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We are now looking for a WFDB General Assembly (GA) and Helen Keller World Conference (HKWC) Coordinator who will provide operational capacity to WFDB in the organising of the WFDB
Author: Lucia D’Arino (WFDB Program Advisor) Introduction Momi is a 75-year-old man with deafblindness living in Milan, Italy. He was born deaf in a hearing family. At the age of
Organised every four years since 1977, the Helen Keller World Conference (HKWC) has been a global arena for persons with deafblindness to meet, share and exchange information and experiences with
Inspiring New Zealander Phil Thorn (52) is a survivor of meningitis. An illness which, in Phil’s case, caused complete loss of sight and reduced hearing, as well as paraplegia. Phil
The International Disability Alliance, representing over 1100 organizations of persons with disabilities around the world, is calling on all engaged parties to respect their obligations under international humanitarian law and
Organized every four years since 1977, the Helen Keller World Conference (HKWC) has been a global arena for persons with deafblindness to meet, share and exchange information and experiences with
WFDB launched its Global Survey on the Situation of Persons with Deafblindness on Monday 24th of January 2022. The survey closed on Monday 14th of February 2022. The purpose of
On 29th and 30th July 2021, the World Federation of the Deafblind (WFDB), the United Disabled Persons of Kenya (UDPK), the African Disability Forum (ADF) and the International Disability
The International Disability Alliance has launched its 2nd Global Survey on the Participation of organizations of persons with disabilities in Policies and Programmes. Activists and advocates are encouraged to
WFDB is a consortium member of the SHAPES project, an Innovation Action funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme involving a total of 14 European countries, including SHAPES’s member
The 3rd of December marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which was proclaimed in 1992 by the United Nations General Assembly, and aims to promote the rights and well-being
On the 27th of June 1880, Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama. For this reason, the 27th of June is celebrated as International Day of Deafblindness, encouraged to increase
Recommendations on inclusive policies from the global deafblind community In these times of turmoil, with the whole world severely affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, combined with other critical incidents like the recent earthquake in Zagreb, Croatia, we must ensure that those who are the
Organized every four years since 1977, the Helen Keller World Conference (HKWC) has been a global arena for persons with deafblindness to meet, share and exchange information and experiences with
17-18 March 2019, Nepal The World Federation of DeafBlind (WFDB) has organised a workshop in Kathmandu (Nepal) to exchange ideas and discussions with persons with deafblindness and their organizations from India,
On the 22nd and 23rd November 2018 in Kampala, Uganda, the World Federation of the Deafblind held the first workshop of the WFDB in East Africa. The workshop was organized
The recently elected vice-president of the World Federation of the Deafblind (WFDB), Klas Nelfelt, was interviewed during the WFDB General Assembly and the Helen Keller World Conference (HKWC), in Benidorm, 19-27 June 2018.
One of the new elected members of the World Federation of the Deafblind (WFDB), Irene McMinn, was interviewed during the WFDB General Assembly and the Helen Keller World Conference (HKWC), in Benidorm, 19-27
The recently elected board member of the World Federation of the Deafblind (WFDB), Puspa Raj Rimal, was interviewed during the WFDB General Assembly and the Helen Keller World Conference (HKWC), in Benidorm, 19-27
The president of the World Federation of the Deafblind (WFDB) was interviewed in the margins of the WFDB General Assembly and the Helen Keller World Conference (HKWC), in Benidorm, 19-27
“At the opening ceremony for 2nd EDbU Conference, held in the Scandic Hotel Rosendahl, Tampere, Finland from the 7th to the 9th of June 2017, the WFDB President Mr. Geir