Dear friends and colleagues These days we are all faced with unprecedented, challenging and difficult times. As it is might be difficult to cope with it for all of us, it is even more so…
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We are a 2019 Canadian Nonprofit Employer of Choice (NEOC)!
We are excited to announce that we are a 2019 Canadian Nonprofit Employer of Choice (NEOC)! This year, 12 organizations from across Canada fulfilled program requirements to be named a Canadian Nonprofit Employer of Choice. …
Karibu to Kenya
The cake came at the end: At the farewell party at the Deafblind Unit of Kilimani Integrated Primary School in Nairobi, Kenya. A real celebration: A celebration of new friendships and of the milestones achieved…
Winter School on the Basics of Psychological and Educational Support, Moscow
From January 24 to February 1 the Winter School was held by Deafblind Academy ‘Con-nection’. The program included three blocks of activities. First, we organised rehabilitation of eight young adults living with sensory impairments. Adapted…
January 4 - World Braille Day
Since last January 4, 2019, at the United Nations, recognized and declared World Braille Day on this date. This event coincides with the birth of the creator of the literacy system that bears his name.…
Meeting the President: Swiss Deafblind Education Day
A great success: The 1st Swiss Deafblind Education Day on the Bundesplatz in Bern led to various encounters between people with deafblindness and politicians. Even the President of the Swiss Confederation entered into a conversation.…