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Captioning: A Lifeline At Conferences & Seminars
For deaf students, employees and innovators in large gatherings or training environments, captioning is a lifeline. That’s the only way to put it. This point was clear to me after a recent conference at which eight hours of lipreading was required, because the organisers did not have a budget for captioning. On the bus home,
The Salamanca Statement and EPSEN Act (2004)
For the parents of deaf children campaigning for teaching supports at mainstream schools of their choice, here is an outline of two key education acts as a reference. Ten Pieces Of Legislation (Ireland) Ten pieces of legislation cover education supports and hearing services in Ireland. The two acts outlined below are completely separate from each
Advocating For Your Child’s Service Provision
As a parent, fighting for services for your child can lead you into loops and delays. Times when you don’t have an essential letter with you for example, or a report on your child that needs forwarding after appointments. To avoid delays in service provision, you can do a few things to secure services that
Sound Advice’s E-Learning Posts For Digital Schools Week
For Digital Schools Week, Sound Advice is collating its favourite digital and e-learning pieces into one post. Education practices are rapidly transforming with digital tools, as Silicon Republic reports in its web-feature, and teachers need to use professional development opportunities to upskill for the digital age. Early Language Learning Deaf children don’t automatically hear words
Captions In The Classroom Boost Literacy Skills
New educational technologies give teachers an immediate advantage in making their lessons relevant and interesting to students of all ages. With interactive white boards, DVDs, laptops and smart devices, classrooms become exciting places to learn instead of simply reading from a book. Teachers can boost their students’ literacy by using captioned material when teaching, regardless
Australia’s Deaf Kids Get Classroom Captions
For the first time deaf kids in Australia can gain equal access in classrooms, with a pilot schools-captioning idea from access solutions firm, Ai Media. Ai Media, formed in 2003, dedicates itself to providing generic captioning services. In Australia about 85% of deaf children attend mainstream schools and last year AI Media began captioning in
Hearing Aids + Learning = Education
Two recent articles in the Irish press highlighted two essential issues facing families with deaf children in Ireland. These are the need for: hearing-aids from as young as possible (under 1 year old), and early spoken-language intervention for children with severe to profound deafness How Does Hearing Lead To Education? Newcomers to deafness may ask,
eBook: Teaching A Deaf Child To Hear And Speak
Edited by Caroline Carswell