12
Feb
2025
Disability issues
Hybrid event: Right to live independently and be included
The theme of the event is the Article 19 of the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities CRPD; living independently and bein [...]
5
Dec
2024
Disability issues
A barrier free future for every child
Online event on inclusion and family based support to children with disabilities - with a focus on ongoing initiatives in Ukraine. [...]
Completed
26
Nov
2024
Completed
Disability issues
Webinar: Usher syndrome in a digital world – Tech talks from the community
Development of technology offers different kinds of solutions for everyday life. These solutions might pose both opportunities and challenge [...]
Completed
11
Oct
2024
Completed
Disability issues
Webinar: Inclusive working life in the Nordic region
Hvordan kan det nordiske arbeidsmarkedet bli mer inkluderende? Webinaret vil presentere ny forskning om funksjonshinder og arbeidsliv, og fr [...]
Completed
17
18
Sep
2024
Completed
Disability issues
The third Nordic-Baltic meeting on disability policy and practice: Crisis preparedness and crisis communication
Accessible crisis preparedness and crisis communication are crucial to strengthening the Nordic-Baltic societies' ability to prevent and man [...]
Completed
11
Jun
2024
Completed
Disability issues
Nordic side event: Accessible crisis preparedness and crisis communication
Accessible crisis preparedness and crisis communication are critical components of strengthening society’s ability to prevent and manage c [...]
Completed
29
30
May
2024
Completed
Disability issues
Course: Video analysis - A holistic perspective
A holistic perspective on using video as a tool to enhance potentials, both cognitively and linguistically. Supporting the development for [...]
Completed
17
Apr
2024
Completed
Disability issues
Webinar: Oberoende övervakning av CRPD i Norden
Hur övervakas FN:s konvention om rättigheter för personer med funktionsnedsättning i de nordiska länderna? Hur involveras personer med [...]
Completed
10
Apr
2024
Completed
Disability issues
Launch webinar: New publication on CHARGE syndrome
Individuals with CHARGE syndrome can lead fulfilling lives if they get appropriate support, focusing on more than just medical challenges. I [...]
Completed
7
Feb
2024
Completed
Disability issues
Transcribing challenging communication: Why and how to do it in the practical field
Reading and unlocking the nuances within spontaneous expressions from persons with deafblindness poses a challenge. Join us for a webinar t [...]
Completed
12
Dec
2023
Completed
Disability issues
Partner strategies when assessing deafblindness
Dynamic and semi-structured assessment techniques can reveal hidden potentials in persons with deafblindness. The partnership is the key to [...]
Completed
5
7
Dec
2023
Completed
Disability issues
Course: Self-regulation: When emotions and expressions become a challenge
Self-regulation can be difficult for each and every one of us. Imagine the challenges this entails for persons having additional challenges [...]
Completed
18
20
Apr
2023
Completed
Disability issues
Course: Co-creating language with children with deafblindness
Imagine trying to communicate but constantly being misunderstood, or having your communication ignored. This is the reality for many childre [...]
Completed
22
Nov
2022
Completed
Disability issues
Webinar: Kommunikative relasjoner og transkripsjon
Allerede eksisterende transkripsjonsnøkler må tilpasse for å kunne passe til kommunikasjonsformer man møter hos personer med medfødt d [...]
Completed
9
Nov
2022
Completed
Disability issues
Changes in Sensory Processing
The sensory system changes when people with acquired deafblindness suffer progressive loss of sight and hearing. These changes are specifica [...]
Completed
27
Sep
2022
Completed
Disability issues
Equal opportunities for children of foreign origin with developmental disorders in the Nordics
The Nordic countries are seeing growing numbers of children with an immigrant background and developmental disorder. [...]
Completed
20
22
Sep
2022
Completed
Disability issues
Today’s knowledge for tomorrow’s actions – a Nordic perspective on Deafblindness
Continuing development of services for people with deafblindness depend on innovation, research and technology. What do we see now – and w [...]
