8.00-9.00 Registration - Sala dei Quaranta, Padova University

 

9.00-10.15 Opening ceremony - Aula Magna, Padova University

 

Welcome and Opening Remarks

·     Robert Hollman Foundation, President

·     ICEVI Europe, President

·     Veneto Region- Social policy

·     Municipality of Padova

·     Padova University

·     European Blind Union

·     ICEVI World

 

10.15- 11.15 Conference Framework (Aula Magna, Padova University)

 

Introduction to the Conference theme and presentation of the “Key Principles for supporting children and young adults with Visual Impairment (VI)”

Speakers: Representatives from ICEVI Europe & Robert Hollman Foundation

 

11.15- 10.40 Coffee break - Sala delle Colonne, Padova University

 

11.40- 13.00 Keynote Lectures - Aula Magna, Padova University

11.40- 12.20

Support to children and young adults with visual impairment: a national perspective

Keynote speaker: Maria Elisa Fazzi – Professor, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Italy

 

12.20 – 13.00

Support to children and young adults with visual impairment: an international perspective

Keynote speaker: Els Ortibus – Professor, Department of Development and Regeneration and Head of the Centre for Developmental Disabilities, KU Leuven, Belgium

 

 

Thursday afternoon May 15^th, 2025

 

13.00 - 14.15 Lunch - Sala delle Colonne, Padova University

 

14.15 - 15.30 Parallel workshops

Key principles for supporting children and young adults with visual impairment

 

 

15.30 - 18.00 Parallel sessions

 

Session 1 - Area: Individual development and assessment

15.30 - 15.50

Topic: “See my life” project

Main speaker: Helen Dollfus, Professor and Head of the Medical Genetics Department of the Strasbourg University Hospitals, Strasbourg, France. Coordinator of the project ERN-EYE

 

15.50-18.00 Oral presentations

 

Session 2 - Area: Education and learning

15.30 - 15.50

Topic: to be confirmed

Main speaker: Valeria Friso, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences "G.M. Bertin" of the University of Bologna, Italy

 

15.50-18.00 Oral presentations    

 

Session 3 - Area: Habilitation and rehabilitation

15.30 - 15.50

Topic: How early is early for a habilitation proposal?

Main speaker: Daniela Ricci, Head of pediatric group, National Centre of Services and Research for the Prevention of Blindness and Rehabilitation of Low Vision Patients - IAPB Italia ETS, Rome, Italy

 

15.50-18.00 Oral presentations

 

Session 4 - Area: Access, participation and engagement in society

15.30 - 15.50

Topic: to be confirmed

Main speaker: Emanuela Storani, Psychologist, Counselor, Rehabilitation technician for visual impairment and pluriminorisation and President of Aniomap, Firenze, Italy

 

15.50-18.00 Oral presentations

 

18.00 19.00 Guided tour

 

Friday morning May 16th, 2025

 

8.00-9.00 ICEVI-Europe General Assembly (only for ICEVI members)

 

 

9.00-11.00 Parallel sessions

 

Session 1 - Area: Individual development and assessment

9.00 - 9.20

Topic: Multidisciplinary and multiprofessional approach to diagnosis and habilitation of low vision in children

Main speaker: Agnese Suppiej, Professor and Director of the Residency School of Pediatrics, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara. Director of the Pediatric Unit, S.  Anna University Hospital, Ferrara, Italy

 

9.20-11.00 Oral presentations

 

Session 2 - Area: Education and learning

9.00 - 9.20

Topic: Learning and teaching in an inclusive school: blind students matter!

Main speaker: Nathalie Levi-Dumont, Emeritus Assistant Professor, INSEI-Grhapes Lab, Suresnes, France

 

9.20-11.00 Oral presentations

 

Session 3 - Area: Habilitation and rehabilitation

9.00 - 9.20

Topic: Prospective Longitudinal Cohort study Children with Vision Impairments

Main speaker: Mathijs Vervloed, Professor, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nimega, The Netherlands

 

9.20-11.00 Oral presentations

 

Session 4 - Area: Access, participation and engagement in society

9.00 - 9.20

Topic: Lost in the maze of technological innovations? Technological development increases the autonomy of individuals with visual impairment in all areas of life

Main speaker: Judith Gombas, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Special Needs Education, ELTE Bárczi Gusztáv, Budapest, Hungary

 

9.20-11.00 Oral presentations

 

11.00 -11.30 Break

 

11.30-12.30 Parallel workshops

 

Workshop 1

Topic: Braille & Digital Literacies

 

Workshop 2

Topic: Tactile books

 

Workshop 3

Topic: Cerebral visual impairment

 

Workshop 4

Topic: Physical activity

 

 

 

Friday afternoon May 16th, 2025

 

12.30-13.45 – Lunch

 

13.45-17.45 Parallel Sessions - continuation

    

Session 1 - Area: Individual development and assessment

Oral presentations

 

Session 2 - Area: Education and learning

Oral presentations

 

Session 3 - Area: Habilitation and rehabilitation

Oral presentations

 

Session 4 - Area: Access, participation and engagement in society

Oral presentations

 

17.45 – 19.45 Free time

 

19.45 – 22.30 Conference dinner - Robert Hollman Foundation

 

 

Saturday morning May 17th, 2025

 

9.00-13.00 Parallel sessions

 

Session 1 - Area: Individual development and assessment

9.00 - 9.20

Topic: The importance of support programs for children with visual impairments in inclusive educational contexts

Main speaker: Andrea Hathazi, Associate Professor, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Vice-President ICEVI Europe

 

9.20-11.00 Oral presentations

 

11.00-11.20 Break

 

11.20-13.00 Oral presentations

 

Session 2 - Area: Education and learning

9.00 - 9.20

Topic: Effective networks in supporting children and young adults with visual impairment with/without multiple disabilities: learning environments for All

Main speaker: Vassilis Argyopoulos, Associate Professor, Department of Special Education, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece

 

9.20-11.00 Oral presentations

 

11.00-11.20 Break

 

11.20-13.00 Oral presentations

 

Session 3 - Area: Habilitation and rehabilitation

9.00 - 9.20

Topic: An early attention carepath dedicated to the child with severe visual impairment and their family

Main speaker: Elena Mercuriali, Clinical Director, Robert Hollman Foundation, Padova, Italy

 

9.20-11.00 Oral presentations

 

11.00-11.20 Break

 

11.20-13.00 Oral presentations

 

Session 4 - Area: Access, participation and engagement in society

9.00 - 9.20

Topic: The dimensions of accessibility in a municipality: identifying gaps and opportunities

Main speaker: Barbara Arfé, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Disabilities and Vice-Rector for Inclusion and Disabilities, University of Padova, Italy

 

9.20-11.00 Oral presentations

 

11.00-11.20 Break

 

11.20-13.00 Oral presentations

 

 

Saturday afternoon May 17th, 2025

 

13.30-14.45 Lunch with Exhibitors & Poster session - Agorà, Centro Culturale Altinate San Gaetano

 

14.45-17.00 Plenary Session - Auditorium, Centro Culturale San Gaetano

14.45-15.30 - Presentation of the “Key Principles” workshops results

KP team members

 

15.30-16.00 Panel session on the “Concrete applications of the Key Principles in educational and rehabilitation settings”

Participants: Representatives Italian/EU Centres for Visual Impairment education/rehabilitation and Associations

 

16.00-17.00 Celebration of 10 years of ICEVI activity & Closing Ceremony