From a shared framework to individual support: the ICF Core Set for Deafblindness

From a shared framework to individual support: the ICF Core Set for Deafblindness

by | Oct 10, 2026 | ,

Research, lived experience and international consensus.
The ICF Core Set for Deafblindness project brought together evidence and perspectives from across the world. Its development included a review of research, an international survey of professionals, qualitative work with people with lived experience and a multicentre clinical study. The findings were considered through an international consensus process in 2024. The project website describes the comprehensive set as containing 218 ICF categories. journals.sagepub.com

A proposal for a Deafblindness ICF Core Set development

A proposal for a Deafblindness ICF Core Set development

by | Jan 31, 2022 | , ,

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...