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1:00 PM - 4:00 PMPlanning Committee MeetingMeeting Jim Durrell Boardroom
2:00 PM - 4:00 PMDBI-Outgoing ManCom MeetingMeeting Room 103
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8:00 AM - 4:00 PMRegistration OpenRegistration 2nd Floor
9:00 AM - 5:00 PMPre-Con Session: Communication Network - Day 1Pre-Con Session Room 206
9:30 AM - 11:30 AMDBI-Outgoing Board MeetingMeeting Room 103
12:00 PM - 1:00 PMGroup LunchMeals Room 102
1:00 PM - 1:45 PMDBI-AGMMeeting Room 103
2:00 PM - 3:45 PMDBI-Incoming ManCom MeetingMeeting Room 103
4:00 PM - 5:45 PMDBI-Incoming Board MeetingMeeting Room 103
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8:00 AM - 5:00 PMRegistration OpenRegistration 2nd Floor
9:00 AM - 5:00 PMPre-Con Session: Communication Network - Day 2Pre-Con Session Room 206
9:00 AM - 5:00 PMPre-Con Session: Usher NetworkPre-Con Session Room 208
10:00 AM - 12:00 PMDbI Meeting: Global Committee of the Education CampaignMeeting Room 203
12:00 PM - 1:00 PMGroup LunchMeals Room 102
2:00 PM - 4:00 PMLeadership Session (by Invitation)   Room 203
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMLeadership Networking (by Invitation)  Room 203
7:00 PM - 7:30 PMGroup Transport to Museum   
7:30 PM - 9:30 PMWelcome ReceptionSocial events Canadian Museum of History
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7:30 AM - 5:30 PMRegistration OpenRegistration 2nd Floor
8:00 AM - 8:45 AMBreakfastMeals Canada Hall 2
9:00 AM - 9:30 AMOpening RemarksPlenary Canada Hall 1
9:30 AM - 10:30 AMOpening Keynote Session: The Potentiator – The Future in Your HandsLeadership Development & SustainabilityCanadaCanada Hall 1
10:30 AM - 11:00 AMMorning Refreshment BREAK / Exhibits & Poster ViewingExhibits 3rd Floor Foyer
10:30 AM - 11:00 AMPoster Presentations - Group A  3rd Floor Foyer
11:00 AM - 11:45 AMBreakout Session 1A: Elevating Conference Accessibility and Inclusion for Individuals with Deafblindness: Merging Best Practices from Vision, Hearing and Dual Sensory ImpairmentLived-Experience Knowledge SharingCanada/USACanada Hall 1
11:00 AM - 11:45 AMBreakout Session 1B: Smart Home and Assistive Technologies Empower Deafblind People in Personal Life and at Work Beyond ImaginationServices & ResourcesUSARoom 203
11:00 AM - 11:45 AMBreakout Session 1C: Bridging the Gap-Finding the link Between Central Hearing Loss and Cortical/Cerebral Visual ImpairmentLived-Experience Knowledge SharingCanadaRoom 205
11:00 AM - 11:45 AMBreakout Session 1D: Every Child Can Learn: A Model for Enhancing Education of Children and Youth with Visual Impairments Including Those with DeafblindnessLeadership Development & SustainabilityMexico, Caribbean, ArmeniaRoom 206
11:00 AM - 11:45 AMBreakout Session 1E: Research Lightning Talks (3)Latest ResearchNetherlands & GermanyRoom 207
11:00 AM - 11:45 AMBreakout Session 1F: Psychological Interventions to Improve Mental Health among Persons with DBLived-Experience Knowledge SharingIndiaRoom 208
12:00 PM - 12:45 PMPlenary Session 1: Regulating Accessibility and Searching for Inclusion: The Potential (and limits) of the LawLeadership Development & Sustainability Canada Hall 1
