and Accessibility Affairs, FFVI & Sigþór U. Hallfreðsson, Chair of the Icelandic Association of the Visually Impaired, BIAVI)
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