An Intern’s View: Moving Into Non-Profit Work
To mark Sound Advice’s fifth birthday this month, we asked a few past interns to share their impressions of working with Sound Advice, and if their future career path was influenced by this experience. First up, is Beatrice Ruscelli (2009), who still works in the non-profit sector. I began working with Sound Advice in 2009,
Good Acoustics In Schools Make Learning Easier
New research* from the UK confirms that “good acoustics [in schools] can level the playing-field between deaf and hearing children” while reducing classroom stress for teachers and students, and improving overall learning. The full research reports (with supporting videos) are on the NDCS website. Research confirms the difference good acoustics make in schools With
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
Hearing-Aid Users Driven To ‘Hack’ Their Devices
Hearing-aids are being customised and tweaked by software engineers and people who manage their own PCs and smartphones, the BBC has reported. Read: Hearing-Aid Hackers Fine-Tuning Their Own Devices Frustration results when aid-wearers can’t tune their own devices, plus the fact that hearing-aid brands, parts and accessories tend to be incompatible. Interestingly, when Apple announced
Family Gets Apology From HSE For Misdiagnosis
A family’s experience when their son’s deafness was misdiagnosed despite repeated hearing tests, recently featured in The Irish Examiner newspaper. Read: “If it happened to our son, it could happen to others” The family went public with fears that misdiagnoses might happen to others. Feel free to comment on this piece below, in the space provided. Further
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
Language Parallels Seen In Deafness And Dyslexia
New research from the US has uncovered parallels in language-processing by two groups of children with hearing issues, and children with dyslexia. The study at Ohio State University looks at the links between hearing and language skills (children with cochlear implants, and children with dyslexia). Read: Studies On Deaf Children May Decode Dyslexia Importantly, this study
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
eBook: Teaching A Deaf Child To Hear And Speak
Edited by Caroline Carswell