Under the patronage of:

EFHOH Conference

“Understanding Accessibility”

together with

EFHOH AGM (Annual General Meeting)

04-06 April 2019 Zagreb, Croatia

Welcome from the host organization:

Croatian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HSGN) would like to welcome you to Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, to three interesting days of workshops, social activities and a conference with the title “Understanding Accessibility”!

Enjoy your stay!

PROGRAMME:

Detailed programme available here.

Thursday April 4th 2019

10.00 – 12.00 EFHOH Board Meeting
15.00 – 17.00 Workshops (Speech-to-text, Late Deafend, Tinnitus)

Friday, April 5th 2019 – Conference: “Understanding Accessibility”

In programme links you will find presentations.

08,00 – 09,00	Arrival and registration
09,00 – 09,30	Welcome and introduction Jadranka Krstić, Croatian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, President State Secretary prim. Željko Plazonić, dr. med., Ministry of Health, Republic of Croatia Zvjezdana Bogdanović, Ministry of Demography, Family, Youth and Social Policy, Republic of Croatia Marcel Bobeldijk, European Federation of Hard of Hearing, President
09,30 – 10,30	Zvjezdana Bogdanović, Ministery of Demography, Family, Youth and Social Policy, Republic of Croatia – „Zakon o hrvatskom znakovnom jeziku i ostalim sustavima komunikacije gluhih i gluhoslijepih osobe u Republici Hrvatskoj“ („Act on Croatian Sign Language and Other Communication Systems of Deaf and Deaf Blind Persons in the Republic of Croatia“) Mher Hakobyan, European Disability Forum – „Accessibility and Political Participation in the EU“ Tomislav Benjak, Croatian Institute of Public Health (HZJZ) – „Podaci Registra za unapređenje kvalitete života osoba oštećena sluha“ („Data from the Register for Improving the Quality of Life of Persons with Hearing Loss“) Discussion
10,30 – 11,00	Coffee break
11,00 – 12,00	Masahito Kawamori, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – *„Telephone relay service and issues in text-based communication“* Amélie Rossignol-Farjon, European Broadcasting Union (EBU) – *„PSM & Accessibility in Europe – Make TV Content Accessible for all Audiences“* Suzana Ivančić, Croatian Public Television (HRT) – *„Odjel Prilagodba programa osobama s osjetilnim teškoćama“* („The work of The Department of TV Programme Accessibility for Persons with Sensory Disabilities“) Discussion
	Mark Laureyns – European Association of Hearing Aid Professionals (AEA) – „Joined EFHOH and AEA opportunities and concerns: Hygiene Guideline“ Julie Ligeti, Cochlear – *“Addressing the challenge of unmet need for hearing implant technology– what role can producers play”* Bernd Katzbauer, Med El – „Hearing solutions for every type of hearing loss“ Juha Nikula, Qlu Oy & Transistor group – „Qlu induction loop quality mapping & Active T-sign by Transistor Group“ Discussion
13,00 – 14,15	Lunch
14,15 – 15,15	Darijo Jurišić, The Office of the Ombudsman for Persons with Disabilities, Republic of Croatia – *„Prava i ostvarivanje prava nagluhih osoba u Hrvatskoj“* („Rights and the Achivement of the Rights of Hard of Hearing Persons in Croatia“) Marica Mirić, Croatian Union of Associations of Persons with Disabilities (SOIH) – *„Značaj pristupačnosti za nagluhe osobe“* („The Importance of Accessibility of Hard of Hearing Persons“) Luka Bonetti , Iva Hrastinski, Marina Milković, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia – *„Pristupačnost u Hrvatskoj – Percipirano zadovoljstvo slušnim pomagalima i kvalitetom života“* („Understanding Accessibility in Croatia – Perceived HA Satisfaction and Quality of Life“) Discussion
15,15 – 15,45	Coffee break
15,45 – 16,30	Rocío Bernabé Caro, SDI München – *„LTA Project“* Matjaž Debevc, University of Maribor – *„E-Accessibility“* Discussion
16,30 – 16,45	Conclusions of the Conference