Advice For Deaf Students Going To Third Level
Saturday, December 3rd, 2011Monica 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), [...]
Write-Up: IDK’s Post-School Seminar (Nov 2011)
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011IDK’s latest seminar, “Exploring Post-School and College Options”, was held in Dublin on November 3rd, 2011 for deaf teens and their parents to explore college, career and employment options.
Seminar topics covered:
The DARE (Disability Access Route to Education) system
Third-level college supports for deaf/hard-of-hearing students
Internships and volunteer work for students
Paid mentored placements for graduates
Insights by deaf adults [...]
Educational Supports Ensure A Diverse Workforce
Monday, July 11th, 2011Dublin’s Southside People newspaper (July 6th edition) mentions how a young deaf pupil at a Dublin school is at risk of losing her classroom SNA (special needs assistant), if the current SNA-funding crisis is not resolved.
Parents’ pain at special needs education cuts
This Wednesday (July 13th), the Dail Technical Committee is meeting to dedicate their three hours [...]
Proposed SNA Cuts – Just The Tip Of An Iceberg?
Thursday, June 30th, 2011Proposed cuts to special-needs assistant (SNA) and resource teaching hours got extensive coverage in the recent national press, after the government announced a reduction in education support services from September 2011.
Some deaf children (on a needs basis) have access to SNAs at mainstream schools, maybe with weekly resource-teaching hours approved by a Special Educational Needs [...]
‘There Are Other Educational Choices Available’
Thursday, February 24th, 2011Parents’ responses are still being received, after the recent Derek Mooney radio interview with Eithne Carroll and Liam O’Dwyer. This latest email is from Orla Sexton, a parent in County Cork.
Dear Derek,
I refer to your recent interview with Eithne Carroll and Liam O’Dwyer concerning services for deaf children in Ireland. It is my opinion that [...]
Home-Preschool Supports: A Mum’s Positive Story
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011My name is Ide Roche and I’m the mother of a deaf 5 year old boy. Last week I heard Derek Mooney interview a lady about her son being deaf. Please share this email that I wrote to Derek. Thanks. (A transcript of the Derek Mooney show in question, is available)
Hello Derek,
My name is Ide Roche, [...]
A Little Bit Of History From Trinity College, Dublin
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011On February 8th, 2011, IDK featured in the health supplement of the Irish Times newspaper. The feedback was extremely positive: here is an extract from one email received late last week.
Dear Caroline,
[IDK] is a wonderful site, very cheerful and informative. I noticed in your bio, you studied history in Trinity. So did I! Like you, [...]
Supported Mainstream Education Of Deaf Children
Friday, January 21st, 2011Interested in mainstream education for deaf children, from preschool stage?
Want to know more about the issues, experiences and available supports?
If so, IDK welcomes you to a FREE morning information session, “Choice, Options, Possibilities”, on March 4th, 2011, in Dublin city centre.
The session includes presentations from:
Parents of deaf children on their experiences of raising a [...]
IDK’s Student Essay Editing/Proofreading Service
Friday, August 27th, 2010With more deaf students moving to third-level education in Ireland, the IDK team knows these students need specific essay supports.
Many colleges provide services for deaf students to have written work edited and proof-read before deadlines, especially if ISL is their first language.
IDK is uniquely positioned to provide this editing and proof-reading service to complement its [...]
Summary Of Deaf Education Conference 4/3/2010
Friday, March 5th, 2010On March 4th, 2010, deaf education in Ireland took a step toward the future with the launch of a new joint policy document by the Catholic Institute of Deaf People, Trinity College Dublin, the Irish Deaf Society and DeafHear.
This document is historic in being the first agreed approach to education and supports from deaf-led organisations [...]