Archive for December, 2009
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
Special Stories Publishers, whose Series 2 includes the IDK childrens’ book, “A Birthday For Ben“, won a silver medal in the 2009 Moonbeam Awards.
The international Moonbeam awards seek to acknowledge that “children’s book authors and publishers are creating books that not only celebrate the joys of childhood, but help kids ...
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Monday, December 21st, 2009
Dance mats with flashing lights were previously used to teach deaf and hard of hearing kids to dance, but sub-woofers, as used at Rochester School for Deaf Students in the US, are definitely a step into the future.
Sub-woofers are typically used to enhance music in a dancing environment, but in ...
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Sunday, December 13th, 2009
A recent experience reminded me of a piece written for Get Ahead’s blog in December 2008. It’s posted here for your reference.
“Sorting post in the mailroom of a large UK publishing house wasn’t what I went to university for. Admittedly the job was in the right field – publishing – ...
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
A parent recently asked IDK about Auditory Neuropathy (AN), after searching online for details about the condition.
“Think about driving your car with the radio on, but you have a frayed wire somewhere between the radio and the speaker system. The sound is entering the perfectly operational radio but is not ...
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
In Ireland, the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) free pre-school year is set to open up equal education opportunities to children nationwide.
The scheme, which is to be rolled out from January 2010, will be available to all pre-schoolers in Ireland, born between 2 February 2005 to 30 June 2006 ...
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Sunday, December 6th, 2009
The Irish Deaf Kids 2010 calendar has received very positive feedback and comments since its launch in November 2009.
Calendars can be ordered online or by post, or picked up at bookstores such as Easons, Hughes & Hughes, Hodges Figgis and Waterstones.
Additional sales outlets include:
Cultivate, The Greenhouse, St Andrew’s Street, Dublin ...
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Friday, December 4th, 2009
The Lamh sign language is used in creches, preschools & schools around the country. However, a significant number of parents, carers and teachers have expressed concerns to IDK about being unable to give children full access to the Lamh language due to its current training structure. To promote discussion of ...
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