Events

On 19 September 2020, Leiden University presents the HANDS! Festival to showcase the beauty of sign languages in Africa and the Netherlands, on the occasion of World Deaf Day and the Leiden Africa Year. The HANDS!

5th International Conference on family – centred early intervention for children who are deaf or hard of hearing

ICED is the international forum for sharing evidence-based practice, research and ideas about education of Deaf / hard of hearing students. 

How can deaf and hard-of-hearing students best be taught given their individual strengths and needs? This question is at the core of the third edition of this inspiring conference.

Preparing deaf learners for life and independence
 

Call for contributions

Teachers, professionals, lecturers, researchers, service providers and service users, policy makers and students are welcome to present their work at the Congress. Your work can be submitted as one of the following three types:

The Conference will be held in Rome and will address issues such as the development and assessment of new technology-aided programs for supporting communication in people with intellectual and multiple disabilities

Hosted by Able Australia, 17th Deafblind International World Conference will be held on the Gold Coast, Australia on 12-16 August 2019.

The conference will offer the most up to date information on Accessibility, Communication & Technology.

Please come and join us:

Venue - Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa, 158 Ferny Avenue, Surfers Paradise.

The XVIII WORLD CONGRESS OF THE WORLD FEDERATION OF THE DEAF 

The Congress theme, "Sign Language Rights for All" as the overarching theme of the XVIII World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf highlights that full enjoyment of linguistic rights is vital in facilitating the full inclusion of the Deaf Community within society.

This theme is a threefold call:

From its beginnings 100 years ago, the University of Manchester's work in the field of Deaf Education and Audiology has championed the rights of all deaf children and their parents.

This conference is a new and big event for talented students, graduate students and young scientists from Europe, Asia, America and Russia who are interested in research issues related to dual sensory impairment/deafblindness.

On 24 July 2018, the UK Department for International Development (UK DFID), along with co-hosts the International Disability Alliance and the Government of Kenya will host the first-ever Global Disability Summit in London, UK.

ISAAC is looking for newly created films to showcase the theme of the conference, AACcess All Areas. Films can raise awareness of AAC, inform about ways people who use AAC can access all areas, or inspire by telling the story of someone who uses AAC.