Aware of the importance of adopting measures that favour healthy and active ageing, within the framework of its Elderly People with hearing loss Strategy, FIAPAS has produced this publication “Hearing well, Living better“, which contains information on healthy habits, warning signs of hearing loss associated with ageing (presbycusis) and solutions for its treatment. Its aim […]

Hearing accessibility to information and communication for people living with deafness in any setting is a priority for FIAPAS. In this case, it is particularly concerned with those for older people whose vulnerability and dependence are accentuated when this sensory disability is present. These settings include day centres and care homes for older people which, […]

The purpose of this document is to present FIAPAS’s contributions regarding accessibility and usability of toys, games and electronical devices for children and young people with a hearing disability in order to enhance their autonomy and empowerment, and to raise awareness in society of their needs. Bibliography: Spanish Confederation of Families of Deaf People. (2022). […]

   ACCESS THE SPANISH EDITION As a result of COVID-19, digitalisation of education has occurred earlier than anticipated. In this context, accessible technology in partnership with support products improves the digital culture and broadens the learning horizon, facilitates and motivates participation as well as equal opportunities. Their use and implementation should therefore not create new […]

 ACCESS THE SPANISH EDITION During this health pandemic and in the context of measures to prevent contagion, the Spanish Confederation of Families of Deaf People (FIAPAS) detected a number of shortcomings in access to education for monitoring teaching and school activities that have impacted hearing-impaired students and their families. This guide aims to provide education […]

The publication provides a snapshot of the socio-educational status of hearing loss people in Spain, based on the most relevant data and findings of the Study conducted by FIAPAS between 2017 and 2018, in collaboration with the Ministry of Vocational Education and co-funded by the ONCE Foundation. It analyses trends and realities concentrated over recent […]

Programme and book of abstracts for the FIAPAS 40th Anniversary Scientific Congress “Child Deafness. From Diagnosis to Educational Inclusion. Challenges and the Future” held on 23rd and 24th November 2018 in Madrid.

FIAPAS is commemorating its fortieth anniversary with a document with which it would like to share some of the milestones and important advances made over these four decades.
Since it was established in 1978, FIAPAS has worked tirelessly to defend, guarantee the rights, and meet the needs of people with hearing impairments and their families.

  ACCESS THE SPANISH EDITION The 2nd Scientific Conference Reflecting on Education held in Madrid on 25th and 26th November 2016 was one of the actions of FIAPAS within the context of the Collaboration Agreement with the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport and the ONCE Foundation. The meeting brought together prestigious Spanish researchers to […]

Although technological progress offers hearing-impaired students great expectations regarding access to education and more effective school integration, hearing loss students who communicate orally have difficulty accessing auditory information and interacting with the environment if it does not have the necessary support resources. This dossier, the first edition of which was published in 2007, was republished […]

This Guide provides a theoretical framework of reference for an approach to deafness, from the time it is detected and diagnosed, indicating all the resources needed to comply with the principle of inclusion in all areas, particularly education. It is also a practical tool for professionals. Without a doubt, the possibility of receiving the appropriate […]

In this Monograph, FIAPAS includes the research relating to the education, qualification and professional preparation of hearing-impaired children and young people presented at the Scientific Conference for Reflection held in April 2009 as part of the Collaboration Agreement signed with the Ministry of Education and with the funding of the ONCE Foundation. The conclusions reached […]

 ACCESS THE SPANISH EDITION This study involved 54 families with hearing loss children aged between one and seven from 12 autonomous communities and the Autonomous City of Ceuta. Novel findings from previous research show that different communication patterns are outlined in the interactions between hearing mothers and their hearing loss children. In fact, it is […]

ACCESS THE SPANISH EDITION The Study was conducted on a final sample of 100 students from 3rd and 4th year of Primary Education and 3rd and 4th year of Secondary Education from 13 autonomous communities. Through the research, a group of hearing loss students was identified who, as a group, depart from the tendency of […]

Families of people with hearing impairments not only face the challenge of being parents in today’s world but also the uniqueness of the hearing impairment itself, which is why they require information as of diagnosis and throughout the subsequent development of their children. Over the course of five specific sections, this informative dossier aims to […]

This Dossier provides basic information regarding hearing problems, and their prevention, detection and treatment, as well as practical contents as a framework of reference for holding training workshops in schools. The Dossier also includes a basic bibliography relating to hearing problems and a Glossary of Terms. Reference: FIAPAS (JÁUDENES, C. et al.) (2006): Dossier on […]

The aim of this Manual is to provide a theoretical framework of reference for the overall and interdisciplinary approach to the enabling and educational pathway of hearing loss people, from the time of diagnosis to their inclusion in the workplace, and it is also a practical instrument of support for families. Twenty-six specialists from different […]