WBU/ICEVI JOINT GENERAL ASSEMBLY

AUGUST 18 – 25, 2016

PROGRAM OUTLINE

Thursday, August 18

9:00 – 10:30 / WBU Executive Committee Meeting
10:30 – 11:00 / Tea Break
11:00 – 12:30 / WBU Executive Committee meeting continued
12:30 – 2:30 / Lunch break
2:30 – 4:00 / WBU Credentials Committee meeting
4:00 – 4:30 / Tea Break
4:30 – 6:00 / WBU Nominations Committee meeting
6:00 – 8:00 / Opening Reception

Friday, August 19

9:00 – 10:30 / Session 1 – WBU Days Opening Ceremonies and First Business session
10:30 – 11:00 / Tea Break
11:00 – 12:30 / Session 2 – Business Session: Report of work 2012 - 2016
12:30 – 2:30 / Lunch break and Elections
2:30 – 4:00 / Session 3 – Themed Session: Universal Design, Accessible travel, transportation and tourism
4:00 – 4:30 / Tea Break
4:30 – 6:00 / Session 4 – Themed Session: Rehabilitation for blind and partially sighted persons – Report and discussion of WBU Rehabilitation survey

Saturday, August 20

9:00 – 10:30 / Session 5 – Business Session: Constitutional Report
10:30 – 11:00 / Tea Break
11:00 – 12:30 / Session 6 – Themed Session: Emergency Preparedness
12:30 – 2:30 / Lunch break and Elections
2:30 – 4:00 / Session 7 – Business Session: Regional Reports
4:00 – 4:30 / Tea Break
4:30 – 6:00 / Session 8 – Themed Session: Public Perception Campaigns

Sunday, August 21

9:00 – 10:30 / Session 9 – Business Session: Budget Discussions focusing on future sustainability
10:30 – 11:00 / Tea Break
11:00 – 12:30 / Session 10 – Themed Session: Reaching the Unreached
12:30 – 2:30 / Lunch break and Elections
2:30 – 4:00 / Session 11 – Business Session: Regional meetings
4:00 – 4:30 / Tea Break
4:30 – 6:00 / Session 12 – Business Session: Regional meetings continued

Monday, August 22

9:00 – 10:30 / Session 13 –WBU/ICEVI Joint Opening Plenary focusing on Inclusive Education
10:30 – 11:00 / Tea Break

** WBU: General Assembly Program resume **

11:00 – 12:30 / Session 14 – Business Session: Resolutions
12:30 – 2:30 / Lunch break
2:30 – 4:00 / Session 15 – Themed Session: Leadership
4:00 – 4:30 / Tea Break
4:30 – 6:00 / Session 16 – Business Session: Unfinished business

** ICEVI: Papers Presentation **

11:00 – 12:30 / ICEVI Papers Presentation
12:30 – 2:30 / Lunch break
2:30 – 4:00 / ICEVI Papers Presentation continued
4:00 – 4:30 / Tea Break
4:30 – 6:00 / ICEVI Papers Presentation continued

Tuesday, August 23 – Joint WBU-ICEVI Program Day

9:00 – 10:30 / Plenary Session 1
Theme: Human rights for persons who are blind or have low vision
Topic: United Nations and civil society joint action to promote the rights of children and adults with visual impairment
10:30 – 11:00 / Tea Break
11:00 – 12:30 / Concurrent Sessions
Session 1 / Creating demand for education
Session 2 / Gender
Session 3 / Advocacy
Session 4 / Practices in realising the CRPD
Session 5 / CBR in urban and rural settings
Session 6 / UN Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals
Session 7 / Moving to implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty
Session 8 / The Right to Literacy
12:30 – 2:30 / Lunch break
2:30 – 4:00 / Plenary Session 2
Theme: Technology
Topic: Crystal ball gazing: Future technologies for children and adults with visual impairment
4:00 – 4:30 / Tea Break
4:30 – 6:00 / Concurrent Sessions
Session 9 / Workshop: Wayfinding
Session 10 / Workshop on Digital Information Accessibility
Session 11 / Workshop on Audio Description
Session 12 / Accessible technology
Session 13 / Access to the curriculum through mainstream and assistive technology
Session 14 / Mock debate on mainstream versus assistive technologies
Session 15 / Technology for persons with visual impairment and additional disabilities, and/or deafblindness
Session 16 / Technology for people with low vision
Session 17 / Technology in developing countries
Session 18 / Social Media and persons with visual impairment

Wednesday, August 24 – Joint WBU/ICEVI Program Day

9:00 – 10:30 / Plenary Session 3
Theme: Youth Leadership and Social Engagement
Topic: Being blind doesn’t prevent me achieving my dream
10:30 – 11:00 / Tea Break
11:00 – 12:30 / Concurrent Sessions
Session 19 / Youth leadership and empowerment
Session 20 / Preparation for Employment
Session 21 / Engagement with Youth Organizations
Session 22 / Social media: Its possibilities for youth with visual impairment
Session 23 / Sports and Recreation: Possibilities for social engagement, self-advocacy and Empowerment
12:30 – 2:00 / Lunch break
2:00 – 4:00 / WBU/ICEVI Joint Closing Ceremonies and Awards presentations
4:00 – 6:00 / ICEVI: ICEVI Regional Meetings
5:00 – 6:30 / WBU: WBU Executive Committee Meeting
7:30 / Gala Dinner

Thursday, August 25

ICEVI General Assembly