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This institution raised awareness about the everyday life of visually impaired people.<\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\r\nA team of sighted and visually impaired people worked together on collective works in a first and completely new initiative led by the University of Mons<\/a><\/span> (UMONS), in western Belgium, in collaboration with a local organisation named Les Amis des Aveugles et Malvoyants<\/a><\/span> (Friends of the Blind and Visually Impaired). Together, with the support of artists The Blind and Olivier Sonck, the team has designed 4 street art murals in braille and in large print.\r\n\r\nFinal brushstrokes on the 4th mural created in the reception hall of UMONS Main Library announced the end of a week of collaboration in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere for the small group of people. Among them, visually impaired or blind people and members of UMONS, who enjoyed participating in this inclusive project.\r\n\r\nBelinda, beneficiary of the ‘Friends of the Blind and Visually Impaired’ organisation:\r\n
\u00ab\u00a0This project is a unique opportunity for us who are blind or visually impaired. We contribute to the artistic transformation of a city; we share an inclusive experience with sighted artists and we participate in the creation of works that will raise awareness among the general public on a daily basis…\u00a0\u00bb<\/em><\/blockquote>\r\nThe murals can be admired or touched\/read with your fingertips in four different parts of the UMONS campus:\r\n