The Situation of Speech to Text (STT)
The Situation of Speech to Text (STT) Interpreting in Nordic and Baltic Countries 2020 A Survey among members of the VDNR Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia VDNR_Survey_on_STT
VDNR virtual meeting the 28. april 2021
We have had VDNR virtual meeting the 28. april 2021 and two presentations, respectively: 1) Presentation about The Accessibility from Sami, Finland. Subtitling in Finland: Historical overview, status and new challenges. Decree: Live subtitling will be mandatory in 2022,...
FINNISH REPORT: The use of the interpretation service for the disabled doubled in 10 years
September 1st. 10 years have passed since the act on the interpretation service for persons with disabilities entered into force and the service was transferred to Kela. The use of the service has more than doubled from 2011 to...
VDNR Annual meeting and seminar 23-26.09.2021
VDNR Annual meeting event is taking place on: September 23 – 26.2021
CANCELED * The Annual meeting and seminar in Copenhagen 19-22.03.2020
THE EVENT WILL BE CANCELED DUE OF THE PREVENTION OF CORONA VIRUS As we all know, the corona virus is a big issue around the world. Denmark has seen a fast increase in the number of people infected. Therefore...
REPORT – INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS 2019
Stichting Plotsdoven (the association of the sudden and late deafened) had sent the invitation to the Nordic countries, the USA, Europe and others. Kalle Tervaskari, Liisa Sammalpenger and I attended the congress, which took place on Landgoed Zonheuvel, Amersfoortseweg...
Music: Not Impossible Is A “Vibro-Tactile” Suit That Lets Deaf People Enjoy Music Through Vibrations
Vibrations play a very significant role in a deaf person’s life, especially when it comes to music. Thanks to the Music: Not Impossible suit (M:NI), listening to music, especially at concerts became even more enjoyable for deaf people. Read...
VDNR summer week 27.07- 3.08.2019 in Estonia
Information about program of the VDNR summer week in Estonia Table of contents: Information Preliminary programme Pictures of Haapsalu Vocational Education and Training Centre Participation fee info Haapsalu_Introtuction We are pleased to invite you to the VDNR summer week...