Deaf Education Centre: Well it was a busy two weeks, but the ISL Filming for our Shared Reading Programme for children ages 4-8 is finished! We will be working on getting these packs organised for families over the coming months. Check back here or on our website for future updates! If you would like to…
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“No two persons ever read the same book.” I share this quote from Edmund Wilson with you to highlight a point in this presentation. A reader brings to a book their own experience and understanding in order to create meaning from the story they read. We all approach our work with our own experience and…
Ethiopia DeafProject: Tonight marks the 2nd Anniversary of the opening of the Ambo Deaf School: thanks so much for all your generosity and support. Its been another very successful year for the students who achieved very good results in their State exams. Lots of other things have happened as a consequence of the school opening:…
WFD and FAD partners in publishing a manual on sign language work within development co-operation. In which ways is sign language work relevant for the improvement of human rights of deaf people in developing countries – in their strive for equal opportunities and access to society? What does an organisation need to bear in mind…
The conductor of St Mary’s signing choir in Cabra set out not to form a ‘cute deaf choir’ but one that would be respected as a choir in its own right – and she has succeeded. It’s often assumed that when profoundly deaf children are involved in any kind of musical performance it’s mainly for…
THIRUVANATHAPURAM: Two bills for the welfare of marginalized and hearing impaired people came up in the state assembly last week. The Kerala sign board study act bill, 2014 proposed to make sign language as part of the school curriculum, so that it makes the lives of lakhs of differently-abled people better. The private bill mooted…