DeafBlind International has released the following news:
DbI Webinars offer new opportunities for participation around the world. In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, webinars are THE opportunity to share knowledge, learn from each other and (re-)connect. The 1st DbI webinar series will be held on Zoom from 22-26 June 2020 around the theme Living with Deafblindness in a New Reality.
Please click on the link listed beside the session(s) that you would like to register for, there is no charge for these events. Registration is open until June 18 at noon Eastern Daylight Time (Canada).
Monday June 22, 2020 All Times Listed in Eastern Daylight Time (Canada)
6am Getting connected: Accessible technology only the first step to Inclusive remote meeting for people with deafblindness https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108761957944
7 am Establishing contact-less communication for Deafblind https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108763783404
8am Untouchable, new outside world https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108764292928
9am Citizen Engagement in Deafblindness Research: Possibilities in Changing Realities https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108767390192
10am Making Online Communication Accessible for the Deafblind Community https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108768964902
Tuesday June 23, 2020
6am Deafblind Service Providers in Australia during COVID-19 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108769612840
7am COVID-19 Impact on Persons with Deafblindness in India https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108770976920
8am How Speech and Language Therapy input changed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to support those who are deafblind https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108772200580
9am The (new) role of an intervenor during COVID-19 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108773402174
10am Rise, Collaborate, Enrich https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108773693044
11am The New Reality of Living a Pandemic Life https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108774132358
Wednesday June 24, 2020
6am A time of change https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108774738170
7am Adapting our Services during a Global Pandemic https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108774892632
8am The Sense GOT Group Virtual Activities Programme https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108775243682
9am Organization and Intervenor Resiliency through the COVID-19 Pandemic https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108776056112
10am Creating Home-Based Routines: A Framework for Supporting Families and Caregivers of Children who are Deafblind During COVID-19 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108776302850
Thursday June 25, 2020
6am Research in times of Corona https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108777851482
7am Online support for parents of children with congenital deafblindness https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108778597714
8am Norway in a nutshell: providing services during the pandemic https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108779225592
9am Where do we go from here? Essential Service and the impact on the Deafblind community https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108779424186
10am Deafblindness in times of pandemic: reflecting on experiences https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108779773230
Friday June 26, 2020
6am Everyday life and access to information in the COVID-19 pandemic, stories from adults with deafblindness living in Sweden https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108780150358
7am Analysis of some recommendations to prevent and treat respiratory tract infections in people with deafblindness https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108780585660
8am Distantly Connected While Physically Distant https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108780868506
9am Understanding hearing impaired, deaf and deafblind people and their confrontation with social detachment https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108781586654
10am Fostering a diverse and inclusive world: no one left behind https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/108782517438
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