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Video: What Sound Advice Is About, And What We Do
In autumn 2012, Sound Advice’s pitch won a professionally-produced, promotional video in a CSR give-away by Dublin firm, Tailored Films. Here’s the result. Sound Advice is very grateful to Tailored Films for donating their skills to our cause, and to everyone featured, for giving valuable time to make this video. More Reading What Are ‘The Different
How Policy Can Lag The Real Grassroots Reality
Policy for deaf children in different countries around the world can lag actual reality on the ground. Several articles the Sound Advice team read recently, make interesting reading. Our question is, what statistics are national/federal policy makers not getting – and why exactly? Listening And Talking Within The CRPD Case in point: a mother in Monterrey,
Students Put Texas State University On The Spot
Two students at Texas State University have shared experiences of working with disability offices to identify and arrange supports for their own studies. One student who has hearing-aids and does not sign, disliked the recurring stereotypical belief that having a sign interpreter would benefit her studies. Consequently, she took practical action by setting up a campus
An Intern’s View: From Journalism To Technology
Miriam Walsh – now teaching content coordinator for Cork VEC’s iTunes University education platform – joined the Sound Advice team in 2009, as a graduate in journalism. Here’s her story. What did you like best about working with Sound Advice? Sound Advice gave me independence to research articles I wanted to write, with guidance as needed.
Student Note-Taking Supports Prioritised In Japan
A fascinating infographic from Japan, shows the proportion of students with hearing issues in third-level education, and the supports they receive. Before 1990, most students at tertiary level in Japan had to make their way through college, by borrowing and transcribing notes from hearing peers. Read: Support for deaf/hard of hearing students in Japan Thankfully,
‘Pathways To Trinity’ (College) Student Workshops
From September 2012, the Disability Service at Trinity College Dublin will provide its ‘Pathways to College’ workshop series to Leaving Certificate students who will be applying for a place in Trinity via the CAO. These interactive workshops give students opportunities to Explore the nature of their own learning style/s Develop effective study skills for the
Healthcare Careers Highlighted To Deaf Students
Less than six per cent of people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing work in healthcare in the US, compared to almost ten per cent of people who hear. These statistics were issued by four research-partners, seeking to increase the number of deaf and hard of hearing people working in healthcare. Taskforce Reviews Healthcare Career Options
Captions And Subtitles ‘Help Everybody To Learn’
Rebecca Dunne, who just finished her Leaving Cert. exams, shares some views on classroom captions, based on her own experiences. Captions and subtitles help everybody, not just deaf people. This year I did my Leaving Cert Vocational Preparation (LCVP)/Link Modules, which involved watching a video and answering questions on it, at the same time. I personally
Reflections On The Leaving Certificate Experience
Rebecca Dunne, a Dublin-based student, submitted this piece to IDK after a full week of exams. Her generous effort is appreciated! My name is Rebecca Dunne. I am deaf, with a cochlear implant. I have just finished my Leaving Certificate exams and found them really challenging, as everybody does. Because of my deafness I was
Being Deaf: Some Workplace Challenges Identified
Recruiters and HR directors need to read this piece. It’s brilliantly written by a 21-year-old programmer who’s deaf and finding his way in his workplace. Read more: Being deaf (and other life lessons) This lad’s start-up has limited budget for access services, but a transcriber is hired for big meetings. Generally speaking, he says “HR
eBook: Teaching A Deaf Child To Hear And Speak
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