Teacher Question: Sourcing A Soundfield System
Thursday, February 11th, 2010A teacher recently asked IDK how to source a soundfield system for a child at their school. The system needed to be movable between classrooms.
Our first response was to ask if the school has any contact with the Visiting Teacher service for deaf students at the Department of Education (DES). If yes, the visiting teacher [...]
Schools ‘Must Change Their Attitude To Disability’
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010Ann Heelan, executive director of AHEAD (Association for Higher Education Access and Disability), recently had an excellent piece in The Irish Times.
A key point in the article states:
” Children with disabilities can learn as much as other children when given the right tools and the right learning environment. Technology can make a significant difference and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Irish Deaf Kids 2010 Calendar Sales Outlets
Sunday, December 6th, 2009The 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 [...]
“Through Sophie’s Eyes” - Deaf Children Do Dance
Monday, November 30th, 2009Traditionally, deaf or hard of hearing people were not taught to dance on the basis that if they couldn’t hear the music, how could the rhythm be kept?
A new children’s book aims to change this. Bristol author Catherine Gibson was driven by outdated ideas to write a book: “Through Sophie’s Eyes,” and tell the story [...]
Hands On - November 29th at 12:50pm on RTE 1
Thursday, November 26th, 2009Every week, two deaf babies are born in Ireland. When a child is diagnosed as being deaf, parents must make decisions about what is best for their education, communication, language acquisition, social skills and identity.
This can be a difficult process, one that many parents report can be made harder by a lack of information and [...]
Interview With DS3 Project Officer, Emma Clarke
Monday, November 16th, 2009Miriam Walsh, IDK´s journalist intern, recently met Emma Clarke, project officer of Trinity College Dublin´s Deaf Support at Third-Level (DS3) project to find out what supports students can use.
Starting college is never easy. Sometimes none of your friends are at the same college and you may be far away from home. Being deaf or hard of hearing [...]
How The “Ben” Book Affected One Young Reader
Friday, November 6th, 2009Some feedback from a mum about the “Ben” book really made us smile. We think you’ll enjoy reading it, too!
” Dear Caroline,
I hope sales of “A Birthday for Ben” are going well. It is one of Christopher’s favourite books and I thought you’d like to know the impression it’s having on him.
He’s obsessed at the [...]
Bio for Karen Quirke, illustrator of “Ben” Book
Thursday, November 5th, 2009Here’s a short bio for Karen Quirke, whose illustrations feature in the IDK children’s book, “A Birthday For Ben“, and in IDK’s 2010 calendar.
Karen Quirke was born in Dublin, Ireland and currently lives in Malahide, Co. Dublin. She was educated at St Mary’s School for Deaf Girls in Cabra, Dublin, Roslyn Park College and Killester [...]