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Ukraine: Protection and safety of persons with disabilities and their families.
20/02/2023 Updates from EDF (European Disability Forum) and its members and partners in Ukraine and surrounding countries.
A proposal for a Deafblindness ICF Core Set development
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...
The disability movement calls for an inclusive sustainable development.
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.
The international press has been shaken by the recent news regarding a case of euthanasia applied to two brothers in Belgium. According toĀ informationĀ 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.
Peggy Freeman, MBE1918 ā 2012Co-founder of Sense āAbove all my thanks go to Bunty and all deafblind people. To serve them has given a purpose to my life.ā Peggy Freeman, MBE, sadly passed away in a Nottingham hospital over the weekend, following a short illness. Aged...