From The African Union of the Blind 6
From The International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment, ICEVI 7
From The International Agency For The Prevention Of Blindness – Africa 7
From The Institutional Development Program – IDP 8
From The Uganda National Association Of The Blind - UNAB 8
SATURDAY 3RD OCTOBER 2015 10
PRE-CONFERENCE CLOSED DOOR MEETINGS 10
AFUB Board Meeting (Emerald Hall) 10
ICEVI EXCO Meeting (Amethyst Hall) 10
NABP Partners Meeting (Majestic Hall) 10
PARTICIPANTS REGISTRATION (Victoria Ball Room) 10
KAMPALA TOURS (Register At Information Desk) 10
SUNDAY 4TH OCTOBER 2015 10
PRE-CONFERENCE CLOSED DOOR MEETINGS 10
ICEVI EXCO Meeting (Amethyst Hall) 10
SRF Partners Meeting (Majestic Hall) 10
PARTICIPANTS REGISTRATION (Victoria Ball Room) 10
EXHIBITION SET-UP (Albert Hall) 10
KAMPALA TOURS (Register At Information Desk) 10
OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE 6TH AFRICA FORUM (Victoria Hall) 10
WELCOME COCKTAIL (SRM Poolside) 10
IDP BOARD MEETING – 19:00 – 20:00 10
MONDAY 5TH OCTOBER 2015 11
PLENARY SESSION – VICTORIA HALL (9.00 – 10.00 A.M) 11
PANEL SESSIONS (11:00 - 12:30 P.M) 11
Access To Land, Housing and Sanitation (Royal Hall) 14
Promoting Eye Health Services (Regal Hall) 15
Training Program On Web Accessibility – I (Majestic Hall) 16
Atlas Alliance Workshop On Media and Disability (Amethyst Hall) 17
WORKSHOPS AND INTERACTIVE SESSIONS (14:00 – 16:00) 17
Keeping in Step with UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Sheena Hall) 18
Training Program On Web Accessibility – II (Majestic Hall) 19
Atlas Alliance Workshop On Media and Disability (Amethyst Hall) 19
INTEREST GROUP MEETINGS (16:30 – 18:00) 19
PLENARY SESSION – VICTORIA HALL (9.00 – 10.00 A.M) 20
PANEL SESSIONS (11:00 - 12:30 P.M) 20
Education and Technology (Sheena Hall) 22
Education, Poverty Reduction And Social Inclusion (Royal Hall) 24
Promoting Braille Literacy in Schools (Regal Hall) 25
Awareness Seminar On Inclusive Publishing (Majestic Hall) 27
Perspectives In Inclusive Education (Emerald Hall) 27
Atlas Alliance Workshop On Media and Disability (Amethyst Hall) 28
WORKSHOPS AND INTERACTIVE SESSIONS (14:00 – 16:00) 28
Fundraising; What Works In Africa And What Is The Future Potential? (Victoria Hall) 28
Mandate Of UNCRPD To Post 2015 Development Agenda (Meera Hall) 28
ICEVI: Methodologies For Early Intervention And Working With Children With Multiple Disabilities (Regal Hall) 29
Awareness Seminar On Assistive Technology And Reading Options For The Print Impaired (Majestic Hall) 30
Enhancing e-Research Capacity Amongst Persons with visual impairment (Emerald Hall) 30
Atlas Alliance Workshop On Media and Disability (Amethyst Hall) 30
INTEREST GROUP MEETINGS (16:30 – 18:00) 30
AFUB Western Regional Assembly (Meera Hall) 30
AFUB Southern Regional Assembly (Sheena Hall) 30
AFUB Eastern Regional Assembly (Royal Hall) 30
AFUB Central Regional Assembly (Regal Hall) 30
AFUB Northern Regional Assembly (Emerald Hall) 30
S.M.I ALUMNI MEETING (19:30 – 21:00) 30
PLENARY SESSION – VICTORIA HALL (9.00 – 10.00 A.M) 31
PANEL SESSIONS (11:00 - 12:30 P.M) 31
8th AFUB General Assembly (Victoria Hall) 31
Training Program On Inclusive Publishing – I (Majestic Hall) 37
Teaching Mathematics To Learners With Visual Impairment (Emerald Hall) 38
Supporting People Who Are Multiply Disabled With Visual Impairment – MDVI (Amethyst Hall) 40
WORKSHOPS AND INTERACTIVE SESSIONS (14:00 – 16:00 HRS) 42
8th AFUB General Assembly (Victoria Hall) 42
Developing And Delivering An Advocacy Agenda For Inclusion In Primary Eye Care (Royal Hall) 43
Basic Skills For Mathematics In Primary Schools (Regal Hall) 43
Training Program On Inclusive Publishing – II (Majestic Hall) 43
Strengthening Educational Outcomes And Impact (Amethyst Hall) 45
INTEREST GROUP MEETINGS (16:30 – 18:00) 47
8th AFUB General Assembly (Victoria Hall) 47
FORUM GALA – MANGO GARDEN (19:00 – 21:00) 47
THURSDAY 8TH OCTOBER 2015 48
PLENARY SESSION – VICTORIA HALL (9.00 – 10.00 A.M) 48
PANEL SESSIONS (11:00 - 12:30 P.M) 48
