Please note that the language of the SightCity Forum is exclusively German and the recordings only contain the audio track, even if the links go to YouTube.
10:15 – 10:30 Opening of SightCity
by: Ingrid Merkl, Managing Director of 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 Netzwerk berufliche Teilhabe – close to the labour market and innovative
Joint event organised by vocational training centres (BFWs) and vocational training centres (BBWs)
Plenary discussion: Brave new world Moderator: 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 Rethinking vision with all senses – Augmented vision and artificial intelligence 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 programmes 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 Rüdiger Korff, Specialist for eye diseases, Höchenschwand; Dipl.-Psych. Michael Stehr, salus kliniken Hürth
Unfortunately there is no recording of this part of the programme.
15:50-16:20 Communication aid or stigma symbol? How the use of different mobility aids influences 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 programme.
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 programme.
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 programme.
17:20-18:00 Sleep disorders in blind and visually impaired people: Causes and treatment options
Speaker: Dipl.-Psych. Werner Cassel, Sleep Medicine Centre University Hospital Giessen and Marburg GmbH, Marburg site
Unfortunately there is no recording of this part of the programme.
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 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 Centre 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 Centre 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 labour market
Speaker: Annette Lokay, Workshop Manager, Deutsches Taubblindenwerk gGmbH, Hanover, Training Centre 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 Centre, Hanover
15:30-16:30 Block on changes to the Federal Participation Act
b) The practitioner in the legal jungle Speaker: Ulrike Schade, Federal Association of Rehabilitation Teachers for the Blind and Visually Impaired e. V.
a) Changes to the Federal Participation Act Speaker: Dr Michael Richter, Rights of Disabled People (RBM), Marburg
16:30-18:00 Patient Talk: Better quality of life with Argus II
Moderation and presentation: Aurélie Bouitier, Rehabilitation teacher for orientation and mobility, Second Sight Medical Products
Lecture: Dorothea Kohlhaas, Argus II user Participants: three other patients from the Argus II A-Team
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 Network for vocational participation – close to the labour market and innovative
Joint event organised by vocational training centres (BFWs) and vocational training centres (BBWs) Organiser: Dr. Inge Jansen, BFW Düren; keynote speeches followed by a discussion
10:45-11:15 Vocational rehabilitation for people with visual impairment on site
Speakers: Christoph Granrath, BFW Düren; Jörg Stemmler, BFW Halle
11:15-11:45 Residential and modular training programmes as part of initial vocational training and rehabilitation
