Events, Conferences, Courses

This page compiles a list of conference, workshops, courses and other events which might be of interest to the Usher syndrome community in India.


Events by Date

  • 2025 March 1-3. Deafblind International Asian Conference 2025, Pokhara Nepal.
  • 2024 November 14-17. ICEVI World Conference 2024. Ahmedabad India.
    • Organizer: International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI). 
    • Theme: Inclusion in diversity: Equality and accessibility for all
  • 2024 October 18-20. Empower 2024 Assistive Technology Conference
    • Description: organized with the objective of bringing together all stakeholders in the assistive technology sector, which includes researchers, user organizations, industries as well as policy makers. to discuss issues involved in creation, production and dissemination of assistive technology solutions.  
    • Organizer: https://empowerconferences.in/
  • 2024 June 21-22. Visions Conference. Chicago Illinois USA.
    • Organizer: Foundation Fighting Blindness
    • Focus: latest research advancements for retinal degenerative diseases (e.g. retinitis pigmentosa, Usher Syndrome). Blind and low vision community.
  • 2024. March 2-3. 8th India Deaf Expo 2024. Pune.
    • Organizer: Deaf Leaders Foundation
    • Conference presentations
    • Exhibitions by educators, inventors and businessmen on products and assistive technologies for the deaf and hard-of-hearing 
    • Entertainment, Pageant, Talent Show 
  • 2023 July 12-14. DISES International Roundtable: Envision the Future: An Inclusive Society for All, Bangalore
  • 2023 February 2-4. 2nd National Conference of the Deaf-Blind (NCDB), Bangalore
    • Organizers: Society for the Empowerment of the Deaf-Blind (SEDB), Enable India, and Chetana Trust
    • Report by SEDB 
  • 2023 January 27-29. India Deaf Expo. Chennai
  • 2022 October. World Federation of the DeafBlind (WFDB)
  • 2022 October 13-15. Empower 2022 Assistive Technology Conference, Chennai
    • Description: 5th annual technical event, organized with the objective of bringing together all stakeholders in the assistive technology sector, which includes researchers, user organizations, industries as well as policy makers. to discuss issues involved in creation, production and dissemination of assistive technology solutions.  
    • Organizer: https://empowerconferences.in/
  • 2020. 1st National Conference for the Deafblind: Inclusion through Technology and Advocacy.

    • Organizer: Society for the Empowerment of the Deaf-Blind (SEDB)
    • News 1, News 2

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