Archive for December, 2009

Special Stories Wins A Silver In Moonbeam Awards

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 and families deal with its [...]

Subwoofers Give Access To Dance, Art, PC Games

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 this case are placed face [...]

Talking Your Way Into A Relevant Graduate Job

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 – the subject of my post-graduate [...]

Parent Question – Auditory Neuropathy (AN)

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 able to get through the [...]

Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE) Scheme

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  (exemptions are made for children [...]

Irish Deaf Kids 2010 Calendar Sales Outlets

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

The Irish Deaf Kids 2010 calendar with drawings from our “Ben” book can be picked up at bookstores like Easons, Hughes & Hughes, Hodges Figgis, Waterstones & other stockists in Ireland, and ordered online or by post.
Additional sales outlets include:
Cultivate, The Greenhouse, St Andrew’s Street, Dublin 2
Enniskerry Gallery Gift Shop, Clonlea Church Hill, Enniskerry, Co [...]

The Lamh Sign Language – A Mother’s Feedback

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 the issue, we are highlighting [...]