Deafblind International (DbI) and the World Federation of the Deafblind (WFDB) are jointly organising the next World Conference on Deafblindness, known within WFDB as the Helen Keller World Conference. For DbI it will be the…
Author: Mirko Baur
The ICF Core Sets for Deafblindness Are Completed!
DbI is excited and proud to announce the completion of the Core Sets for Deafblindness in the framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health ICF. You can access the free downloadable versions…
1st DbI Regional Conference in Asia Concludes as a Milestone
It was much more than a conference: The 1st Regional DbI Conference in Asia, held in Pokhara, Nepal, from 1-3 March 2025, created and renewed friendships, shared rich experiences of outstandingly committed organisations and individuals…
1st Regional DbI Conference in Asia Is Open
320 participants with and without lived experience from 23 countries, around 70 presentations and workshops: The 1st Regional DbI Conference in Asia is now open and already a huge and important success.Highlights of the first…
Social Justice & The Right to Education
This week is remarkable. 20 February is World Day of Social Justice. It was designated by the UN General Assembly in 2007 to remind us of the need to build a fairer and more equitable…
Meet Us on Bluesky for a Blue Sky!
At DbI, our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion – especially within the context of deafblindness – is at the heart of everything we do.Unfortunately, the values and direction of X no longer align with…