Lessons on Deafblindness and Communication

RWF offered its knowledge and expertise by providing a training course for professionals working in the field of deafblindness. In the month of April 2009, two of our collaborators taught a series of lessons about deafblindness within the Advance Training Course for LIS Communication Assistants, organized by the Region of Lazio in collaboration with the National Association of the Deaf (ENS).

RWF collaborators guided the participants into the world of deafblindness, focusing on the various modes of communication of deafblind people, including Italian Tactile Sign Language (LIST).

The lessons also provided an overview of the broad area of deafblindness, highlighting its impact on daily life and the necessity of initiating and providing special services that improve the quality of life for deafblind people.

The presenters also explained the laws currently in place regarding deafblindness in Europe and Italy.