by admin | Aug 23, 2023 | News
We are reaching out to extend a heartfelt invitation to you, the deafblind families and multisensory impaired on a sensorial basis, to join the World Confederation of Parents of the Deafblind (WCPDB). In our pursuit to enhance the lives of the deafblind community, we...
by Admin2 | Feb 20, 2023 | News
Updates from EDF (European Disability Forum) and its members and partners in Ukraine and surrounding countries. Visit the page to find out the latest information on the situation of persons with disabilities in UkraineLink:...
by Admin1 | Feb 20, 2023 | News
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...
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...
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...
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...