On January 24th and 25th, 2015, the global DeafBlind community will come together for two days of learning and networking in the world’s first-ever online international conference for the DeafBlind. No transportation, special technology, or webcam required — anyone can access this exciting event with a high-speed internet connection. In addition to spoken English and American Sign Language, the conference will be automatically captioned and subtitled into 78 languages for sighted people and translated into synthesized voice in 35 languages for people who are blind or low vision.
The conference is supported by Translate Your World (www.TranslateYourWorld.com), makers of easy-to-use speech translation software that generates text and voice directly from a speaker’s words. This software enables hearing people to communicate with people who are deaf or blind simply by going to a webpage.
The line-up of speakers and presenters includes many stars from the DeafBlind community. Teachers, counselors, medical professionals, diversity specialists, support service providers, corporate communication leaders, sign language interpreters, governmental representatives, plus family and members of the Deaf, Blind, and DeafBlind communities are encouraged to attend.
To see the speaker line up, register, and learn more about the technology, go to: www.deafblindtip.com
