European Deafblind Network
Working day by day to provide support to people with deafblindness and their familes.
ABOUT US
Deafblindness
Deafblindness is a sensory disability that consists of the combined loss of vision and hearing. It is not an illness but can be caused by various diseases and/or syndromes. It’s a specific condition and doesn’t consist of the sum of deafness and blindness.
Partners
By our side, we have non-profit organizations with which we share: ideas, projects, achievements and more.
Partners
By our side, we have non-profit organizations with which we share: ideas, projects, achievements and more.
What is New
Deafblind Detector app: a new step towards early detection and better care for people with deafblindness
Deafblindness is a very specific and complex disability. Very often, people identified as having multiple disabilities, developmental delay or age-related problems may be deafblind. According to the European Deafblind Indicators study, in 2014 there were over 3...
Encounter with the President of the European Parliament
The President of EDbN, Ricard Lopez, met the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, in the context of the EPPD to help raise awareness of the rights of people with deafblindness and the use of the red and white cane.
Representing deafblindness in Brussels
The president of the European Deafblind Network, Ricard López, has travelled to Brussels to attend the Annual General Assembly of the European Disability Forum (EDF) and the 5th European Parliament of Persons with Disabilities (EPPD). Two major disability events are...
Deafblind Detector app: a new step towards early detection and better care for people with deafblindness
Deafblindness is a very specific and complex disability. Very often, people identified as having multiple disabilities, developmental delay or age-related problems may be deafblind. According to the European Deafblind Indicators study, in 2014 there were over 3...
Encounter with the President of the European Parliament
The President of EDbN, Ricard Lopez, met the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, in the context of the EPPD to help raise awareness of the rights of people with deafblindness and the use of the red and white cane.