12:45 PM - 1:30 PMExhibits & Poster ViewingExhibits 3rd Floor Foyer
12:45 PM - 1:30 PMLunchMeals Canada Hall 2
12:45 PM - 1:30 PMPoster Presentations - Group B  3rd Floor Foyer
1:30 PM - 2:15 PMBreakout Session 2A: Can You Observe the Future in Your Hands? Yes! Tactual Profile for Acquired Deafblindness, Uniquely Designed Observatory InstrumentServices & ResourcesNetherlandsCanada Hall 1
1:30 PM - 2:15 PMBreakout Session 2B: Parenthood and Dual Sensory LossLived-Experience Knowledge SharingFranceRoom 203
1:30 PM - 2:15 PMBreakout Session 2C: Together in CHARGEServices & ResourcesNetherlandsRoom 205
1:30 PM - 2:15 PMBreakout Session 2D: Educating the Social Care Workforce to Better Support Deafblind PeopleServices & ResourcesUKRoom 206
1:30 PM - 2:15 PMBreakout Session 2E: Brain Related Auditory and Visual Impairment: An Approach to a Complex RelationshipLatest ResearchNorwayRoom 207
1:30 PM - 2:15 PMBreakout Session 2F: How Smartphones Can Enhance the Quality of Life for the DeafblindLived-Experience Knowledge SharingIndiaRoom 208
2:30 PM - 3:15 PMBreakout Session 3A: Deafblind Employment Mentoring: A Successful Model in Rehabilitation SettingLeadership Development & SustainabilityUSACanada Hall 1
2:30 PM - 3:15 PMBreakout Session 3B: Friends in Touch - Solutions to Solitude and Remoteness of Deafblind Youth Lived-Experience Knowledge SharingUKRoom 203
2:30 PM - 3:15 PMBreakout Session 3C: Raising Expectations - Improving Website Accessibility for People with DeafblindnessServices & ResourcesAustraliaRoom 205
2:30 PM - 3:15 PMBreakout Session 3D: Self-determination in Prelinguistic Communicators who are DeafblindServices & ResourcesUSARoom 206
2:30 PM - 3:15 PMBreakout Session 3E: Research Lightning Talks (2)Latest ResearchGermany/Norway/Canada,, NetherlandsRoom 207
2:30 PM - 3:15 PMBreakout Session 3F: Cognitive Assessment of People with Congenital Deafblindness: Use of Dynamic AssessmentServices & ResourcesDenmarkRoom 208
3:15 PM - 3:45 PMAfternoon Refreshment BREAK / Exhibits & Poster ViewingExhibits 3rd Floor Foyer
3:15 PM - 3:45 PMPoster Presentations - Group A  3rd Floor Foyer
3:45 PM - 4:45 PMPlenary Session 2: The Steps to Take in Response to the Global Report on DeafblindnessLeadership Development & SustainabilityInternationalCanada Hall 1
4:45 PM - 5:30 PMDBI Networks MeetingMeeting Room 203
4:45 PM - 5:30 PMExhibits & Poster ViewingExhibits 3rd Floor Foyer
4:45 PM - 5:30 PMPoster Presentations - Group B  3rd Floor Foyer
5:30 PM - 6:30 PMCHARGE Network MeetingMeeting Room 205
5:30 PM - 6:30 PMCommunication Network MeetingMeeting Room 206
5:30 PM - 6:30 PMFamily Network MeetingMeeting Room 203
5:30 PM - 6:30 PMNetwork of the Americas MeetingMeeting Room 208
5:30 PM - 6:30 PMTechnology Network MeetingMeeting Room 207
7:00 PM - 9:00 PMFamily NightSocial events Canada Hall 2
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7:00 AM - 5:30 PMRegistration OpenRegistration 2nd Floor
7:30 AM - 8:30 AMBreakfastMeals Canada Hall 2
8:30 AM - 9:30 AMPlenary Session 3: The Next Big Thing in Deafblindness Research: Where Do We Go from Here?Services & ResourcesCanadaCanada Hall 1
9:30 AM - 10:00 AMMorning Refreshment BREAK / Exhibits & Poster ViewingExhibits 3rd Floor Foyer
