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Colomiers town hall partners with Image Blowers for visually impaired support

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Colomiers town hall has signed a partnership with an association of “Image Blowers”. These artists perform shows or concerts in real time for visually impaired people.

This is new support for blind or visually impaired people in Colomiers. During various cultural events, a person from the “Les souffleurs de sens” association will accompany the spectator who suffers from a visual disability.

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“Concretely, the ‘Image Blowers’ service consists of the presence alongside the visually impaired person of a volunteer blower, himself an art student or artist, trained in guiding and blowing, describes Arnaud Simion, deputy delegate. to human solidarity.

Support for visually impaired people

“During a show or exhibition, he describes on demand the elements that are invisible to the visually impaired or blind person. The Image Blowers service thus develops human and personalized mediation,” specifies the elected official.

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This service will initially be available for exhibitions and events at the Henri-Molina White Pavilion, then will extend more widely to the local cultural offering. During the Municipal Council meeting of November 8, 2023, elected officials voted in favor of the partnership with the association Les Souffleurs de sens, in order to support blind or visually impaired people during cultural events.

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“The City of Colomiers is actively working to promote the integration of citizens with disabilities into the life of the city,” welcomes the mayor of Colomiers, Karine Traval-Michelet.

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