DBI World Conference 2019 Communications stream: Concurrent session 7D Presenter: Maede Martha Mueller & Tina Aeschbach Topic: Dying with dignity

2. Hello and welcome
Maede Mueller
SNAB specialist centre for deafblindness
Head of the rehabilitation unit
Tina Aeschbach
SNAB specialist centre for deafblindness
Head of the competence centre for acquired deafblindness

3. Topic
What does dying with dignity
mean to people with
deafblindness? What do they
need / wish for the last stage of
their lives?
What can we as experts offer?

4. What we aim for in this workshop
− Start the discussion on the topic
− Exchange of experiences
− Collect questions and wishes
Topic for a DBI conference?

5. Take a minute to think about…
Have you ever accompanied a dying person with deafblindness?
What was your role? How did you deal with the situation?
What questions and uncertainties did you have?
Were there any differences as a result of the deafblindness?

6. People die...
... due to age
... due to a disease
... due to an accident
What does that mean if the person is deafblind and there are difficulties /
limits
... in the access to information
... in the communication
... in orientation and mobility?

7. Practical inputs

8. Exchange in groups
What difficulties did you have?
How did you solve problems?
What questions do you still have?
Collect ideas for the next DBI
conference (talks, workshops,
experts etc.).

9. Thank you!