9:30 AM - 10:00 AMPoster Presentations - Group C  3rd Floor Foyer
10:00 AM - 10:45 AMBreakout Session 4A: What is New with the Institute on Movement Studies for Individuals who are Visually Impaired or DeafblindServices & ResourcesUSACanada Hall 1
10:00 AM - 10:45 AMBreakout Session 4B: An Innovative Collaborative Model in Deafblindness to Improve Student OutcomesLeadership Development & SustainabilityUSARoom 203
10:00 AM - 10:45 AMBreakout Session 4C: Visual Rehabilitation Adapted to People with Dual Sensory ImpairmentServices & ResourcesCanadaRoom 205
10:00 AM - 10:45 AMBreakout Session 4D: Exploring Tactile Transitions Lived-Experience Knowledge SharingUK, Norway, Netherlands, SwedenRoom 206
10:00 AM - 10:45 AMBreakout Session 4E: Research Lightning Talks (2)Latest Research Room 207
10:00 AM - 10:45 AMBreakout Session 4F: Participatory Evaluation: An Effective Tool in Enabling ChangeServices & ResourcesArgentina, BrazilRoom 208
11:00 AM - 11:45 AMBreakout Session 5A: How to Become a Bridge, not a Barrier: Building Peer Relationships for a Young Man with Congenital Deafblindness Using Multiparty Interactions in the Tactile ModalityLatest ResearchUKCanada Hall 1
11:00 AM - 11:45 AMBreakout Session 5B: Teen Years with Usher Syndrome; Living It My Own WayLived-Experience Knowledge SharingCanadaRoom 203
11:00 AM - 11:45 AMBreakout Session 5C: Technology, Learning and Independence Among Adults Who Become DeafblindServices & ResourcesIndiaRoom 205
11:00 AM - 11:45 AMBreakout Session 5D: How to Sign with and Interpret for People with DeafblindnessServices & ResourcesSwitzerlandRoom 206
11:00 AM - 11:45 AMBreakout Session 5E: Research Lightning Talks (3)Latest ResearchSweden, CanadaRoom 207
11:00 AM - 11:45 AMBreakout Session 5F: Developing Our Future LeadersLeadership Development & SustainabilityCanadaRoom 208
12:00 PM - 12:45 PMPlenary Session 4: Welcome to the DbI networks!Leadership Development & SustainabilityInternationalCanada Hall 1
12:45 PM - 1:30 PMExhibits & Poster ViewingExhibits 3rd Floor Foyer
12:45 PM - 1:30 PMLunchMeals Canada Hall 2
12:45 PM - 1:30 PMPoster Presentations - Group D  3rd Floor Foyer
1:30 PM - 2:15 PMBreakout Session 6A: Family Knowledge in Deafblind Research: A Changing Institutional and Epistemic LandscapeLived-Experience Knowledge SharingNorway & UKCanada Hall 1
1:30 PM - 2:15 PMBreakout Session 6B: Intervention: A Family's PerspectiveLived-Experience Knowledge SharingCanadaRoom 203
1:30 PM - 2:15 PMBreakout Session 6C: Emergency Preparedness OverviewLived-Experience Knowledge SharingUSARoom 205
1:30 PM - 2:15 PMBreakout Session 6D: Identification of Deafblindness: The Nordic Way - An Assessment Material in ProgressServices & ResourcesNorwayRoom 206
1:30 PM - 2:15 PMBreakout Session 6E: Guide Dog for Deafblind Person: Yes, We Can!Services & ResourcesCanadaRoom 207
1:30 PM - 2:15 PMBreakout Session 6F: Enhancing the Bodily-Tactile Cognition of a Child with Congenital Deafblindness in An Outdoor ActivityLatest ResearchNetherlandsRoom 208
2:30 PM - 3:15 PMBreakout Session 7A: What Can We do about Barriers to Participation and Social Inclusion in CanadaServices & ResourcesCanadaCanada Hall 1
