Preliminary programme
Wednesday 29 September
12.00 – 18.00 Arrival and Registration
18.30 – 21.00 Welcome reception
Thursday 30 September
9.00 – 9.15 Welcome and practical information
9.15 – 10.00 Official Opening
Bruno Madsen, Director of the Center for The Deaf
Chair of ADBN
Helle Brøgger, Director of consultancy services in Denmark
Kirsten Malmbak, vicepresident of the Danish Association of the Deafblind
10.00 – 10.30 BREAK
10.30 – 12.00 FIRST PLENARY SESSION
Usher syndrome – new developments
Claes Möller S
William Kimberling USA
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
13.30 – 14.30 WORKSHOPS SESSION 1
Persons who are deafblind want to be on the bridge not under it
Jane Sayer CA
Bonnie Heath CA
Improvement of the services for people with Usher Syndrome by client consultation
Anne Schoone NL
Anneke Antonissen NL
Awareness of identity as a bridge towards connecting people
Chrétienne van der Burg NL
Sonja van de Molegraft NL
ICF and life-course as useful tool to understand impact on participation
Kerstin Möller S
Deafblindness and psychiatry: A special Challenge
B.S.L. Weiler NL
Alström syndrome – early diagnosis and early intervention
Berit Rönnåsen S
Claes Möller S
14.45 – 15.45 WORKSHOPS SESSION 2
Balance in yourself, “a bridge to others”
Rianne Zinken NL
Els Verra NL
With a little help from a friend
Hanne Ottesen DK
Anna Sørensen DK
Henrik H. Ottesen DK
Deablindness and the notion of trust, ontological security, social recognition and self-identity
Berth Danermark S
How to support people with deafblindness at the labour market by facilitating the exchange of experience
Anette Rud Jørgensen DK
Louisa Mckennell DK
A standardized assessment tool for adults who are deafblind
Dawn M. Guthrie CA
Usher – physical pain linked to poor balance?
Tamsin Wengraf UK
15.45 – 16.15 BREAK
16.15 – 17.15 WORKSHOPS SESSION 3
Exploring the bridges - An international Master’s degree program and research on acquired deafblindness Marleen Janssen NL
Naomi Dorsman NL
Severe vision and hearing impairment in elderly people: Information material based on a web-site concept – presentation and evaluation
Else Marie Svingen N
From school to work – what’s it like?
Henrik Brink S
Change-overs in life living with acquired vision and hearing Loss/deafblindness
Anny Koppen N
Gunilla Rønnblom N
Lena Göransson S
Anette Rud Jørgensen DK
Britta Vestergaard DK
Nina Skorge N
Monika Steorn S
Linda Eriksson S
Ann-Christine Gullacksen, S
Project: Night blindness and technical devices
Sissel Torgersen N
Usher syndrome and psychosocial health
Moa Wahlqvist S
Claes Möller S
18.00 DINNER
Friday 1 October
9.00 – 9.15 Practical information
9.15 – 10.00 SECOND PLENARY SESSION
Making the connection between the person with deafblindness and the professional
Sissel Grønlie N
Femke Krijger NL
(5 minutes communication break)
10.05 – 11.00 THIRD PLENARY SESSION
Haptic communication
Ashild Johannsen N
Kari Kristine Engan N
Megan Mann UK
Jo Stimson UK
11.00 – 11.30 BREAK
11.30 – 12.30 FORTH PLENARY SESSION
Interpreting – more than just words
Paula Bowers UK
Anette Rosenquist DK
Dorthe Eriksen DK
12.30 – 13.00 LUNCH
Afternoon and evening: VISIT TO SKAGEN
Saturday 2 October
9.00 – 9.15 Practical information
9.15 – 10.00 FIFTH PLENARY SESSION
Families – bridge over troubled waters
Sabine Kirsten B
Linn Bjerkli N
(5 minutes communications break)
10.05 – 11.00 SIXTH PLENARY SESSION
ICF - background and practical use
Paul Looijestijn NL
Maria Andersson S
11.00 - 11.30 BREAK
11.30 – 12.30 SEVENTH PLENARY SESSION
Dementia – building bridges between medical and social care professionals
Marie Dominque Lussier F
12.30 – 14.00 LUNCH
14.00 – 15.00 WORKSHOPS SESSION 4
Siblings – on the other side of the bridge
Sabine Kersten B
Life around deafblind parent
Berit R. Øie N
Severe combination of hearing and vision loss in persons above 65 years of age
Per-Olof Edberg S
Haptic communication
Ashild Johannsen N
Kari Kristine Engan N
ICF
Stephan Spring CH
Deafblindness and dementia – how to act as professionals
Trine Uldall DK
Jane Seiler DK
Ketty Skovsgaard DK
15.30 – 16.30 WORKSHOPS SESSION 5
Identifying elderly people with dual sensory loss
Ole E. Mortensen DK.
Bettina U. Møller DK
Counselling children age 0-18 with acquired deafblindness
Anja Nielsen DK
Bettina Kastrup Pedersen DK
Teaching Braille to foreign deafblind students
Line Hovland N
Touching lessons: The importance of massage as part of the rehabilitation program. A dialog between professional and client
Petra Colen NL
Femke Krijger NL
Courses in tactile sign language for people with acquired deafblindness
Bente Ørbeck N
Peer group for elderly, combined rehabilitation activities and entertainment
Froukje Bergsma NL
Danielle Kistemaker NL
19.00 – 01.00 Gala Dinner
Sunday 3 October
10.00 – 10.15 Practical information
10.15 – 11.00 EIGHTH PLENARY SESSION
The final connection
Liz Duncan UK
Megan May UK
(5 minutes communication break)
11.05 – 11.35 Closing session
Ges Roulstone, Chair of ADBN
12.00 – 13.00 LUNCH