Dr Peter Simcock is Associate Professor of Social Work and Centre Lead for the Deafblind UK Centre for Education and Research at Birmingham City University. He has a long-standing research and practice interest in deafblindness, with a particular focus on social work and deafblindness, the experiences of those ageing with deafblindness, the relationship between law and social work practice in the field, and qualitative research involving deafblind people.
Prior to working in academia, Peter was a specialist social worker with d/Deaf and deafblind people and maintains a connection with practice via his role as Chair of the Deafblind International Acquired Deafblindness Network (ADBN).
Plenary Presentation
Moving from the Margins: The Potential of Social Work in Deafblind Practice and Research
Theme/Topic: Health and Well-being
