UCAN GO WMC User Testing

VI VIPs Needed

Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff

Tuesday 23rd July

UCAN Productions is a performance and creative arts co-operative for blind and partially sighted young people.

We have been awarded funding to develop an accessible indoor navigation app called UCAN GO. This is a user-led project directed by two of our VI VIP members and the aim is to create an innovative solution that will assist people with low vision to independently visit arts venues, with confidence!

This is where we need your help…we’re developing an app for the Wales Millennium Centre and we would like to invite you to test our pilot app. We’re looking for honest feedback, discussion and ideas to co-create the app.

If you would like to participate, or you have any questions, please email louise@ucanproductions.org or call us on 02920 870554 and we can give you further information, including timings and what to expect.

You can print out a flyer to share here: UCAN_GO_USER_TESTING_WMC

If you are under 16, we will need to send you a consent form for a parent or guardian to sign.  Find out about our user testing workshops at the Torch Theatre, Milford Haven here: http://ucanproductions.org/2014/07/ucan-go-june-blog-post/.

Supported by the Digital R&D Fund for the Arts in Wales – Nesta, Arts & Humanities Research Council and public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council of Wales

Winston Churchill Fellowship

On the 28th May, Development Director, Jane Latham traveled to London to receive her Winston Churchill Fellowship Medallion for her project Big Vision where she traveled across America identifying and creating opportunities for the visually impaired community in the UK.  Jane said ‘ It was truly a life changing experience and one that I hope will continue to develop for many years to come’

Since Jane’s travels, UCAN has shared audio with Perkins School for the Blind Radio and developed links with a number of organisations including Cre Out Reach who are based in Los Angeles.  A link to the Big Vision Report  http://www.wcmt.org.uk/reports/1045_1.pdf

VI VIPs Needed to Test UCAN GO Pilot App

Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
Monday 16th & Tuesday 17th June, 2pm – 7pm (drop-in)

UCAN Productions is a performance and creative arts co-operative for blind and partially sighted young people

We have been awarded funding to develop an accessible indoor navigation app with Calvium called UCAN GO. This is a user-led project directed by two of our VI VIP members, and the aim is to create an innovative solution that will assist people with low vision to independently visit arts venues, with confidence!

This is where we need your help…we’re developing an app for the Torch Theatre and we would like to invite you to test our app in this early stage of development.  We’re looking for honest feedback, discussion and ideas to co-create the app.  If you have any questions or you would like to come along on the Monday or Tuesday, between 2pm and 7pm, please email louise@ucanproductions.org or call 02920 870554. If you need assistance with travel please let us know and we will do all we can to help.

For further information about the project, we introduced the project here and Project Assistants Megan and Mared are posting monthly blog posts, click here to read their most recent post.

A UCAN Performance of A Child’s Christmas in Wales at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

On Saturday 11th January a very special UCAN production of Dylan Thomas’ A Child’s Christmas in Wales was performed to a packed out audience in the Richard Burton Theatre, The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.  We would like to congratulate the cast, who continue to astound us with their talent and professionalism, and say thank you to Arts Council Wales for funding this production as part of our Dylan Thomas’ A Child’s Christmas in Wales project (read more here).  We would also like to thank Cardiff University, School of Optometry and Vision Sciences for their ongoing support.

Invitation to A Child’s Christmas in Wales