Representing deafblindness in Brussels

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...
Networking for european EDbN projects on deafblindness

Networking for european EDbN projects on deafblindness

The European Deafblind Network is reactivating its efforts to campaign for the rights of deafblind persons. We are currently developing relationships with numerous European Parliament members and working on new projects that incorporate deafblindness within the...
WAI-Coop open meeting 7 march 2023

WAI-Coop open meeting 7 march 2023

Online from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. CET (Brussels time). Zoom On March 7, the Web Accessibility Initiative Communities of Practice (WAI-CooP) initiative will host a new open meeting. This event will concentrate on the Web Accessibility Directive’s feedback mechanism...
Anniversary Of the Istanbul Conventions

Anniversary Of the Istanbul Conventions

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Istanbul Convention’s openness to signing. The Istanbul Convention is a global commitment aiming to reduce violence against women and girls. It is especially important for women and girls with disabilities, who are two...
A proposal for a Deafblindness ICF Core Set development

A proposal for a Deafblindness ICF Core Set development

Deafblind International Together with organizations from six WHO regions, and EDbN, are presently working on the second stage of the ICF project (qualitative study). This would aid in the discovery of pertinent concepts for future planning and the tracking of the...
In development an international project about defblindness

In development an international project about defblindness

A thorough investigation is being conducted by non-profit groups and international institutions in order to create specialized ICF Core Sets for deafblindness. Deafblind Internation  is conducting an international study under the direction of the European Deafblind...