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.
Today marks the anniversary of opening for signature of the Istanbul Convention. The Istanbul Convention is an international treaty to help tackle violence against women and girls. It is very important for women and girls with disabilities as, on average, they are 2...
Deafblind International and EDbN are currently working on the second phase of the ICF project (Qualitative Study) with organizations from 6 WHO regions. This would help researchers detecting meaningful concepts for future planning and monitoring deafblindness...
International universities and non-profit organizations are carrying out a broad study that will develop a specific ICF Core Sets for deafblindnessDeafblind International is carrying out an international study, led by the European Deafblind Network, that wants to...
Today marks the anniversary of opening for signature of the Istanbul Convention. The Istanbul Convention is an international treaty to help tackle violence against women and girls. It is very important for women and girls with disabilities as, on average, they are 2...
Deafblind International and EDbN are currently working on the second phase of the ICF project (Qualitative Study) with organizations from 6 WHO regions. This would help researchers detecting meaningful concepts for future planning and monitoring deafblindness...