Con - nection Deaf - blind Support Foundation Main activities 6/19/2017

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1 Con - nection Deaf - blind Support Foundation Main activities 6/19/2017

2 Who we are The is a Russian charity established in April 2014 by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives. Our goal systemic changes in the area of support and social integration of the deafblind population in Russia (state + civil society = breakthrough). Our mission is to connect our world with the world of the deafblind, to elaborate and aggregate the best practices and solutions enabling the deafblind people to develop and integrate in the society. 2

3 Why we do this? Deafblindness is unique and it is one of the most complicated disabilities, when one is doomed to live in darkness and contact the world with his hand. Despite the rich experience and historical achievements in this area, the deafblind in Russia have been out of reach and attention of the government and civil society. There is no statistics, their needs are not appropriately taken into account in social policy. Meanwhile, with proper assistance they can succeed in social integration, get university degrees, fulfill themselves in art and civic activism. 3

4 Global trends Growing number of the deaf blind due to premature delivery Increasing number of senior deaf blind people 4

5 Our objectives To develop the register of the deafblind and their needs To elaborate the individual development strategy for each deafblind person To enhance the life standards of the deafblind and their relatives To develop, identify and incorporate the best Russian and international practices aimed at assisting the deafblind and providing for their social integration To unite the akin by maintaining the network of partnerships in the regions (relatives and parent associations, volunteers, NGOs, academics, local donors, etc.) 5

6 Our programs Information and Involvement increase public awareness about problems and opportunities in the field of work with deafblind people, create opportunity to change social policy, taking into account needs and abilities of deafblind. Regional development creation of regional centers to support deafblind people and multiply successful projects of assistance to deafblind people in the Russian Federation. Science and education revive scientific school that studies deafblindness, elaborate a system of channels to transfer knowledge and experience of work with deafblind (from mentors to students), actively include Russian school into international studies and research.

7 Our programs Social integration stimulate professional and creative activities of deafblind people, their self-fulfillment in work and leisure. Education, the development of creative abilities, sports. Ensuring the accessibility of visits to spiritual centers, museums, participation in the creative festivals.

8 Key projects Deaf-Blind Family Association Resource center for deafblind people support Yaseneva Polyana Accompanied accommodation house Silent House All-Russian Deafblind people census (continuation); Form and control fulfillment of individual development tracks; Association of universities and program Mentors and students ; Publishing (Russian and translated publications); Annual research-to-practice conference and seminars; Development of electronic multimedia resource Knowledge library and archives digitalization; Young specialists school (winter, summer); Open new leisure time centers and develop existing ones.

9 Key projects Training seminars for specialists in the regions; Interpretation and support service for deafblind people; Development of the Deafblind family association; Implementation of the Time out program for parents of deafblind children; Education course Basics of audio description and special interpretation for deafblind people ; Education course Basics of volunteering for students from field-oriented university departments; Training courses for deafblind people, including centers of computer skills training; Purchase and distribution of technical rehabilitation means; Creation of work places in professions adapted for deafblind people, support labor training and manufactures.

10 Key projects Fulfillment of projects with religious organizations (accessible environment in churches, literature in Brailles, training of priests) E-news service for deafblind and Your Interlocutor magazine; Tours for deafblind, accessible environment in museums; Creative contests; Sport for deafblind; Theatre projects «Prikasaemye» («Touchables»), inclusive theater laboratory «Soedinenie» («Con-nection»); Creation of a showroom of existing assistive devices and provision of consultations for deafblind Polygon ; Acceleration program for technical rehabilitation means developers.

Successfully fulfilled projects 2014-2017 All-Russian Deafblind census first stage carried out, database of 3,500 people created; Trainings for social workers 62 regions; Stage play Prikasaemye

11 Successfully fulfilled projects All-Russian Deafblind census first stage carried out, database of 3,500 people created; Trainings for social workers 62 regions; Stage play Prikasaemye (Touchables) Golden Mask nominee + inclusive creative center Inclusion ; «Social lesson» for school and university students; Publishing books «I Live. Deaf-Blind Person s Diary», «The History of Deafblind People Education in Russia»; Getting Out of the Dark Support of mobile communication for people with hearing and vision impairments (together with Beeline company); Two documental films; Escape room game Another World

12 Successfully fulfilled projects Course «Basics of Special Interpreting for Deaf-Blind» with Russian State Social University; A professional standard Interpreter for Deaf-Blind has been developed and approved Assistance service for Moscow, Moscow region, Udmurtia, Chelyabinsk, Perm; Education course to train volunteers (together with Moscow State Pedagogical University); Summer school for parents of deaf-blind children and young specialists; International conference on deaf-blindness issues over 300 participants from 17 countries; Zagorsky experiment archive was digitalized.

13 Successfully fulfilled projects Leisure time centers were opened in 22 regions; Employment - manufacture of natural candles and ceramic workshops in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk; European Rehabilitation and Culture Week for Deaf-blind People; Literature contest among deaf-blind people; Magazine «Your Interlocutor»; Museum of Zagorsky Orphanage experiment was opened; Pilot projects on sports development (Scandinavian walk, checkers contests, championship of table board games);

14 Successfully fulfilled projects Training courses for dead-blind people Moscow, Makhachkala, Novosibirsk, Tumen; Contest for designers to implement accessible environment in Puchkovo Deafblind House and in Sergiev Posad Orphanage for deafblind children; «Technical support» contest for innovators; Participation in forums «M-Enabling Russia 2015», «M-Enabling Summit» in the USA, «Opened innovations», StartUp Village, etc; Program Accelerator was launched (for technical rehabilitation means developers); Technical rehabilitation means were bought for more than 100 deafblind people; Publishing of literature in Braille.

15 Vision-2020 Each deaf-blind person Is known and got an individual development track Can get a consultation in a special center Has access to modern technical rehabilitation means Is protected by law Uses works of scientific school (4 PhDs, 10 post-graduate students) Can study in university/network college Can get interesting profession Can rest and communicate in a network of leisure time centers Has assistance from partner organizations and volunteers Uses model accessible environment (not less then 3) 15

16 Fundrising Send text message at short number 8910 with any amount of donation. Make donation within your credit card, QIWI-wallet or send money by bank transfer at the Con-nection website

17 Contact Us Website: Phone number: Address: Russia, Moscow, Ayvazovskogo street, 6-2.

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Participation of Chelyabinsk State University in the PEN-International project. Changchun, September 2009

Participation of Chelyabinsk State University in the PEN-International project Changchun, September 2009 1 Chelyabinsk State University was founded in 1976 In 2009, higher professional education programs