Making Books Accessible To All (Victoria Hall) 48
Increasing The Role Of Libraries In Promoting Access To Information 49
Moving Towards Unified English Braille – UEB (Sheena Hall) 50
Promoting Knowledge Transfer For Africa (Royal Hall) 52
Building Partnerships For Regional Development (Regal Hall) 53
Training Program On Inclusive Publishing – III (Majestic Hall) 54
AFUB Youth Forum (Victoria Hall) 56
Understanding and Implementing Unified English Braille (UEB) Code in Anglophone Africa (Sheena Hall) 57
Training Program On Inclusive Publishing – IV (Majestic Hall) 58
AFUB Board Meeting (Meera Hall) 59
FRIDAY 9TH OCTOBER 2015 59
REMOVAL OF EXHIBITIONS 59
CLOSURE OF FORUM SECRETARIAT 59
DEPARTURES 59
The Forum will be providing free airport transfers to participants who have provided their travel itineraries. A Meet-And-Greet Desk will be set up at the Entebbe Airport to facilitate reception and immigration clearance for arriving participants. During departure, participants are advised to confirm with the Registration Desk the departure time for their transport. Participants are advised that it may take up to two hours to travel from the Speke Resort to the Airport. They will therefore need to plan their departures from the Resort well in advance. Departures will be from the entrance of the main hotel building.
All participants and exhibitors are required to register with the Forum. A Registration Desk shall be set up outside the Victoria Ball Room and shall be open from Saturday 3rd October till Thursday 8th October from 08:00 to 17:00 hrs. Upon arrival, participants will need to report at the Registration Desk to verify their registration and collect conference materials and name tags. Participants are advised to wear their name tags at all times during formal and social sessions as they may not be admitted without them. On Sunday 4th October, the Registration Desk will temporarily close at 16:00 hrs for the Official Opening of the Forum. Participants who will not have registered by then will have to wait till the ceremony is over.
Participants are required to make their own accommodation arrangements with Speke Resort. In addition, they will need to clear all their bills before departure as the Forum will not be responsible for any unpaid bills. Participants are likewise advised to address any concerns relating to their bookings, payments, safety in rooms, breakfast, dinner and any other accommodation-related issues directly with the hotel.
The Forum will be providing Buffet Lunch as well as morning and afternoon tea/coffee from Monday 5th October to Thursday 8th October. Participants arriving earlier or departing later than these dates will have to meet the cost of their meals. In addition, all participants will need to meet the cost of their dinner as this is not included in the Forum Registration Fee.
Pre-forum events are closed-door meetings that will be taking place prior to the Official Opening of the Forum these meetings have been registered with the Forum and will be conducted in accordance with the agreements between the forum and the Speke Resort. The Forum will provide Lunch as well as morning and afternoon tea/coffee to participants to the meetings. Organisers of the meetings are advised to restrict the number of participants in their meetings to the number provided to the Forum during registration of the event. Any additional participants will be changed to the organisers.
The program of the Forum has been designed to provide participants with sufficient time to visit TechShare Exhibitions and to network. The daily program of the Forum from Monday 4th October to Thursday 8th October is as follows:
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At Perkins School for the Blind, we believe that education and vocational training for all is at the very foundation of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. That’s why we are working with local partners in 67 nations to strengthen educational programs and services, train teachers, support families and advocate for inclusive policies.