This year, Deafblind International (DbI) is celebrating its 50th anniversary! We are delighted to celebrate this milestone with you — DbI members, families, service providers, researchers, and people with lived experience.
Year: 2026
New Video: Emerging Communication in Deafblind Education (In Spanish)
How do we help students with deafblindness move from basic gestures to meaningful language?In this new Spanish-language video, educator Lorena Antesana shares practical, rights-grounded approaches for the classroom. Drawing on van Dijk’s principles, she walks…
Join the DbI Usher Network
Emma Boswell shares more about how DbI works — a network of many networks! Learn more about the Usher Network and become a member yourself!
CHARGE Syndrome Awareness Day 2026
Today, on August 8, we celebrate CHARGE Syndrome Awareness Day!We are spelling the letters of CHARGE around the world to raise awareness of CHARGE syndrome. Please join us on this special day! And feel welcome…
World Conference: Website Launched, Registration Open
Breaking News: The website for the 2027 World Conference is now live. You can now register for the conference – as well as for the joint DbI Networks pre-conference.Simply click the relevant button on the…
WFDB: Every Deafblind Woman Has a Story Worth Telling
The World Federation of the Deafblind (WFDB) Women’s Committee is pleased to present its new video initiative: Every Deafblind Woman Has a Story Worth Telling. In the video, Deafblind women from Greece, Finland, Spain, Uganda and Croatia…