On the 9th November, the 1st Conference on Deafblindness took place in Badajoz, organized jointly by FASOCIDE and ONCE’s Territorial Delegation Headquarters in Extremadura. Within the context of this 1st Conference, the presentation of the red-white cane for the Deafblind was held. The presentation consisted of a ceremony which counted on the presence of Carmen Núñez Cumplido, General Director of...

The President of FASOCIDE has recently held a meeting with the President and Treasurer of the World Federation of the Deafblind (WFDb) to address issues related to the joint work on the organization of the Helen Keller World Conference that will take place in 2018. More information on the Conference will be shared soon....

Last weekend, the 16th National Deafblind Gathering took place in Galicia. This time, participation rose significantly: 85 Deafblind people, 62 interpreters (some of them volunteers) and 16 carers. All of them came from Andalucía, Aragón, Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla and León, Madrid Regional Authority, Chartered Community of Navarra, Valencian Community, Galicia, Basque Country and Region of Murcia. Thanks to Renfe’s...

This year, the event took place in Basque Country, from the 1st to the 6th of September 2016, and, for the first time, the Youth Commission was in charge of the organization which is a great achievement. The rise of female participants regarding past editions of the event is also a remarkable fact. It keeps the gender balance in the...

Today, 21st July 2016, is a day of celebration for Spanish Deafblind people because the Federation of Associations of the Deafblind People of Spain, FASOCIDE, has been admitted to join CERMI (Spanish Committee of the Representatives of People with Disabilities), as a related entity. From now on, we will have our own voice within the CERMI and we will join...