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

Representing deafblindness in Brussels

Representing deafblindness in Brussels

by | May 23, 2023 |

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

by | Feb 28, 2023 |

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

by | Feb 20, 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 and...

Anniversary Of the Istanbul Conventions

Anniversary Of the Istanbul Conventions

by | Apr 5, 2022 | , ,

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 to...

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...