11th WORLD BLINDNESS SUMMIT

The World Blind Union, with the support of the National Technical-Scientific Committee of Brazil, reaffirms its commitment to the collective and plural construction of knowledge about visual impairment with this public call for poster presentation proposals. This action aligns with the collaborative spirit of the 11th World Visual Impairment Meeting and the principles of the World Blind Union, promoting not only accessibility and inclusion but also epistemic justice and recognition of the global diversity of knowledge.

Schedule – POSTER SUBMISSION

Submission period: June 25 to August 1, 2025 (until 11:59 p.m. – Brasília time)
Evaluation period: July 2 to August 8, 2025
Publication date of the final list of accepted works whose authors confirmed presence in São Paulo: August 12, 2025
Exhibition period: September 4 and 5, 2025

Submissions will only be accepted electronically by sending the proposal in Word format, according to the template available in this section (Poster Submission Template), to the email poster@mundialdadeficienciavisual.com.br, in 2 versions – one identified and one anonymous.

TOPIC-COUNTRY-IDENTIFIED VERSION (e.g., OM-BRAZIL-JOÃO SILVA)
TOPIC-COUNTRY-ANONYMOUS VERSION (e.g., OM-BRAZIL)

For this submission, in addition to this call with themes and guidelines, please access the links containing:

• The Word text template to be submitted;

• The poster template in PowerPoint format;

• Additional guidelines for the poster, also in PowerPoint.

We recommend submitting your proposals in advance, as they will be evaluated as they are received and according to the volume of submissions. Selected authors will be notified promptly via the email above. Please check your inbox and spam folder.

There will be no funding available to support the participation of authors with approved works. Therefore, only submit your proposal if you can attend in São Paulo with your own resources.

In case of any questions, please contact the National Technical-Scientific Committee of Brazil at poster@mundialdadeficienciavisual.com.br

POSTER – Rules and Guidelines

• Submissions may present scientific research results, educational projects, or reports of everyday practices related to people with visual impairments, whether associated with other disabilities or not. For works involving human subjects, the ethics committee approval number must be provided. Proposals containing excerpts from other authors must include proper citation.

• Scientific works written in Portuguese, English, Spanish, or French will be accepted. The poster content and the description of images, graphs, tables, and diagrams must be included in a QR Code in the same language as the paper.

• Proposals will be evaluated by members of the National Technical-Scientific Committee.

• After approval, the main author must confirm their participation in the poster exhibition by email, attaching proof of registration payment within 48 hours of receiving the approval email.

• During the exhibition, authors are encouraged to be available at some point to clarify questions for the public.

• Works must follow the APA Style (American Psychological Association), 7th edition, 2019, according to the information and links below:

  • https://apastyle.apa.org/

  • https://www.pucminas.br/biblioteca/DocumentoBiblioteca/APA-7-Edicao.pdf

  • https://www.scribbr.com/apa-style/apa-seventh-edition-changes/

  • https://libguides.jcu.edu.au/apa/formatting

Evaluation criteria include Relevance, Clarity/Quality of the proposal and text, Originality/Added Value, Representation of world regions, and proportion of registered participants.

In the Poster Template section, we provide a model and formatting guidelines.

Thematic axes for poster presentation:

• Braille System

• Disability in humanitarian and emergency contexts

• Childhood and Adolescence and Visual Impairment

• Inclusive education

• Visual impairment and aging

• Leadership of people with disabilities – “Nothing about us without us”

• Low Vision

• Orientation and Mobility

• Tactile Cartography

• Accessibility in cities and transportation

• Political advocacy and international human rights

• Digital accessibility and assistive technology

• Art, Culture, Sports, Leisure, and Accessibility

• Inclusion, employment, entrepreneurship, and economic empowerment

• Health and visual impairment

• Habilitation and rehabilitation services

• Deafblindness

• Diversity, intersectionality, gender, and disability rights

Authors are responsible for preparing their posters, bringing them to the event, and setting them up at the location indicated by the organization. Posters must be removed immediately after the exhibition ends. The exact location of each poster will be indicated by a number published on the presentation list on the Meeting’s website.

We invite everyone interested to share their knowledge, experiences, and practices in the field of visual impairment, contributing to a collective and international construction of knowledge. The 11th World Visual Impairment Meeting is an open space for diverse perspectives and knowledge exchange among different cultures, contexts, and areas of expertise. Submit your poster proposal, strengthen collaboration networks, and help expand the horizons of accessibility, inclusion, and epistemic justice. Your contribution is vital to the success of this global gathering!