Our wellbeing sessions with Pat take place on the third Monday of the month over Zoom at 8 pm. The sessions last an hour and more details can be found in VI Talk Wellbeing& Lifestyle.

QiGong is gentle, mindful movement which can be done either seated or standing. The sessions take place over Zoom on the first Monday of the month at 8 pm. More details can be found in VI Talk Wellbeing & Lifestyle.

QiGong is gentle, mindful movement which can be done either seated or standing. QiGong classes with Pat take place on the first Monday of the month at 8 pm over Zoom. For more details join VI Talk Wellbeing & Lifestyle.

QiGong is gentle, mindful movement which can be done either seated or standing. The sessions take place over  Zoom  on the first Monday of the month at 8 pm. For more info join VI Talk Wellbeing & Lifestyle.

AddressBBT, G14 BV Studios 37 Philip Street Bristol BS3 4EA Telephone 0117 325 30 22 Email info@bristolbraille.co.uk Web Site http://www.bristolbraille.co.uk

We want technology to work for you, which is why all our products put you in the driving seat. Our stylish Smartphones and Tablet Computers are operated using simple menus on a touch screen, allowing you to communicate with friends and family easily and opening up a whole world of music and entertainment at your fingertips, anytime, anywhere. All our products have large print, high contrast controls and come with speech feedback.

So whether you want to make a call, send a text, email a photo, search the internet while you’re on the move or simply catch up on your favourite programmes on BBC iplayer, our products will make it easy for you, every step of the way.

To find out more information about our products, simply visit our website at www.Synapptic.com or call us on

ContactSales AddressThe Old Bakery 5 Station Road Ushaw Moor Durham DH7 7PX Telephone 0191 909 7 909 Email sales@synapptic.com Web Site http://www.synapptic.com

ContactPaul Hopkins AddressQueen Alexandra College Court Oak Road Harborne Birmingham B17 9TG Telephone 0121 428 5018 Fax 0121 426 6359 Email allformats@qac.ac.uk Web Site http://www.allformats.org.uk

Check out:

NEW: Mercury 10, Mercury 12 for Windows, Mercury Pocket and the Mercury Phone. All include onboard magnification and text-to-speech reader. No internet connection required.

New: Aris text-to-speech reader with intelligent assistant (ask it questions and it will give you answers from the internet)

iZoom, ReadDesk PC, hand-held electronic magnifiers, TV & PC-Eye, CCTV magnifiers, Miniguide hand-held silent vibrating obstacle detector.

ContactAlex Ward or Sue Brewill AddressThe Stables 22 Ruddington Lane Wilford Nottingham NG11 7BH Telephone 0115 981 6636 info@pamtrad.co.uk www.pamtrad.co.uk

The work of the charity enables blind and partially sighted people to have the same opportunities as sighted people to access and enjoy sport and recreational activities in the UK.

Sport and recreational activities can enhance the lives of people with visual impairments, by improving their health and increasing their social interaction. We encourage adults and children to participate in activities at all levels, from grassroots to the Paralympic Games.

AddressPure Offices Plato Close Tachbrook Park Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV34 6WE Telephone 01926 424247 Emai lsportdevelopment@britishblindsport.org.uk Web Site http://www.britshblindsport.org.uk

ADI Access had one 10,000 loan from a start-up finance company and Helen received a £4,000 grant during the School for Social Entrepreneurs programme that I completed in 2015. We operate on the Social Enterprise model and do not take a salary for ourselves, we will ultimately, in the not foreseeable future, pay ourselves back the substantial savings that although we have personally invested in the development, manufacture and marketing of RoomMate. All of our income from the sales of RoomMate goes right back into the business so that we can continue to make improvements and manufacture more units. Most SME's fail within the first 2 years of trading, but here we are almost 3 years in and getting more well-known all the time.

ABI C have the I Pal Ace which is a text to speech and very accurate. £1695 Index V5 embosser which has wifi capabilities and you can send documents from your smart phone.

Zoom text fusion £595 is a fusion of Window eyes and Zoomtext.

