The following posters will be presented at the 9th DbI European Conference on Deafblindness in Denmark in September 2017 Titel: Aspects of learning in deafblindness - opportunities and limitations for persons with Alström syndrome. Presenter: Berit Rönnåsen Workplace: Specialpedagogiska skolmyndigheten, Sweden Main focus: Both research and practice/Both congenital and acquired deafblindness Titel: Developing social connectedness through physical activities Presenter: Anders Martin Rundh Workplace: Centre for Deafblindness and Hearing Loss (CDH), Denmark Main focus: Both research and practice/Both congenital and acquired deafblindness Co-presenter: Mads Kopperholdt (Center for Deafblindness and Hearinloss) Marijke Bolwerk (Royal Dutch Kentalis St. Michielsgestel) Lotte van de Weem (Royal Dutch Kentalis St. Michielsgestel) Titel: Early Steps for Speech Development in Congenital Multi Sensory Impairment Presenter: Eva Magdalena Oprea Workplace: „Cristal„ School Centre for Inclusive Education, Romania Main focus: Mainly practice/Both congenital and acquired deafblindness Titel: Deafblindness connecting people on Facebook Presenter: Marcia Noronha de Mello Workplace: Instituto Benjamin Constant, Brazil Main focus: Mainly practice/Both congenital and acquired deafblindness Co-presenter: Bianca Della Líbera Titel: Implementing Social Haptic Communication in the Netherlands. Partnership in development and training. Presenter: Marga Martens Workplace: Royal Dutch Kentalis, The Netherlands Main focus: Mainly practice/Both congenital and acquired deafblindness Titel: Water Motion as a platform for Intensive Interaction Presenter: Nikolina Juric Tanfara Workplace: Special Education Teacher, Croatia Main focus: Both research and practice/Congenital deafblindness
Titel: Perceptions of social networks by adults who are deafblind Presenter: Katrina Arndt Workplace: St. John Fisher College, USA Main focus: Mainly research/Acquired deafblindness Co-presenter: Dr. Amy Parker Titel: Health care consumption in infants with CHARGE syndrome - a case-study Presenter: Agneta Anderzén Carlsson Workplace: Audiological Research Centre, Örebro University Hospital and SIDR at Örebro University, Sweden Main focus: Mainly research/Congenital deafblindness Titel: Towards common ground: supporting social connectedness through self-regulation Presenter: Evabritt Andreassen Workplace: Statped, Norway Main focus: Mainly practice/Congenital deafblindness Titel: Applying Social Impact Assessment methodology at Lega del Filo d’Oro Presenter: Patrizia Ceccarani Workplace: Lega del Filo d'Oro Onlus, Italy Main focus: Mainly research/Both congenital and acquired deafblindness Co-presenter: Vurro C. (1), Romito S. (1) (1) Department of Management & Technology, Università Commerciale "L. Bocconi", Milano, Italy Titel: Can work promote social connectedness and better health? Presenter: Mattias Ehn Workplace: Audiological research center Örebro University, Sweden Main focus: Mainly research/Acquired deafblindness Titel: The Power of Volunteers Presenter: Anya Rakoczi Workplace: Sense, United Kingdom Main focus: Mainly practice/Congenital deafblindness Co-presenter: Sian Stamper Titel: Identified Needs in Deaf-Blindness: Recommendations for Orientation & Mobility Training Presenter: Tara Brown-Ogilvie Workplace: National Leadership Consortium in Sensory Disabilities (NLCSD) Fellow-University of Northern Colorado, USA Main focus: Both research and practice/Both congenital and acquired deafblindness Co-presenter: Silvia M. Correa-Torres Associate Professor, University of Northern Colorado, USA