9.00-9.45am         

Opening

9.45-10.45am

DEAFplus Individuals and the Importance of DEAF identity - Abstract

Robert Nutt (USA)

10.45-11.15am

Break

11.15-12.15am

Correlates of quality of life in a population of DEAFplus people

Johannes Fellinger, Daniel Holzinger (AT)

12.15-1.45pm

Lunch

1.45-2.30pm

Description of a therapeutic community model in Austria

Heinz Hierzer, Roland Hierzer, Ulrike Strauß (AT)

2.30-3.15pm

DEAFplus in the US - Abstract

Jana Dreyzehner (USA)

Market place for sharing practice models and

Posterpresentation during the coffee break

4.00-4.45pm

Patients with hearing impairment and multiple disabilities

MED-EL

4.45-5.30pm

Fostering affective involvement in people with deafblindness. An intervention model for staff training - Abstract

Marleen Janssen (NL)

5.30-5.45pm

Resumé of the day

9.00-9.45am            

ID and autism, state of the art - Abstract

Tanja Sappok (DE)

9.45-10.30am

DEAFplus and autism symptoms: pseudo autism or autism spectrum disorder? Possibilities to differentiate - implications for intervention

Daniel Holzinger, Johannes Hofer (AT)

10.30-11.00am

break

10.30-11.45am

If only I could tell... Measuring predictors for challenging behaviour in people with both intellectual disability and hearing impairment - Abstract

Meindert Buskermolen (NL)

11.45-12.30am

De escalation - Abstract

Christian Schanze (DE)

12.30-2.00pm

lunch

2.00-4.00pm

Parallel workshops

• Language development aspects in everyday practice (Daniel Holzinger and Chantal Weber) Only in German (spoken) and Austrian Sign Language available
• Mental health aspects in everyday practice - discussions of case studies (Johannes Fellinger and team) 

4.00-5.00pm

Penal discussion "Main keys of best practice for unlocking the potential of deaf people with special needs" with Birgit Gerstorfer, Helene Jarmer, Robert Nutt, Christine Oberndorfer und Johannes Fellinger (moderation: Daniel Holzinger)