Armenia to host seminar on working with blind people
"Ari Ari" Polish foundation in collaboration with the "Save the Animals" organization and the Alumni Association of the Lane Kirklad scholarship program organize training for professionals working with blind and poorly sighted people in Armenia. The program is called "Eyes Wide Shut". Seminars will be held between September 10 to 20 of 2009.
Special lectures will also be held in schools, where specialists in canine tell about the assistance of guide dogs in the lives of blind people. A series of trainings and lectures with members of the musical ensemble of the Armenia's Association of Blind will also be held. The need to supply with transport and equipment adapted for the disabled and blind people, to create conditions for their natural activities and livelihoods, as well as the promotion of the Louis Braille alphabet in Armenia will be discussed during the workshops.
Special lectures will also be held in schools, where specialists in canine tell about the assistance of guide dogs in the lives of blind people. A series of trainings and lectures with members of the musical ensemble of the Armenia's Association of Blind will also be held. The need to supply with transport and equipment adapted for the disabled and blind people, to create conditions for their natural activities and livelihoods, as well as the promotion of the Louis Braille alphabet in Armenia will be discussed during the workshops.