Completed
1
Sep
2022
Completed
Disability issues
Conference: Konst och kultur för alla
Konst och kultur ska vara tillgängligt för alla, och alla ska ha rätt att utveckla sin egen konstnärliga potential. Hur lyckas Norden an [...]
Completed
5
7
Apr
2022
Completed
Disability issues
Course on Tactile Language Development
Imagine trying to communicate but constantly being misunderstood, or having your communication ignored. This is the reality for many persons [...]
Completed
9
Dec
2021
Completed
Disability issues
Webinar - We hear with our brains
How do we communicate with someone without using our vision or hearing? There are many ways for communication partners to support and help d [...]
Completed
4
Nov
2021
Completed
Disability issues
Webinar - Illustrations of multi-party communication
How do we communicate with more than one person at the same time without using our vision or hearing? There are many ways for communication [...]
Completed
6
Oct
2021
Completed
Disability issues
Webinar - From bodily experiences to meaning construction
How do we communicate with someone without using our vision or hearing? There are many ways for communication partners to support and help d [...]
Completed
27
28
Sep
2021
Completed
Disability issues
Seminar on mobility and sign language in the Nordic countries
Hur funkar det för teckenspråkiga att flytta mellan de nordiska länderna? Vilka hinder finns och hur kan mobiliteten främjas? Den 27-28 [...]
Completed
14
Sep
2021
Completed
Disability issues
Digital miniconference: Today’s knowledge for tomorrow’s actions
Continuing development of services for people with deafblindness depend on innovation, research and technology. What do we see now – and [...]
Completed
31
Aug
1
Sep
2021
Completed
Disability issues
Indigenous peoples: language, culture, and life cycle
How do we respect and implement rights of indigenous people with disabilites in the Nordic region? What are the challenges to meet the needs [...]
Completed
2
Jun
2021
Completed
Disability issues
Climbing the wall: Assessment of cognition through video analysis
Climbing can be used to assess cognition in persons with congenital deafblindness. It can be particularly valuable when it comes to observin [...]
Completed
25
May
2021
Completed
Disability issues
Inclusive future of work
Technological and digital development is advancing at a furious pace. Artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and new ways of performing t [...]
Completed
19
May
2021
Completed
Disability issues
Tactile Language Part 5: Language development in the tactile modality through outdoor activities
How do we communicate with someone without using our vision or hearing? There are many ways for communication partners to support and help d [...]
Completed
15
Apr
2021
Completed
Disability issues
Tactile Language Part 4: Language must be sensorily accessible
How do we communicate with someone without using our vision or hearing? There are many ways for communication partners to support and help d [...]
Completed
8
Apr
2021
Completed
Disability issues
Humour and playfulness within social cognition
“To share laughter with another not only reveals a moment of shared connection within a communicative partnership but may also reveal some [...]
Completed
23
Mar
2021
Completed
Disability issues
See, listen and include! Participation for children and young people with disabilities in the Nordic region
Welcome to our webinar about participation for children and youth with disabilities in the Nordic countries. In the webinar we explore the u [...]
Completed
5
Mar
2021
Completed
Disability issues
Tactile Language Part 3: When Trine says GRANDMA… What is on her mind?
How do we communicate with someone without using our vision or hearing? There are many ways for communication partners to support and help d [...]
Completed
19
Feb
2021
Completed
Disability issues
Tactile Language Part 2: Partners’ contribution to language development in a bodily tactile modality
How do we communicate with someone without using our vision or hearing? There are many ways for communication partners to support and help d [...]
Completed
21
Jan
2021
Completed
Disability issues
Tactile Language Part 1: A circle model
How do we communicate with someone without using our vision or hearing? There are many ways for communication partners to support and help d [...]
Completed
30
Nov
2020
Completed
Disability issues
Save the date: Today’s knowledge for tomorrow’s actions – a Nordic perspective on Deafblindness
Continuing development of services for people with deafblindness depend on innovation, research and technology. What do we see now – and w [...]
Completed
27
Nov
2020
Completed
Disability issues
How can future workplaces work better for people with disabilities?
