Wednesday, 08.05.2019
10:15 – 10:30
Opening of SightCity
by: Ingrid Merkl, Managing Director SightCity GmbH, Stuttgart; Sabine Kampmann, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Norbert Schrage, ACTO e. V. Aachen
10:30-11:20
Patient symposium: AMD – current treatment options
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Norbert Schrage, Clinics of the City of Cologne, Merheim Eye Clinic
Opening and brief introduction of PRO RETINA Deutschland e. V., Ute Palm
11:20-12:50
Occupational participation network – close to the labor market and innovative
Joint event of vocational training centers (BFW’s) and vocational training centers (BBW’s).
Plenary discussion: Brave new world
Moderation: Dr. Inge Jansen, BFW Düren
Participants: Jürgen Hüllen, BFW Düren; Wolfgang Oster, BFW Mainz; Hellmuth Platz, BFW Würzburg
11:20-12:50
Occupational participation network – close to the labor market and innovative
Joint event of vocational training centers (BFW’s) and vocational training centers (BBW’s).
Plenary discussion: Brave new world
Moderation: Dr. Inge Jansen, BFW Düren
Participants: Jürgen Hüllen, BFW Düren; Wolfgang Oster, BFW Mainz; Hellmuth Platz, BFW Würzburg
12:50-13:40
Patient symposium: Limbal stem cell transplantation for corneal blindness
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Norbert Schrage, Clinics of the City of Cologne, Merheim Eye Clinic
Opening and brief introduction of the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Hesse (BSBH), Klaus Meyer
13:40-14:20
A new way of seeing with all the senses – augmented reality (augmented vision) and
Artificial intelligence – everyday tasks and social interaction
Speaker: Heinz Mehrlich, member of the Information Technology Committee (FIT) of the DBSV e. V
14:20-15:50
Clinical rehabilitation services for the blind and visually impaired
Moderators: Dr. Inge Jansen, BFW Düren; Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Norbert Schrage, Clinics of the City of Cologne, Merheim Eye Clinic
Participants: Prof. Dr. med. habil. Kathleen S. Kunert, Chief Physician Ophthalmology, Masserberg Clinic; Dr. med. Rüdiger Korff, Specialist for Eye Diseases, Höchenschwand; Dipl.-Psych. Michael Stehr, salus kliniken Hürth
Unfortunately there is no recording of this part of the program.
15:50-16:20
Communication aid or stigma symbol? How the use of different mobility aids affects communication between blind and sighted people
Speaker: Natalie Geese, PhD student in the field of Sociology and Politics of Rehabilitation, Disability Studies, University of Cologne
Unfortunately there is no recording of this part of the program.
16:20-16:50
Everything safe? Tips for accessibility at home
Speaker: Kerstin Klein, gerontologist and specialist planner for accessibility, Würzburg Institute for the Blind
Unfortunately there is no recording of this part of the program.
16:50-17:20
Presentation of the inclusive school for the blind, visually impaired and sighted in Jordan
Speaker: Pastor Samir Esaid, Jordan
Unfortunately there is no recording of this part of the program.
17:20-18:00
Sleep disorders in blind and visually impaired people: Causes and treatment options
Speaker: Dipl.-Psych. Werner Cassel, Sleep Medicine Center University Hospital Giessen and Marburg GmbH, Marburg site
Unfortunately there is no recording of this part of the program.
Thursday, 09.05.2019
10:15-10:45
The new openness – Accessibility for the blind and visually impaired in Windows 10
Speaker: Domingos de Oliveira, freelancer, Bonn
10:45-11:30
Patient symposium: Glaucoma,
Speaker: Dr. med. Daniel Kampik, University Eye Clinic Würzburg
Opening and brief introduction of the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Hesse (BSBH), Klaus Meyer
11:30-12:15
Blind reportage in sport
Speakers: Broder-Jürgen Trede, Wolf Schmidt, T_OHR Center for Reporting on the Visually Impaired and Blind in Society and Sport, Mainz
12:15-13:15
Visual impairment or dementia?
