Archive for December, 2011

“Dodder River” Blank Notecards For Everyday Use

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

The Dodder river, as you’ve never seen it! IDK is offering blank note-cards of the “Dodder River” in packs of ten 6″ x 4″ cards, at €6.50 per pack.

Our office in Terenure is very close to the Dodder, which is Dublin’s second river after the Liffey. Both source four miles apart in the chain of hills [...]

DELTA Summer School (UK): July 24th-28th, 2012

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

The UK-based DELTA association, also known as Deaf Education through Listening and Talking, is calling for families with deaf children of preschool and primary-school age to register for a 2012 Summer School, in the UK.
Date: July 24th to 28th, 2012
Venue: Close to the M1, in the Bedfordshire/Northamptonshire area
Registration (asap): by emailing enquiries<at>deafeducation.org.uk
DELTA’s work is based [...]

Technology Bridges The Deaf And Hearing Worlds

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

The Tech section of Malaysia’s New Straits Times broadsheet newspaper recently ran an interview with a female, deaf IT graduate and blogger, who outlines exactly how technology helps bridge the deaf and hearing worlds.
Read the piece: Sound Her Out >>
Employers, tertiary-education providers and IT firms can gain from reading this piece, which notes how regular [...]

Deaf Student Doctor Adds Perspective To Training

Monday, December 12th, 2011

West Virginia University School of Medicine has its first-ever deaf student, a trainee doctor who’s seeking to change stereotypes, one patient at a time.
Read more: WVU School of Medicine’s first deaf student>>
Thirty years ago, the US had three certified physicians who were deaf. Clear surgical masks and amplified or visual stethoscopes are now available to today’s [...]

Advice For Deaf Students Going To Third Level

Saturday, December 3rd, 2011

Monica Heck, a student of journalism at DCU, recently wrote a feature piece on deaf students at third-level in Ireland, for DCU’s College View paper.
Read the piece >> Deafness at Third Level
A key point to remember is that each student prefers different supports at third-level. Some will favour speed-text (digital note-taking), or CART (ad verbatim note-taking), [...]