Archive for August, 2009
Sunday, August 30th, 2009
If you’re a parent or teacher with a child starting a new school year, here’s a quick reference list that may answer some questions.
Hearing Assistance Entitlements
Educational Supports in Ireland
The Visiting Teacher Service
Finding Supports For Deaf Pupils
Tips For New Teachers of Deaf Children
TIps For Visual Teaching At Primary Level
Teaching A Child ...
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Friday, August 21st, 2009
In Japan, real-time captioning for deaf students at mainstream schools is being piloted on iPhones as a substitute for note-takers sitting with students.
Primary schools in the Nagano region near Tokyo are to be the testbeds. The system will be tested through March 2010 by a consortium made up of ...
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Friday, August 14th, 2009
Twelve UK publishers are using web technologies to present contemporary childrens’ books in sign language with audio, animation and text in a GBP1.5 million project to improve literacy levels among deaf children.
The project, www.signedstories.com, offers a free online library of signed books for deaf children to develop their literacy & ...
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Thursday, August 6th, 2009
Irish Deaf Kids has teamed with Irish publishing house Special Stories, to release an exciting new children’s book, “A Birthday for Ben”, which is about young children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The book is beautifully illustrated by Karen Quirke, a Dublin-born talented deaf artist, and sensitively written ...
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Last April, Irish Deaf Kids received an Innovation Voucher worth €5,000 from Enterprise Ireland, to be used to solve a business issue. The Innovation Voucher initiative, introduced in 2007 by Enterprise Ireland, aims to create links between Irish knowledge providers and small businesses.
To qualify for an Innovation Voucher, a company ...
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