The Unseen Journey (Blind Awareness Workshop)

12/11/2024

    Dortmund
    
    Germany

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Causes covered by this activity

Culture

Education & Youth

Social Inclusion

Type of activity

Capacity Building & Workshops

Goal of the Activity

Raise awareness about the experiences of individuals with blindness.

Description

Participants wear sleeping masks and keep their eyes closed throughout the entire experience, relying on senses other than sight to navigate each activity. The goal is to build empathy and deepen understanding of the ways people with blindness connect with the world.
Activities:
Speedfriending 👥 – This activity invites participants to make connections without visual cues, focusing on verbal communication, personality, and voice alone. It offers insight into how people with blindness form impressions and build relationships.
Blind Tasting 🥽🍎🍫 – Through tasting a variety of foods without seeing them, participants rely on heightened senses of smell and taste. This activity emphasizes the way flavors and textures can be perceived more richly when sight is removed.
BlindArt 🥽🎨 – Participants engage in creating sculptures or impressions purely by touch, using tactile perception alone. This activity highlights the role of imagination and sensory awareness in art-making, helping participants experience creation without visual guidance.
Approaching Hands 👐 – In this tactile activity, participants recognize someone by touch, noticing details like temperature, texture, and accessories. It fosters an appreciation for non-visual identification and unique personal characteristics.
Audio Descriptive Short Movie 🔊📽 – Watching a short film with audio descriptions provides participants with an experience of how people with blindness consume visual media. This activity offers a chance to reflect on the importance of accessible and inclusive storytelling.

By organising this activity, the organisers want to contribute to the following Sustainable Development Goals

Objectives

Diversity and Inclusion of Minority Groups

Inclusive Education

Social and Cultural Integration in Local Community

Gallery

participants with sleeping masks going around trying to recognize their partner just by their hands

participants with sleeping masks sitting on a chair listening to an audio discriptive video while having snacks and a drink in front of them on the table

participants wearing sleeping masks are making shapes out of the dough on the table

This activity was organised by:

ESN Dortmund