HKU Unites Students and Visually Impaired Elderly as Fitness Buddies to Promote Disability Inclusion and Inspire Future Leaders

Representatives of Programme Partners, Guest Speaker & Guests of Honour (From left to right): Ms. Erin KWOK, Assistant Project Manager, Beyond Vision International,  Ms. Iris WAN, Founder & Chief Cocreator, D2B Consulting, Ms. Venus CHAN, Exercise and Wellness Trainer, Centre For Sports and Exercise, HKU, Mr. MOK Kim Wing, MH, Founder & Chief Executive, Hong Kong Network for the Promotion of Inclusive Society, Mr. CHU Kin Wa, Para Athlete Ambassador, Para Athlete And Friends, Ms. Linda LAM, SBS, Chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission, Professor Samson TSE, Dean of Student Affairs, HKU

After the first stage of training, HKU students guided visually impaired individuals to use resistance bands for exercise.

Apart from fitness exercise, participants engaged in various activities such as interaction with guide dogs and human library session to encourage HKU students to break barriers with visually impaired individuals, share and support each other, thus promoting disability inclusion.

Ms. Linda LAM, SBS, Chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission delivered a keynote speech as Guest of Honour at the Closing Ceremony.

HKU has designed a set of tactile fitness cards which includes braille and tactile graphics to facilitate visually impaired individuals’ understanding of movements.