U K V I P Events past, going back to 2004.

2007

2006

Terry Robinson enters CQ Worldwide Amateur Radio Contest 2006 to raise funds for the BCAB (25th to 26th November)
ASK-IT International Conference - "Mobility for all-The use of Ambient Intelligence in addressing the mobility needs of people with impairments" (French Riviera, 26-27 October) 
International Computer Camp for Visually Impaired Young People (Europe, August 4th to 12th)
Sight North East Exhibition 2006 (Swallow Hotel, Gateshead, 6th September)
THRIVE Blind Gardening Weekend, 14-16 July 2006 (Nottinghamshire)
Sight Village 2006 Exhibition (18th to 20th July, Birmingham)
Royal Cornwall Yacht Club's Blind Sailing Week (17th to 24th June 2006, Cornwall)
England Blind Cricket 4 day series against Pakistan (May 27 to 31, Worcestershire) 
NCBI awareness day in Kilkenny (May 9th, Ireland)
V Magazine Fashion Show (24th April 2006, Henshaws Society for Blind People)
RNIB Leisure lists accessible Museum & Gallery events for Jan to Feb 2006 (Various Dates & Venues) 
Workshop - RNIB "Train the Trainer" course (2nd February 2006, London)
Entertainment - Beacon Centre for the Blind "Search for a Star" competition (14th January 2006, Midlands)
Concert - Takashi Kikuchi - virtuoso blind Japanese violist (20th January 2006, Lincoln)
Special Needs Worcester (Sponsored by Dolphin Computer Access) (26th January, Worcester)

2005

Exhibition - NCTD Tactile Graphics 2005 (December 1-2, Jury's Inn, Birmingham)
November 05 - Live online webcast for World Usability Day (November 3rd)
November 05 - R N I B Techshare Conference (Nov 17 to 18, Birmingham)
November 05 - Conference on Vision Loss & Driving (Nov 27, Birmingham)
November 05 - Sponsored Ham Radio event for BCAB "Eye T 4 All" Project (Nov 26 - 27)
October 05 - Birmingham V I event to address Black Minority Ethnic & Sight Loss issues (Oct 13)
October 05 - NASEN and TES SPECIAL NEEDS 2005, Business Design Centre, Islington (Oct 21 - 22)
September 05 - OcuSource Announces Online Conference for Macular Degeneration (Sept 22 to 24)
September 05 - Interspeech 2005 - 9th European Conference on Speech Communication & Technology (Lisbon, Portugal, 4th to 9th September)

August 05 - "Introduction to Archaeology for the Visually Impaired" course begins (Sedgeford, Norfolk, Sunday 14th August)
July/August 05 - ICC 05 - International Camp on Communication & Computers for partially sighted & blind teens (Czech Republic, 21/7/05 to 7/8/05)

August 05 - R N I B Solutions 2005 Exhibition (Judd Street, London - Friday 5th August)
July 05 - Sight Village Exhibition, Clarendon Suites, Birmingham (19th to 21st July)

July 05- National Library for the Blind's "Make a noise in libraries" fortnight (U K Wide)
June 05 - R Y A Sailability Blind Week, at Royal Southampton Yacht Club (4th to 10th June)
May 05 - English Blind Golf Association matchplay championships (11 to 13 May, U K)
May 05 - Conference on Accessible Biometrics (May 18th, London)
April 05 - St Dunstan's 4th Annual Shoot (April 20th, Brookwood, Surrey)
April 05 - Bristol University "Insights into Employment" course begins (Bristol)
April 05 - R N I B Vision 2005 Conference - (April 4th to 7th, London)

March to May 05 - Extant blind theatre company present "Resistance" (Various U K locations)
March 05 - Inaugural BlindArt Exhibition - (March 2, London)

February 05 - B M E Sight Loss Conference - Friday 18th February 2005 (Manchester)

January 05 - R L S B DJ Ben Kearns attempts World Record for longest Radio Show (London)

January 05 - Hull College V I Technology Showcase (Hull, East Yorkshire)

2004

December 04 - Partially Sighted World Football Championships (Manchester)
November 04 - R N I B Techshare 2004 Conference (Birmingham)
October 04 - Speed of Sight blind solo land speed record attempt (now postponed to 2005 )
September 04 - Sailing - R Y A Blind Nationals (Menai Straits, Wales)
August 04 - Cricket - England Won the Blind Ashes (Berkshire)
July 04 - B C A B Presented Guide Cats for the Blind, live in concert! (Birmingham)

 

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