It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to Bad Ischl for the 7th International FCEI-DHH Conference 2026. This gathering brings together innovators, researchers, practitioners, DHH lived experience and families from around the globe, sharing their expertise towards a common vision: to shape a brighter future for deaf and hard of hearing children and their communities.
Our theme for this year „Shaping Tomorow: Ideas, Innovations, Challenges“, invites us to reflect on the remarkable progress already achieved and to embrace the opportunities that lie ahead. We will explore groundbreaking technologies, present scientific advances, and highlight exemplary practice that have the power to transform lives. At the same time we acknowledge the challenges that accompany innovation, as we aim to engage in thoughful dialogue on how to address them to the benefit of each individual child and family.
Bad Ischl, with its rich cultural heritage and welcoming spirit, provides the perfect backdrop for inspiration, exchange, and collaboration. Over the course of the conference-, you will have opportunities to engage with leaders in the field, participate in dynamic discussion and build lasting networks across borders and disciplines.
We invite you to join us with an open mind and a forward-looking perspective. Together, let us learn from one another and shape tomorrow.
We look forward to sharing and celebrating with you in Bad Ischl.
With warm regards
Daniel Holzinger (Congress President)
On behalf of the FCEI-DHH International Executive Group
This keynote explores the authentic inclusion of families with lived experience and the voices of deaf and hard of hearing children in shaping holistic care through developing a national Core Outcomes Set and data system in Australia. It challenges us to look beyond the traditional health system and build frameworks that are ethically grounded, emotionally supportive, and ready for a future where technology and care advance together.
Philosopher bioethicists evaluate and assess arguments about how to do the right thing. In that context, Dr. Burke will provide a framework for having these difficult conversations that models respectful discourse using the tools of analytic philosophy that consider a wide range of perspectives including parents, deaf and hard of hearing children, deaf and hard of hearing adults (including Burke herself), providers, and educators.