2:30 PM - 3:15 PMBreakout Session 7B: Addressing Evidence-based and Practical Strategies During the Administration of Cognitive Tests to Individuals Living with Dual Sensory ImpairmentLatest ResearchCanadaRoom 203
2:30 PM - 3:15 PMBreakout Session 7C: Moving Online During COVID-19: How it Affected Programming at Canadian Helen Keller CentreLived-Experience Knowledge SharingCanadaRoom 205
2:30 PM - 3:15 PMBreakout Session 7E: If You Can See It, You Can Support It: A Contribution to Recognise Tactile LanguageServices & ResourcesSwedenRoom 207
2:30 PM - 3:15 PMBreakout Session 7F: CHKC: Supporting Intervenors to Support Others - Mental Wellness for AllServices & ResourcesCanadaRoom 208
3:15 PM - 3:45 PMAfternoon Refreshment BREAK / Exhibits & Poster ViewingExhibits 3rd Floor Foyer
3:15 PM - 3:45 PMPoster Presentations - Group C  3rd Floor Foyer
3:45 PM - 4:45 PMPlenary Session 5: Bringing Experience to Life, Research & EducationLived-Experience Knowledge SharingAustraliaCanada Hall 1
4:45 PM - 5:30 PMExhibits & Poster ViewingExhibits 3rd Floor Foyer
4:45 PM - 5:30 PMPoster Presentations - Group D  3rd Floor Foyer
5:30 PM - 6:30 PMAcquired Deafblindness Network MeetingMeeting Room 205
5:30 PM - 6:30 PMCreative Arts Network MeetingMeeting Canada Hall 2
5:30 PM - 6:30 PMDeafblind Africa Network MeetingMeeting Room 208
5:30 PM - 6:30 PMDeafblind Education Network MeetingMeeting Room 203
5:30 PM - 6:30 PMResearch Network MeetingMeeting Room 207
5:30 PM - 6:30 PMUSHER Network MeetingMeeting Room 206
7:00 PM - 9:00 PMMovie NightSocial events Canada Hall 1
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7:00 AM - 3:30 PMRegistration OpenRegistration 2nd Floor
7:30 AM - 8:30 AMBreakfastMeals Canada Hall 2
8:30 AM - 9:30 AMPlenary Session 6: My Life with Usher SyndromeLived-Experience Knowledge SharingUSACanada Hall 1
9:30 AM - 10:00 AMMorning Refreshment BREAK / Exhibits & Poster ViewingExhibits 3rd Floor Foyer
9:30 AM - 10:00 AMPoster Presentations - Group C  3rd Floor Foyer
10:00 AM - 10:45 AMBreakout Session 8A: Orientation and Mobility Principles and Instructional Strategies for Students with Complex Needs Including CVI, Deafblind, and Multiple DisabilitiesServices & ResourcesUSACanada Hall 1
10:00 AM - 10:45 AMBreakout Session 8B: Vulnerability, (Dis)Trust, and (No)Fellowship: Existential Encounters Between Older Patients with Acquired Deafblindness and CaregiversServices & ResourcesNorwayRoom 203
10:00 AM - 10:45 AMBreakout Session 8C: Developing Individual Holistic Communication Profiles on Learners who are DeafblindServices & ResourcesUSARoom 205
10:00 AM - 10:45 AMBreakout Session 8D: Hand in Hand - A Project to Develop Professional Competence in the Field of Deafblindness at the Institution Nikolauspflege StuttgartServices & ResourcesGermanyRoom 206
10:00 AM - 10:45 AMBreakout Session 8E: Assessing in the Age of Zoom: Virtual vs. In-Person in Deafblind AssessmentsLatest ResearchCanadaRoom 207
10:00 AM - 11:45 AMBreakout Session 8F/9F: Combined Vison and Hearing Loss in Long-Term Care: Interprofessional Contributions to Integrated Care to Address Sensory-based Communication BarriersLatest ResearchCanadaRoom 208
11:00 AM - 11:45 AMBreakout Session 9A: Co-creating the Future, when Meeting Self-harm with a New PerspectiveServices & ResourcesDenmarkCanada Hall 1