You can contact Sight and sound in the following ways Www.sightandsound.co.uk Download their smart phone app called whatat

In an ideal world, a person’s ability would not be a factor in influencing whether or not they have an enjoyable, relaxing and stress-free holiday and we are determined to ensure that we make this ideal a reality.

Although Vision Hotels operates exactly like a commercial business, we are different because we are a non-profit organisation and are part of Action for Blind People.

We think that this is great for everyone. People from all walks of life and all abilities can enjoy our hotels and we see ourselves as a mainstream hotel with a big difference.

Travel for most visually impaired people is fraught with difficulty, worry and stress, as it is virtually impossible to replicate the set-up that most people spend a long time creating in their home environments. As such, they usually make compromises or do not participate in certain activities, which ultimately results in not having the rich holiday experience they deserve.

At Vision Hotels, the intimate understanding of the needs of visually impaired people is at the core of all of the services and activities that our hotels provide, creating the perfect foundation to enable visually impaired hotel visitors to relax and have choice, to tailor their holiday around what they want to do and not what they are able to do.

ContactAndrew Wilson Address C/o Windermere Manor Hotel Rayrigg Road Windermere Cumbria LA23 1ES Telephone 01539 445 801 Email andrew.wilson@visionhotels.co.uk Web Site http://www.visionhotels.co.uk

We create exciting touring productions performed, directed and written by visually impaired artists, which are accessible to audiences without requiring additional audio description. We offer supported visits, ticket deals, touch tours and accessible workshops to help visually impaired audiences get the most out of our shows. We provide our tour venues with training in visual impairment awareness and accessible marketing to improve our audiences’ experience.

Extant’s long-running youth theatre and adult participation programme for visually impaired people offer supportive and fun workshops, including: movement and dance (contemporary, street dance, ballroom, flamenco), script writing, creating a radio play, forum theatre, music, voice work and magic. We cater for ages 15+, and for all abilities ­­- from having a go to professional development - and support individuals looking for career progression through trainee roles.

Extant offer training and consultancy to other organisations in the arts, education and beyond to improve accessibility. Our ongoing programme of research, including high tech solutions to accessibility, feeds into our unique methodology.

TAKE PART!

Try our fun taster theatre workshop at Sight Village: 11am, Wednesday 15 July. All abilities welcome (ages 18+), register on the ‘Seminars and Events’ page. Want to get active, improve your skills, or looking for activities for your group? From Autumn 2015, Extant have been funded to deliver our programme of performance-related workshops in the Midlands, and work with arts venues to help them become more welcoming to visually impaired audiences. We are actively seeking participants and groups to work with and would love to talk to you.

Interested in career opportunities? Sign up for our ‘Train the Trainers’ course: Extant are recruiting more members to our skilled team of visually impaired facilitators to deliver our awareness training.

Sign up to our mailing list to receive the spring 2016 tour dates of Extant’s next production, Ionesco’s The Chairs. Includes schools and colleges workshops about this classic drama text.

Extant is a charity, supported by Arts Council England.

Address The White House Oval House Theatre 52-54 Kennington Oval London SE11 5SW Telephone 020 7820 3737 Email info@extant.org.uk Web Site http://www.extant.org.uk

For more information Telephone 01858 438260 Fax 01858 438275 Email info@torchtrust.org Web Site http://www.torchtrust.org

For more information please contact BBS on 01926 424247 Visit our website: http://britishblindsport.org.uk View upcoming events: http://britishblindsport.org.uk/events/

For more information contact Gjoalball UK Telephone 0114 223 5670 Email kathryn@goalballuk.com Web Site http://www.goalballuk.com

Contact Paul Hopkins Telephone 0121 428 5018 Email allformats@qac.ac.uk Web Site http://www.allformats.org.uk

Here is the Poem that is read out as part of this Coffee Break

My world is disappearing right before my very eyes and as the tunnel gets much smaller, another part of me now dies. Can't believe that this is happening, never thought it would be me, for all my trials that I've been through, in this life certain I'd see.

But it seems I took for granted, all the days I had full sight, should have seen so many places, should have gone out more at night. Wish I'd looked more at the stars and all worlds most wondrous things, now rely on my imagination for the problems blindness brings.

