Register Now: UBL Webinar + Exciting Summit News
Dear supporters,
Thank you for your ongoing support of United Blind Leaders. We’re pleased to share some exciting news and important reminders with you.
Reminder: Upcoming Webinar – Thursday, 3 July 2025 at 7:30 PM AEST
Don’t forget to register for our next webinar, How Leadership Changes the Way We Advocate. Emma Bennison will facilitate this discussion, and will be joined by:
• Susan Thompson, Advocate and Educator
• Martin Stewart, Advocacy Officer, Blind Citizens Australia
• Dr Pam MacNeill, Advocate, Consultant and Trainer
Together, we’ll explore how becoming a leader transforms the way we advocate, deepening our impact and creating opportunities for others. Please register here to receive the Zoom link.
Exciting Announcement: UBL to present at World Blindness Summit 2025
We’re thrilled to announce that our proposal to speak at the World Blindness Summit, to be held in Brazil from 1 to 5 September 2025, has been accepted. Emma Bennison and Graeme Innes will attend in person, and look forward to catching up with many of you there.
For more details about the summit and the World Blind Union General Assembly, visit the event website.
Call for stories of impactful blind leadership
As part of our summit presentation, we want to showcase stories of impactful blind leadership from around the world. We’ve already received some wonderful contributions via the UBL-Chat list, but we’d love to hear from more of you. Stories can be shared in writing, or as audio or video files. Please email your story to: unitedblindleaders@gmail.com.
Thank you for continuing to back this important work.
With appreciation,
The United Blind Leaders team
Emma Bennison
Jane Britt
Lauren Henley
Graeme Innes
Pam MacNeill
John Simpson