The University of La Laguna and the Tenerife Island Council are collaborating on the launch of a Research Chair in Hearing Disability and Accessibility, which has been presented by the Councilor for Social Action of the island institution, Águeda Fumero, and by the Vice-Rector for Culture and Extension of the academic institution, Isabel Karely León, and the director of the Chair, María del Carmen Rodríguez.
During the presentation, Councillor Águeda Fumero highlighted that the objective of this initiative is to promote training, research, innovation, awareness and dissemination in the field of hearing disability, making it "a useful tool to guarantee equal opportunities, inclusion and equity, on the path towards building a fairer society.".
In this respect, both the Vice-Rector of the University of La Laguna and the Director of the Chair agreed, highlighting that "actions like this allow us to position ourselves as benchmarks in accessibility and inclusion of people with deafness, visual impairment or deafblindness, promoting solutions that improve their autonomy, their communication possibilities and their quality of life.".
Through the Chair, information and communication technologies will be applied, guaranteeing universal accessibility and inclusive education, "establishing synergies with other initiatives that we promote from the Ministry of Social Action," as the Minister of the area clarified.
This initiative will allow the implementation of various initiatives aimed at innovation and improvement of professional practices, contributing to the development of knowledge from a cultural, social and multidisciplinary approach.
The work carried out through this Chair will culminate in the celebration of the 1st International Congress on Deafness, Hearing Impairment and Deafblindness: Advances, Challenges and Future, which will take place at the academic institution next October.
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