Pawlos Kassu Abebe (PhD) is Deaf and teaches at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. In addition to teaching and research, he also coordinates a project funded by Kentalis International focused on research in Deafblindness and development…
Day: 19 July 2024
Meredith Prain
Dr. Meredith Prain has worked with people with deafblindness of all ages for the past 25 years as a speech pathologist, deafblind consultant, researcher, and project manager. She completed her PhD in 2012 investigating interactions…
Joe Gibson
Dr. Joe Gibson works as a teacher at The Diamond School for pupils who are deafblind (formally Skådalen) in Oslo, Norway. He previously worked for Sense Scotland as the Outdoor Activities Co-ordinator. Joe’s PhD focused…
Henriette Hermann Olesen
As a student in 1995 was placed in a residential home for adult people with congenital deafblindness for my internship. I didn’t know anything about this combinated sensory loss, and what its impact on a…
Gloria Rodriguez Gil
Gloria Rodríguez-Gil is the Director, Latin America, and the Caribbean, for Perkins International. Born and educated in Costa Rica, Spain, and the United States. Currently, she leads Perkins International programs in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, and…
Esther van Dijk
ROYAL KENTALIS Royal Kentalis is a national organization in the Netherlands, specialized in providing diagnostics, care and education amongst others to persons who are deafblind. Our expertise is focused on bridging communication barriers. Our staff…