Akiko Fukuda is the first nationally-certified social worker in Japan who is deafblind. She is an executive member of the Japan Deafblind Association, a member of the disability policy committee of the Cabinet of Japan, as well as the Japan Disability Forum. She is also the coordinator of the Asia Deafblind Read more
Chris Woodfill has served as Executive Director of the New York State Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing Office since January 2024, following his appointment by Governor Kathy Hochul. With over 25 years of professional experience, he previously held leadership roles at Helen Keller National Center and worked for 13 Read more
Accessibility, Christopher Woodfill
Communication, Akiko Fukuda
Mental Health & Wellbeing, Pere Cantenys Gómez
Health and Well-being, Dr. Peter Simcock
Advocacy, Dr Sanja Tarczay, Ph. D.
Communication, Prof. Dr. Saskia Damen
Sanja Tarczay was born in Zagreb as a deaf child in a deaf family and later became Deafblind. In 1994, she established the Croatian Association of Deafblind Persons “Dodir“ where she is acting as president. She is the creator of a Croatian Sign Language course, courses for Service Support Providers Read more