NEWS BULLETIN
WHO Informational Webinar on the World Report on Hearing and World Hearing Day
3rd or 4th of November
WHO is holding an on-line webinar: Glimpse into the World Report on Hearing – the launch of World Hearing Day advocacy materials on 3 or 4 November (the session is being repeated twice). The webinar’s purpose is to launch the World Hearing Day 2021 information products and share information about the World Report on Hearing and its call to action. To register go to the following Registration link. Attached is further information from WHO.
Subtitling Online Event
6th of November
Live to Text will hold an Online event on the 6th of November 2020 on Accessibility as a human right: real-time intralingual subtitling and end-users’ perspective. Free registration and Event Program here.
The event will take place during the 7th Live Subtitling Symposium organised by our partner Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Attached is a poster with more information. As well please see the YouTube promotion about the event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4MERRPWiVg
The European Federation of Hard of Hearing People is a partner in the LTA project.
Conference 20/20 Vision for 2020: Stronger Together in Creative Ways Forward so NO ONE IS LEFT BEHIND
10th to 14th November
The CLD Consortium Project is organizing activities in preparation for World Hearing Day as a way of contributing to advance the cause of hard of hearing and deaf people. Attached is a program; for more information contact organizer Loren Reyes ikapitbisigmo.app@gmail.com
United Nations Conference of States Parties Online event
30th of November to 3rd of December
The UN COSP is an annual event during which State representatives report about their CRPD actions and civil society delegates also provide brief interventions. Typically, the event is held in-person in New York in June, but due to the pandemic was postponed from the 30th of November to the 3rd of December. It will be held online. Registration for NGOs with ECOSOC status and NGOs Accredited to the Conference of States Parties is open until 25 November 2020. See attached for more information.
IFHOH – International Federation of Hard Of Hearing people