11:00 AM - 11:45 AMBreakout Session 9B: Sharing Deafblind Knowledge and Practice with Service Providers and Families Through Online Learning: A Pilot Program in IrelandLived-Experience Knowledge SharingIrelandRoom 203
11:00 AM - 11:45 AMBreakout Session 9C: A Fun Workshop to Help Teenagers with Usher SyndromeLived-Experience Knowledge SharingFranceRoom 205
11:00 AM - 11:45 AMBreakout Session 9D: The Heartbeat 2.0: A Technological Solution to Overcome DistanceLived-Experience Knowledge SharingNetherlandsRoom 206
11:00 AM - 11:45 AMBreakout Session 9E: The Tactile Threshold Model & Communication Decision Making Surrounding Learners with DeafblindnessLatest ResearchUSARoom 207
12:00 PM - 12:45 PMPlenary Session 7: Dad's Involvement in the Care, Development and Education of their Children with DeafblindnessLived-Experience Knowledge SharingUSA/ItalyCanada Hall 1
12:45 PM - 1:30 PMExhibits & Poster ViewingExhibits 3rd Floor Foyer
12:45 PM - 1:30 PMLunchMeals Canada Hall 2
12:45 PM - 1:30 PMPoster Presentations - Group B  3rd Floor Foyer
1:30 PM - 2:15 PMBreakout Session 10A: Identification of the Perceptual Characteristics and Personalized Educational Progressions for Children with Deafblindness and Other Severe complex DisabilitiesServices & ResourcesFrance, RussiaCanada Hall 1
1:30 PM - 2:15 PMBreakout Session 10B: Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS): Why Am I Seeing Things That Aren't Really There?Lived-Experience Knowledge SharingCanadaRoom 203
1:30 PM - 2:15 PMBreakout Session 10C: Interoception: The 8th SenseServices & ResourcesAustraliaRoom 205
1:30 PM - 2:15 PMBreakout Session 10D: Research Lightning Talks (3)Latest ResearchSweden, USA, NetherlandsRoom 206
1:30 PM - 2:15 PMBreakout Session 10F: Deafblind Citizens in Action (DBCA) in the United States: A Decade of Grassroots LeadershipLeadership Development & SustainabilityUSARoom 208
2:15 PM - 2:45 PMAfternoon Refreshment BREAK / Exhibits & Poster ViewingServices & Resources 3rd Floor Foyer
2:15 PM - 2:45 PMPoster Presentations - Group D  3rd Floor Foyer
2:45 PM - 3:45 PMPlenary Session 8: Building Expertise with Communication Partners of People with DeafblindnessPlenaryNetherlandsCanada Hall 1
3:45 PM - 7:00 PMFree Time   
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMNorth America Network MeetingMeeting Room 201
7:00 PM - 7:30 PMReceptionSocial events Canada Hall Foyer
7:30 PM - 11:00 PMGala Dinner & Awards CelebrationSocial events Canada Hall 1
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9:00 AM - 9:45 AMBreakfastMeals Canada Hall 2
9:00 AM - 1:30 PMRegistration OpenRegistration 2nd Floor
9:45 AM - 10:45 AMPlenary Session 9: The Virtual World: An Opportunity or Threat for Persons with DisabilitiesLeadership Development & SustainabilityUKCanada Hall 1
10:45 AM - 11:15 AMMorning Refreshment BREAK / Exhibits & Poster ViewingExhibits 3rd Floor Foyer
10:45 AM - 11:15 AMPoster Presentations - Group A  3rd Floor Foyer
11:15 AM - 12:15 PMClosing Keynote SessionLeadership Development & Sustainability Canada Hall 1
12:15 PM - 1:00 PMClosing Ceremonies: Passing of the TilePlenary Canada Hall 1
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