Speaker: Fatima Heussler, KSiA, Competence Center for Visual Impairment in Old Age, Zurich
13:30 -14:00
Air rifle shooting for the blind
Speaker: Katharina Wersig, Düren, German champion 2018, class SH3 without aids at the German Shooting Federation
14:00-15:30
Hearing impairments – challenges, perspectives and developments
Lecture: Living independently with a hearing/visual impairment
Speaker: Dirk Moos, PRO RETINA Deutschland e. V.
Lecture: Future opportunities on the labor market
Speaker: Annette Lokay, Head of Workshop, Deutsches Taubblindenwerk gGmbH, Hanover, Training Center Hearing-Sight-Communication
Lecture: When hearing aids are no longer sufficient for speech understanding
Speaker: Famaz Matin, Hanover Medical School, ENT Clinic and German Hearing Center, Hanover
15:30-16:30
Block on amendments to the Federal Participation Act
a) Amendments to the Federal Participation Act
Speaker: Dr. Michael Richter, Rights of Disabled People (RBM), Marburg
b) The practitioner in the legal jungle
Speaker: Ulrike Schade, Federal Association of Rehabilitation Teachers for the Blind and Visually Impaired e. V.
16:30-18:00
Patient Talk: Better quality of life with Argus II
Moderation and presentation: Aurélie Bouitier, Rehabilitation teacher for orientation and mobility Mobility, Second Sight Medical Products
Lecture: Dorothea Kohlhaas, Argus II user
Participants: three other patients from the Argus II A-Team
Friday, 10.05.2019
10:00-10:45
A day with my smart phone – What can these devices really do for younger and older people?
Speaker: Jürgen Fleger, Apfel-Fleger, computer knowledge for the blind, Marburg
10:45-13:15
Occupational participation network – close to the labor market and innovative
Joint event of vocational training centers (BFW’s) and vocational training centers (BBW’s)
Organizer: Dr. Inge Jansen, BFW Düren; keynote speeches followed by discussion
10:45-11:15
Vocational rehabilitation for people with visual impairments on site
Speakers: Christoph Granrath, BFW Düren; Jörg Stemmler, BFW Halle
11:15-11:45
Residential and modular training programs as part of initial vocational training and rehabilitation
Speaker: Susanne Mendrzyk, Nikolauspflege Stuttgart
11:45-12:15
Case management as process support in vocational rehabilitation
Speaker: Ute Berthold, SFZ Chemnitz
Unfortunately there is no recording of this part of the program.
12:15-13:15
Lecture: Restoring and maintaining vision through electrical stimulation of retinal nerve cells in hereditary retinal degenerations
Speaker: Prof. Dr. med. Helmut G. Sachs, Chief Physician of the Clinic for Ophthalmology at Dresden Municipal Hospital
Opening and brief introduction of PRO RETINA Deutschland e. V., Markus Georg
13:15-13:45
The role of the employer in the process of professional integration using the example of the sub-project Company Network Inclusion Thuringia
Speaker: Jörg-Peter Sommer, Consultant, Bildungswerk der Thüringer Wirtschaft e. V.
13:45-15:15
Block on genetic diseases
Moderation: Prof. Dr. med. Hanno J. Bolz, Senckenberg Center for Human Genetics; Markus Georg, PRO RETINA Deutschland e. V.
13:45-14:15
The importance of modern human genetics for patients with hereditary retinal diseases
Speaker: Prof. Dr. med. Hanno J. Bolz, Senckenberg Center for Human Genetics, Frankfurt
14:15-14:45
Gene therapy for hereditary retinal degenerations. Current status
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Dr. med. vet. Knut Stieger, Clinic and Polyclinic for Ophthalmology, Justus Liebig University Giessen
14:45-15:15
Non-gene therapeutic approaches for rare retinal diseases
Speaker: Dr. med. Philipp Herrmann, Eye Clinic, University Hospital Bonn
15:15-16:00
Video session: Presentation of the Jordan Inclusion School
Pro Retina: Life is like a puzzle