Still I'm grieving for the future, ever longing for the past, waking up each day and wondering if these sights will be my last. Know I'm cutting myself off from the world to spare the pain, find it hard to see in sunshine, find it hard to see in rain.

Feel I've lost my place in line, all because I've fading vision, but I need to make this fine, need to make it my life's mission. Have to build a new foundation, new direction in my life, have to do it for my children, have to do it for my wife.

I will stand up now for others, who's life's door has firmly shut, be my sisters and my brothers, no more days in comfy rut. Words will open heart and soul, by showing my example, focused now on every goal, feeling brave to take a gamble.

So if days get hard you've played your cards and walls are closing in, hope these words make sense, pull down defence, and you never give in. Just stand by me and you will see and blind we'll fight as one, together sightless friend, always depend, long after visions gone.

By Dave Steele

For more information contact them

Telephone 01296 432 339 Email membershipservices@calibre.org.uk Web Site http://www.calibre.org.uk

We provide access technology solutions to schools, higher education establishments, small to large businesses and provide the highest quality computer systems which are custom-built to meet your requirements. Sindhi Systems was founded in 2001 for people with visual impairments and learning difficulties. Our company is the first access technology provider in Leicestershire. Your first choice in I.T training and communications solutions. We specialise in providing hardware for the visually impaired such as screen reading software, Braille embossers, and much more... We also provide technical support contracts for small to medium businesses and organizations to meet their requirements. Sindhi Systems can also provide consultancy service and training on all the products we supply Sindhi Systems now provide talking mobile phones with contracts to businesses, organizations as well as for personal use. Products on display at sight village London. Software for pc’s and laptops. J-Say Jaws Window Eyes System Access Mobile phone software. Mobile speak pocket Mobile speak smart phone Mobile speak Talks Wayfinder Services Training Support

Address148 London Road Leicester Leicestershire LE2 1ED

Telephone0844 2488 110 / 01162 49 81 00 Emailashif@sindhisystems.co.uk Web Sitehttp://www.sindhisystems.co.uk Back to Sight Village Birmingham Exhibitors

My name is Lynn Cox and I’m a visually impaired entrepreneur who creates savvy reasonably priced services and products that I would find useful - I hope you find them useful as well!

Arts Coaching Training covers these main three areas with a Braille labelling and Braille identity/business card service too.

The Arts part of my business includes: tactile/scented greetings cards for all occasions including Birthday, Christmas and Valentine’s Day (designs include dog with ball, witch on broomstick, heart, roses, footballers and 20 other images ), prices start at £4.00. Tactile drawing papers with textured paper and yarns start at £9.60. Tactile/scented tree and animal badges start at £2.50. Large exhibition standard sculptures start at £80.00. I also run multi-sensory art workshops and talks in schools, museums, galleries and community settings, as well as exhibiting artwork Internationally.

Coaching has been especially design for creative approaches to life or career coaching with the emphasis on assisting disabled or isolated people. Lynn’s Place is a telephone/virtual group isolating buster membership scheme which costs just £15 per month for 90 minutes of group discussions/assistance. Please ask at the exhibition about the Sight Village special offer for five or ten sessions. Mini quick coaching sessions for assisting with a particular problem are also bookable!

Training mainly includes various equalities and adaptive techniques training where general inclusion to services are covered. Action learning facilitation via virtual and face to face options is also available to professionals working with visually impaired people.

Braille labels, which you cut out and stick on yourself, for identity/business cards start at £20 for 50 labels and you can also have idenity/business cards Brailled for you.

Please come and say hello and see if any of my services and products are suitable for you, or someone you know!

Contact Details Lynn Cox Telephone 0208 544 9861 Email artscoachingtraining@gmail.com Web Site www.artscoachingtraining.com

For more information Visit our website: http://britishblindsport.org.uk View upcoming events: http://britishblindsport.org.uk/events/

For more information you can contact them on Bradbury Fields The Bradbury Centre Youens Way Liverpool L14 2EP Tel: 0151-221-0888 Fax: 0151-221-0889 Email: info@bradburyfields.org.uk

Pauline Rose pauline.rose@shropshire.gov.uk 01584 871420

or visit http://shropshire.gov.uk/disability-information/sensory-impairment/see-and-hear-exhibition-2015/