The World Federation of the Deafblind (WFDB) has been acknowledged and recognized as the legitimate global voice of persons with deafblindness. WFDB aims to improve the quality of life of people with deafblindness worldwide. As a consortium partner of the Smart and Health Ageing through People Engaging in Supportive Systems (SHAPES Project), funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 program, WFDB brings to SHAPES the perspective of the deafblind community, contribute with the unique knowledge and understanding of people with deafblindness and their diverse priorities and requirements. Also, its a member of The International Disability Alliance (IDA), an alliance of eight global and six regional organizations of persons with disabilities, advocating at the UN for a more inclusive global environment for persons with disabilities and their organizations, supporting this call for tender as the contracting authority.

The World Federation of the Deafblind (WFDB), supported by the International Disability Alliance (IDA), is hiring a highly-skilled consultant to support the development of its Second Global Report on the situation of persons with deafblindness. The 2nd Global Report will be critical to strengthening the common ground and understanding achieved with the First Global Report and consolidate it with evidence from different regions and perspectives from persons with deafblindness and their representative organizations, as well as service providers and other allies. SHAPES will enable the generation of greater evidence on access to technology, access to health, and ageing.

The 2nd global report aims to serve as an advocacy tool for WFDB members at national and regional levels. As persons with deafblindness have been largely overlooked in responses aimed at fostering inclusion of persons with disabilities, the report intends to provide concrete tracks on how this can be achieved, and to stimulate partnerships and collaborations to advance the rights of persons with deafblindness, in particular in the Global South.

The consultant is expected to deliver:

- technical and methodological input expertise,

- a database with collected references,

- and an analysis of findings that will be used for drafting a report for this consultancy.