Making a Difference Awards
Release Date: Jun 15th, 2010
Sight loss can make life more difficult. But throughout the country there are people who go out of their way to make life easier for people who have a problem with their sight.
The Making a Difference Awards with Specsavers aim to give those who make a difference to people with impaired vision the recognition they deserve. Maybe your local library has installed additional lighting to make it easier to read, or you know of a restaurant which has made their menu available in Braille. You may even wish to nominate a volunteer who has given up their time to assist you with shopping or reading the post.
Categories
Nominations will be accepted in three categories:
- Individual: any person who is not paid for providing services to people who are blind or vision impaired.
- Business: any for-profit organisation, such as a restaurant, grocery shop, entertainment venue, or a leisure centre, for example.
- Community: any not-for-profit organisation which has provided an outstanding service to people who are blind or vision impaired, such as a local authority, public body, school or community centre, for example, with the exception of VISPA members, as outlined in the rules below.
Nominees will be selected, based on the following criteria:
- Impact on the individual by nominated business, organisation or individual
- Impact on community
- Overall merit
- Innovation and “outside the box” contributions
- Other outstanding qualities
How to nominate
Online
Complete the nomination form at www.visionweek.ie
Email: info@visionweek.ie
Postal address:
VISPA Making a Difference Awards,
c/o St. Joseph’s Centre for the Visually Impaired,
Grace Park Road,
Drumcondra,
Dublin 9.
By phone
Contact 01 8373635 to complete a nomination form.
In store
Complete a nomination form in your local Specsavers store.
All nominations must be received before 15 August 2010.
The awards will be presented on World Sight Day, October 2010.
About Specsavers
Specsavers is delighted to be the sponsor of the inaugural VISPA Vision Week with Specsavers, as the week’s aim is to generate awareness of the importance of eyecare among Irish people. As Ireland’s most trusted optician*, Specsavers is committed to improving the eye health of the nation and is constantly advancing the knowledge of its staff, improving facilities and upgrading optical equipment, to best achieve this. With 36 Specsavers stores nationwide, who are each ‘making a difference’ to their communities’ eyecare, Specsavers would like to thank each and every nominee for making a difference to people with impaired vision in Ireland.
- Millward Brown Lansdowne survey (February 2010)
Rules:
- While their work is highly valued, neither the four organisations that make up VISPA (National Council for the Blind of Ireland, Fighting Blindness, St. Joseph’s Centre for the Visually Impaired and Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind) or their paid staff are eligible for nomination for these awards.
- Specsavers stores and employees are not eligible for entry to the awards.
- Nominations can be made by a person who is blind or vision impaired or by a friend or family member of the person with impaired vision.
- Nominations by a person under the age of 18 must be signed by a parent or guardian.
- The nominee must be notified by nominator.
- Nomination forms may be accompanied by supporting evidence if relevant, such as a copy of a Braille menu, photograph of accessibility features in a building, etc.
- Nominees must agree to take part in associated publicity.
- Nominees must be resident in Ireland.
- Entering the Making a Difference awards denotes acceptance of these terms and conditions and any additional competition specific terms and conditions which may be advertised.
- VISPA reserves the right to disqualify any contestant for any reason whatsoever in its sole discretion.
- Neither VISPA nor its affiliates are responsible for printing or typographical errors in any materials relating to promotions: fraudulent, late, misdirected, incomplete or altered entries; or entries which are processed late or incorrectly or are lost due to computer or other technical malfunction.
- The Making a Difference judges’ decision in relation to selection of winners is final and no correspondence will be entered into.