SHAPES Project
Background information In 2019 the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared 2020-2030 the decade of Healthy Ageing. SHAPES (Smart and Health Ageing through People Engaging in Supportive Systems) is an Innovation Action funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme involving a total of 14 European countries. SHAPES Large-scale Piloting campaign engages more…
COVID-19 and Deafblindness
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 most left behind, neglected, vulnerable and exposed to double isolation in any crisis, persons with deafblindness, are also equally protected according to Article 11 of the UN Convention of the…
6th WFDB’s General Assembly and 12th Helen Keller World Conference (HKWC)
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 their peers. WFDB will be holding the 6th General Assembly and the 12th HKWC in Nairobi, Kenya on May 4th-11th,…
