Eikholt Conference - Digital Future

The Eikholt conference 2019 was organised with the theme "How can ICT help people with deafblindness gain access to an active and social life".

Digital agenda

The Norwegian government's digital agenda is for ICT to create a simpler everyday life for us all. This includes making digital services easy to understand and easy to use for everyone (Meld.St. 27 2015-2016).

For people with dual sensory loss, ICT can contribute to opportunities for activity and social contact when universal design and training are good. This conference will provide insight into both existing and new ICT solutions, as well as how they can solve everyday challenges through good facilitation and guidance.

Recording from the Eikholt conference

Below you can watch a recording from the Eikholt conference on "How can ICT help people with deafblindness access an active and social life"

Speakers for the Eikholt conference

We have a lot of great speakers at the conference, and we are particularly pleased to be able to present Molly Watt as our keynote speaker. Molly is from Maidenhead, Berkshire in England, and has Usher syndrome. She is the founder of the Molly Watt Trust, an organisation dedicated to raising awareness of Usher syndrome and how people with the condition can benefit from ICT solutions. Molly works as an accessibility and usability consultant. She is a sought-after speaker who specialises in technology and design. We are looking forward to it!

We're also lucky enough to have Anita Schjøll Brede joining us to talk about the human aspect of technology and new ways of being in social interaction. Anita is a founder and has been named one of the world's most innovative people on Forbes' list of the world's Tech Women. This will be another firework of a talk.

Presentations:

Click here for information about speakers and download of presentations.

The conference will be held in English and Scandinavian, with sign language interpretation.

Program

Click here for the programme