香港失明人協進會

成立年份 Year of Establishment : 1964

會員人數 Membership : 1463

香港失明人協進會
Hong Kong Blind Union

背景

Background

香港失明人協進會成立於1964年,是首個有視障人士自行管理及組織之自助團體。一直以來,協進會以促進視障人士發揮自助與互助之精神,推動社會共融,平等機會為宗旨,在公民權益,教育支援、職業輔助、社會融合、社會復康及公眾教育等範疇進行工作。

Hong Kong Blind Union was established in 1964. It is the first organization run by people with visually impairment. The Union aims at promoting the spirit of self-help and mutual-help among people with visual impairment, advocating the concept of equality, opportunities and independence with a view to bring about the social integration.

宗旨及目標

Aims and Objectives

- 鼓勵視障人士全面投入社會

- 致力爭取視障人士在教育、就業、福利和社會參與等方面得到平等機會

- 提倡視障人士自助互助精神

- to encourage people with visual impairment to integrate into society comprehensively, and to promote the awareness of social integration

- to strive for equal opportunities of visually impaired in education, employment, welfare and social integration

- to promote the spirit of self-help and mutual help amongst visually impaired

服務對象

Service Target

視障人士

Visually impaired people

服務

Service

- 參與政府的諮詢組織在社會政策上反映意見

- 為視障學生提供所需的支援服務

- 推廣資訊科技及開發新的軟件

- 生活技能及興趣學習班和講座

- 輔助就業服務及職業輔導服務

- Raising concern on social policies by participating into advisory committee

- Aids and support services to the visually impaired students

- Promoting IT, and developing new software

- Life skills & interest classes & talks

- Pre-vocational training, job skills training, individual group counseling

電話 Tel

:

2339 0666

傳真 Fax

:

2338 7850

電郵 Email

:

info@hq.hkbu.org.hk

網址 Website

:

www.hkbu.org.hk

地址 Address

:

九龍觀塘翠屏南邨翠櫻樓地下13-20
Unit 13-20, Tsui Ying House, Tsui Ping South Estate, Kwun Tong, Kowloon