Day: 8 March 2018

Open Day 2018 – booking open soon

We are just finalising details of our annual Open Day 2018. We shall once again be in central Birmingham. The date is Saturday, 29 September. The venue is the same as last year, the MacDonald Burlington Hotel, across the road from Grand Central.

We already have some very exciting speakers lined up. We will also be joined by teams of research scientists from the leading nystagmus centres across the UK. Each team will have the opportunity to present their latest research findings and recruit willing participants to new studies and trials. Delegates will also have the opportunity throughout the day to speak one-to-one with research and medical experts.

Education and benefits experts will be on hand to answer your individual questions.

There will be bespoke sessions for adults with CN or AN, parents of children with nystagmus and, not forgetting, the children and young people themselves.

Throughout the day there will also be inspirational presentations, interactive workshops and fun activities for everyone to attend together, to make sure that everyone gets the most from their day.

We look forward to having you with us.

Priority booking for members of the charity will open shortly. Members will be notified personally.

David Katz – our special guest speaker at Open Day 2018

We are delighted to announce that David Katz, the internationally acclaimed photographer, will be joining us as our special guest speaker at our annual Open Day on 29 September.

David was with us all in spirit last year, of course, when we were honoured and privileged to have been granted permission to premier his amazing film, Through my Lenses. In the film David reveals that, throughout his success behind the camera, he managed to conceal the fact that he is actually registered blind. He speaks personally and very movingly about his upbringing, the gift of a first camera from his father and the support from his mother, in particular, who taught him a lesson that will stay with him for life – there is no such word as can’t.

David is currently enjoying yet another official photography assignment, one which we know will hold a very special place in his heart. He is in Pyeongchang, covering the Winter Paralympics.

We look forward to seeing David, again, in Birmingham on 29 September.

 

Marsha de Cordova MP – our Open Day keynote speaker

We are delighted to announce that we shall be joined on Open Day this year by Shadow Minister for Disabilities, Marsha de Cordova.

Marsha has nystagmus and is severely sight impaired. She recently explained to BBC Radio 4’s Intouch programme how she manages her vision problem as part of her busy professional life.

The photograph is by Graeme Robertson for the Guardian.