INTRODUCTION COURSE IN DEAFBLINDNESS, 2026
To mark its 25th anniversary, Sense International Romania is offering free access to two editions of the Introduction Course in Deafblindness, available to everyone interested.
This course provides an opportunity to gain fundamental, essential knowledge about this disability.
By participating in this course, you will learn about the causes of deafblindness, methods of communication, orientation and mobility techniques, as well as personal and social development in children, adults, and elderly persons. The course is structured to provide a strong foundation, whether you intend to use this information in your personal or professional life, in order to support and understand better people with deafblindness.
The course is open to all those interested in this complex disability: teachers from both special and mainstream education, parents, social workers, psychologists, other professionals in related fields, students, and more.

Course Structure
The course will take place online from May 15th to May 22nd, 2026, totaling a number of 21 hours of study, as follows:
Live online sessions with trainers via ZOOM: 3 meetings = 11 hours:
- Friday, May 15th (17:00 – 20:00)
- Saturday, May 16th (10:00 – 16:00)
- Sunday, May 17th (10:00 – 13:00)
Self-paced individual study= 10 hours (May 18-22)
Registration
In this anniversary year, we are offering free participation to everyone interested.
After submitting the form, you will be contacted shortly by the organizers. Please note that registration becomes final only after the training contract has been signed, at which point you will receive confirmation of your place on the course.
Enrollment will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis until all course slots are taken.
Participation is only open to those who haven’t taken part in a previous edition of this course.
What other participants say
“In order to understand and support people who are different from us, we can start by having clear information. This is what the deafblindness course offers: structured information, as well as real-life stories.” - C.S., participant, 2025 edition
“This course opens up a new perspective, completely different from what you knew before, a different way of seeing things and of approaching each child individually, regardless of their disability.”- Ș.G., participant, 2025 edition
