Deaf Education Conference 2025

Abstract Submission Portal

Conference Theme

Pathways to Inclusive Education and Human Rights for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: Empowering Change in the Caribbean and Beyond

Conference Details

Date: November 6-9, 2025
Location: University of the West Indies, School of Education, Trinidad and Tobago
Collaboration: We Care Deaf Support Network

Submission Guidelines

We encourage submissions from a range of disciplines and professional backgrounds. Abstracts should clearly demonstrate how your work aligns with one or more of the conference themes, emphasizing the significance and practical applications of your findings.

Open to educators, researchers, practitioners, advocates, and policymakers
Abstracts must be 400 words or less
Limited to three abstracts per presenter
Focus on innovative research and practical strategies in Deaf education
Highlight projects with positive outcomes in Deaf and Hard of Hearing education

Abstracts Due by

April 25th, 2025
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Abstract Requirements

For Emperical Research

Background: description of the problem
Purpose: research objectives, research question(s) and/or hypotheses
Design and Methods (where applicable): research design, sampling strategy, description of participants, data collection procedures and instruments, data analysis approaches
Findings (if available): summary of specific results
Conclusions and Implications: main outcome(s) of the research (if available), implications for practice, policy or further research
Keywords: (up to 5)

For Non-Emperical Research

Topic or Central Theme: clear statement of the topic or central theme
Overview: a brief overview of the key points to be discussed
Theoretical Framework (where applicable): the theoretical framework or perspective being used
Unique Contribution: summary of specific project or intervention and relevance to conference
Conclusions and Implications: main outcome(s) or potential implication for practice, policy or research
Keywords (up to 5)

Background: description of the problem
Purpose: research objectives, research question(s) and/or hypotheses
Design and Methods (where applicable): research design, sampling strategy, description of participants, data collection procedures and instruments, data analysis approaches
Findings (if available): summary of specific results
Conclusions and Implications: main outcome(s) of the research (if available), implications for practice, policy or further research
Keywords: (up to 5)

Topic or Central Theme: clear statement of the topic or central theme
Overview: a brief overview of the key points to be discussed
Theoretical Framework (where applicable): the theoretical framework or perspective being used
Unique Contribution: summary of specific project or intervention and relevance to conference
Conclusions and Implications: main outcome(s) or potential implication for practice, policy or research
Keywords (up to 5)