Programme
DBI 2009 Congress
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New Facilities Plan
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Programme posted on 2009-09-16
Scientific Programme |
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Congress' Schedule
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Plenary Sessions
Wednesday 23rd September
1st Plenary Session
DEVELOPMENT OF THINKING AND PRACTICE IN THE FIELD OF DEAFBLINDNESS
The Dynamics in Deafblindness. Towards evidence based practice.
Marleen Janssen (The Netherlands)
2nd Plenary Session
EARLY INTERVENTION
Early Intervention: the significance of early interactions
Deborah Chen (CA, USA)
Thursday 24th September
3rd Plenary Session
CHILDHOOD
Footprints on the beach; supporting children and families learning together.
Gail Deuce (UK)
Liz Hodges (UK)
4th Plenary Session
ADULTHOOD
Persons with Deafblindness in the light of the International Agreements.
Riku Virtanen (Finland)
Brothers and sisters, a balancing act.
Sabine Kersten (Belgium)
5th Plenary Session
OLDER PEOPLE
Congenital deafblindness, ageing, communication, and culture in a lifetime perspective. Empirical research.
Jesper Dammeyer (Denmark)
Acquired deafblindness in older people: a challenge for epidemiological approaches, prevention, rehabilitation and professional training.
Lussier Marie Dominique (France)