New technologies, as Artificial Intelligence (AI) will have a significant impact on the future of work. But what do we know about how it wil [...]
Completed
25
26
Nov
2020
Completed
Disability issues
Webinar: En egen stämma - dialogisk praxis i kommunikation
Under två eftermiddagar håller vi detta webbinarium med teorier om kommunikativa relationer och exempel på hur du kan använda dessa teor [...]
Completed
17
Nov
2020
Completed
Disability issues
Democracy and Disability - how to create broader political participation in the Nordic region?
Studies show that people with disabilities are not as involved as those without disabilities in the political systems in the Nordic countrie [...]
Completed
27
Oct
2020
Completed
Disability issues
Webinar: Smart cities are universally designed cities
High accessibility in our urban environments benefits everyone, not just the elderly or people with disabilities. But how do we build cities [...]
Completed
20
21
Oct
2020
Completed
Disability issues
Webinar on Revealing hidden potentials - Assessing cognition in individuals with congenital deafblindness
This webinar is based on the book: Revealing hidden potentials - Assessing cognition in individuals with congenital deafblindness, recently [...]
Completed
5
Oct
2020
Completed
Disability issues
Digitalization in social services - Opportunities and barriers for people with disabilities
Social and public services are increasingly digitized, and important functions for participation in society are transferred to digital solut [...]
Completed
30
Sep
2020
Completed
Disability issues
Webinar: Tactile working memory scale
How can we identify working memory in persons with deafblindness? And how can we use this knowledge to help develop their potentials? This [...]
Completed
14
May
2020
Completed
Disability issues
Webinar: Tactile language
When we add a linguistic value to bodily tactile expressions and recognise tactile languages as natural languages, we are able to communicat [...]
Completed
12
14
Nov
2019
Completed
Deafblindness
Hvis du kan se det, kan du understøtte det’- Development of tactile language
För att personer med medfödd dövblindhet ska utveckla ett taktilt språk, behövs att samtalspartnern uppfattar yttringarna, bekräftar o [...]
Completed
15
Apr
2019
Completed
Disability issues
Higher education for all – Accessible Exchange
Welcome to this seminar about mobility in Higher Education in the Nordic Region, and how this mobility can be promoted. [...]
Completed
25
28
Mar
2019
Completed
Disability issues
Communicative relationships
Hur kan vi upptäcka, uppfatta och förstå personer med medfödd dövblindhets egen stämma och autentiska kommunikation? Genom videoexemp [...]
Completed
19
Nov
2018
Completed
Disability issues
A region for all – cooperation on disability
Welcome to this afternoon seminar on Nordic and European cooperation on disability– how can we create a region for all? [...]
Completed
22
24
May
2018
Completed
Disability issues
Meaningful activities for people with congenital deafblindness
Are you interested in exploring meaningful activities for people who are congenitally deafblind? Read more about the content and join us for [...]
Completed
16
18
Oct
2017
Completed
Disability issues
Nordic Forum on Disability 2017 - Human Rights, Disability and Research
Welcome to this Nordic meeting place for researchers, policy makers and civil society. During three days we will discuss the implementation [...]
Completed
19
Apr
2017
Completed
Disability issues
The second Nordic expert seminar on employment and disability
Welcome to this seminar aimed to discuss examples of best practice and suggest areas and projects that should be prioritized in the The Nord [...]
Completed
10
Jan
2017
Completed
Disability issues
Use of video-analysis as a tool for the assessment of cognition in individuals with congenital deafblindness (CDB)
During the course an introduction is given on cognition, cognitive assessment in individuals with CDB and the use of video-analysis. [...]
Completed
10
Nov
2016
Completed
Disability issues
Do persons with a Sámi background and disability face other challenges than other persons with disability? Do the Sámi culture offer other opportunities for persons with disabilities? What conditions do the local, regional and national society have to offer in order allow Sámi persons with disability to live to their full potential?
Come and learn about the latest research in the field and what the United Nations are doing to handle issues in relation to indigenous peopl [...]
