INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE BLIND IN HISTORY,THE HISTORY OF THE BLIND COPENHAGEN OCTOBER 6-9, 1996 @@@@THE BLIND@COPENHAGEN OCTOBER 6-9, 1996
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE BLIND IN HISTORY THE HISTORY OF THE BLIND COPENHAGEN OCTOBER 6-9, 1996 June, 1996 The Danish Society for the History of Blindness=20 is happy to invite you to the Conference which is=20 now a reality. About 40 colleagues from all over=20 the world have already responded to our initial=20 invitation and are planning to join the Conference. But we still hope to get in touch with many more=20 countries and colleagues. Enclosed is a preliminary programme and a binding registration form. And = again we ask you kindly to=20 pass on this invitation to persons, institutions,=20 organisations and museums who have an interest in=20 our subject. We know that some might have economic problems=20 joining the Conference, and we have tried to make=20 it easier for you to participate by offering cheap but good accomodation and conference participation=20 including all meals) free of charge. We are looking forward to meeting you in Copenhagen,=20 the European Culture Capital 1996. Best regards, Jorgen Eckmann chairman ---------------------------------------------------- International conference: The blind in history and the history of the blind Copenhagen October 6-9, 1996 Programme Sunday, October 6 Arrival and registration Monday, October 7 =20 10 a.m. The conference is opened by Jorgen Eckmann, chairman of the Danish Society for the History of Blindness 10:30 a.m. "200 years of American education for the blind and the European influence" by Kenneth Stuckey, Research Librarian at Perkins School Boston, USA. 12 a.m. Lunch 1 p.m. Tour of the Museum of the History of=20 Blindness. 3 p.m. "Danish Disability Politics 1911-2011" Svend Jensen, chairman of The Danish Association of=20 the Blind. 4 p.m. Presentations by conference participants. 6 p.m. Historical dinner. Originally served in 1908 at the 50th anniversary of the Royal Danish Insti- tute for the Blind. 8 p.m. "Using international electronic information systems and networks for disability history=20 research." Bendt Nygaard, director of the Visual=20 Impairment Information Centre, Hellerup. Tuesday, October 8 9 a.m. Guided tour of the Danish National Library for the Blind. Director Winnie Vitzansky and Infor- mation Manager Kirsten Broager. 10 a.m. Guided walk through Copenhagen, focusing on the history of blindness. Incl. visits to museums=20 with facilities for blind visitors. The programme=20 includes lunch. Mogens Bang, Blindehistorisk Museum. 4 p.m. The rest of the day and evening free. Wednesday, October 9 9 a.m. Open debate, towards a conference statement. =20 9.30 a.m. "Blind culture, what is that?" Kurt Nielsen, chairman of the Commission on Access=20 to Cultural Information, European Blind Union and=20 member of the executive committee for The Danish Association of the Blind. 10 a.m. "Disability history research" Professor Birgit Kirkeb'k, Centre for Disability=20 History Research, The Royal School of Educational Studies, Copenhagen. 10:45 a.m. Break 11:00 "400 years of registration of visually=20 impaired people. From the past, in the present,=20 for the future." Genealogist Erik Kann, The=20 National Eye Clinic for the Visually Impaired,=20 Hellerup. 12 a.m. Lunch 2 p.m. "Blind people and their living conditions=20 in 18th-century Denmark." Jeanne Christensen,=20 Student of ethnology, Copenhagen. 2:30 p.m. Break 2:45 p.m. "The space of blindness. Preliminary=20 studies for a cultural history of blind people,=20 a monograph". Writer Gerhard Kaimer. 3:30 p.m. Establishing an international collabo- ration forum for museums, collections and archives=20 of the history of the blind.=20 Networks of researchers of the history of the blind. Where will the next conference be, and who arranges=20 it? 4:30 p.m. Conference statements and press releases. 5 p.m. The conference ends. 7 p.m. Gala dinner in the centre of Copenhagen. Thursday, October 10 Departure --------------------------------------------------- Practical information Accomodation: We offer accomodation for participants=20 arriving from outside Denmark. Single and double=20 rooms on "Haandvaerkerskolehjemmet", 10 minutes'=20 busride from the Institute for the Blind and=20 Partially Sighted, 20 minutes on the subway from=20 central Copenhagen.=20 Price: DKK 1500 per person (approximately US$ 250) incl. breakfast for all four days. Payment on=20 arrival. Check-in Sunday. Requests for single rooms=20 will be fulfilled in the order that we receive the=20 registration forms. If it is not possible to get a=20 single room at "Haandvaerkerskolehjemmet", you will=20 be notified ahead of time. Conference language: English.=20 Location: The conference will be held at the=20 Institute for the Blind and Partially Sighted in Hellerup, the outskirts of Copenhagen. The Museum of=20 the History of Blindness is located at and owned by=20 the Institute for the Blind and Partially Sighted. Signing up for the conference Please fill out the enclosed form and send no later=20 than August 5 to: Blindehistorisk Museum Instituttet for Blinde og Svagsynede Rymarksvej 1 DK-2900 Hellerup Denmark Fax: +45 39 40 04 05 E-mail (c/o the Visual Impairment Information=20 Centre): visinfo@inet.uni-c.dk Early September, the participants will receive: - the final programme - list of participants - practical information about conference premises,=20 incl. maps. Together with your registration, we kindly ask you=20 to submit a brief profile, i.e. a few lines about your age, background, work, publications and future=20 plans in relation to the area of historical studies=20 of blindness. Registration form Name: _____________________________________________ Occupation: _______________________________________ Work area/main subject: ___________________________ Institution / organization: _______________________ Address: __________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Phone: _________________ Fax: _____________________ = =20 E-mail: ___________________________________________ Desired medium for conference material:=20 ____ print ____ large print (16 point) ____ braille ____ diskette: ____WordPerfect 5.1. ____ascii (Please mark with x) Acommodation: ____ single room (DKK 1500 per person, four nights) ____ double room (DKK 1500 per person, four nights) (Please mark with x).=20 If you share a room with another conference=20 participant, please state the name of this other person, to avoid double-booking:=20 _____________________________________________________ = = We will fulfil requests for single rooms in the order we receive the registration forms. If a single room=20 is not availble, you will be notified ahead of time. Profile (age, background, work, publications and=20 future plans in relation to the area of historical studies of blindness): ______________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ If you are unable to participate, but still wish to=20 receive the conference papers afterwards, please mark here (with an x): ____ Please send this form no later than August 5 to: Blindehistorisk Musem Instituttet for Blinde og Svagsynede Rymarksvej 1 DK-2900 Hellerup Denmark E-mail (c/o the Visual Impairment Information=20 Centre): visinfo@visinfo.dk ---------------------------------- ’·£C@Nagase Osamu 230 ‰‘•lŽs’ίŒ©‹ζ‰Ί–μ’J’¬1-13-1-632 “d˜bEƒtƒ@ƒbƒNƒX@045-505-9558 ƒ[ƒ‹@ek6o-ngs@asahi-net.or.jp