Archive for January, 2010
IBM’s KidSmart PC Supports Language Teaching
Friday, January 29th, 2010IBM’s KidSmart program was recently displayed at the Young Scientists’ Exhibition in the RDS. This program aims to integrate interactive teaching and learning activities into pre-schools and is aimed at 3-7 year olds.
The program is currently used with over 2 million children in 60 countries. The focus is on underprivileged areas as well as educating [...]
Deaf Education Conference - March 4, 2010
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010A conference on The Future of Deaf Education in Ireland will take place at The Croke Park Conference Centre in Dublin, on March 4th.
The conference will see the launch of a new policy document compiled by DeafHear.ie, The Catholic Institute of Deaf People and The Irish Deaf Society. This policy sets out a new future [...]
J-Fest Mid-Term Adventure Camp February 17-20
Friday, January 22nd, 2010The J-Fest Mid-Term Adventure Camp is on from February 17 to 20, at St Joseph’s School, Cabra, with activities for deaf kids of 10 to 15 years of age.
At just EUR 50 for four days of swimming, football, horse-riding and other activities, the residential camp is geared to pupils at mainstream schools.
Only 15 places are available, [...]
Free 2010 Calendar For New E-zine Subscribers
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010IDK is offering a free 2010 calendar to all readers in Ireland who subscribe to its monthly e-zine from today, through to January 31st.
How do you get your free calendar? It’s simple!
Add your email address to the white box at the base of the yellow panel on the left-hand side of this page, and you [...]
‘Experience’ Books From Off We Go! Publishing
Monday, January 18th, 2010Irish company, Off We Go! Publishing, has released a set of books for children to learn about different first-time experiences in early life.
These books benefit those with special needs and any young child experiencing these outings for the first time.
Twelve different titles are in the series, including “Going on a Plane’, “Going to the Optician” [...]
Information Sessions For DARE Access Programme
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010Some information sessions are planned nationwide for students considering the DARE supplementary admission programme for third-level education.
DARE, the Disability Access Route to Education, is a process for students to bring a disability to the attention of the college or higher education institution to which they are applying.
Details of DARE are on the qualifax.ie website, with [...]
DeafHear Information Weekend March 5-7, 2010
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010DeafHear’s 2010 Information Weekend for families with newly-diagnosed deaf children is from March 5th to 7th, at the Heritage Hotel in Portlaoise.
This annual weekend fills up very quickly but a profile of the 2008 event is on the DeafHear website. Queries can be directed to DeafHear if wished.
Friday, January 29th is the booking deadline for this weekend, which [...]
Hearing Screening For Newborns Brings Results
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010A pilot scheme in the UK which aims to improve service co-ordination for children with deafness, is expected to be underway by early 2010.
The Local Record of Deaf Children in the UK seeks to improve services and raise awareness of the numbers of young people living with hearing loss. Information will be shared by state [...]
New Simply Signing Initiative For Parents/Teachers
Monday, January 4th, 2010Simply Signing is inviting members to join its new “Now I Can Sign Programme” (NICSP), which is geared to parents and teachers.
The NICSP gives the skills to learn basic vocabulary in Irish sign language (ISL) such as “more” and “all gone”. These signs can be easily introduced to all babies and children from as young [...]