Between November 4-29, 2024, we organized the first in-depth training program in deafblindness approved by the Ministry of Education, with 18-20 transferable professional credits.

The course was an intensive one, with both a synchronous component, with two weekly meetings on the Zoom platform, and an asynchronous one, on the organization's e-learning platform, cursuri.surdocecitate.ro, totalling 60 hours.

The 20 trainees, special education teachers from all over the country, deepened their knowledge about deafblindness and learned techniques and methods for working with deafblind children. During the live sessions, they shared the challenges they face in the classroom and, together with the team of trainers, sought solutions and received encouragement.

The theoretical information was complemented by case studies and numerous practical examples from the experience of the four trainers, accomplished professionals and long-term collaborators of our foundation: psychopedagogue professor Mara Apostol, psychologist Gabriela Jianu, psychopedagogue professor Eva Oprea, asst. univ. dr. Ioana Tufar. We thank them from the bottom of our hearts for their dedication and for the passion they always invest in what they do!

With this training course, we fondly remembered our mentor Vasile Adamescu, a supporter of the organisation's programmes and a true promoter of the rights of deafblind people in Romania. We continued the tradition of recent years and offered six scholarships to special education teachers who work or want to work with children with deafblindness or multiple sensory disabilities.

We finished the training programme with many emotions, gratitude and enthusiasm for future projects!

"Perfect specialists; I learned a lot from the trainers and, most importantly, THE ATTITUDE with which they transmitted them remained in my soul: the joy of sharing, the pleasure of a job well done and the value built with each example provided. Appreciation and esteem!" (L.T.)

"The course is absolutely necessary for any professional who works with students with deafblindness or multiple sensory deficiencies. No matter how much experience you had before this course, you will update information, learn new techniques and be able to observe working methods and tools from practical examples." (C.R.)

"Thank you for the extraordinary experience and valuable information. Each course contributed both to enriching knowledge and to understanding the needs and challenges faced by children with deafblindness." (C.V.)