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The disability movement calls for an inclusive sustainable development.

by wcpdb | Nov 18, 2013 | News

Vilnius, 16-17 November 2013 | The European Disability Forum met this weekend in Vilnius, Lithuania, gathering together representatives of its member organisations, as well as representatives of the Lithuanian Republic and European institutions. On the first day of...

Deafblindness and the loss of autonomy.

by wcpdb | Feb 15, 2013 | News

The international press has been shaken by the recent news regarding a case of euthanasia applied to two brothers in Belgium. According to information available, the Verbessem twins, deaf since birth, were diagnosed with a degenerative ocular disease that would...

Peggy Freeman, one of the great “troopers” from the early days of Deafblindness, passed away.

by wcpdb | Sep 20, 2012 | News

Peggy Freeman, MBE1918 – 2012Co-founder of Sense “Above all my thanks go to Bunty and all deafblind people. To serve them has given a purpose to my life.” Peggy Freeman, MBE, sadly passed away in a Nottingham hospital over the weekend, following a short illness. Aged...