Study says deaf pupils let down at school

DEAF CHILDREN leave school at 18 with a reading age of nine and numeracy levels of 10- to 12 year-olds despite having normal intelligence, research has shown.

€11m needed to help deaf children

An extra €11 million in Government funding is needed to ensure deaf children can match the education achievements of other pupils, according to a report to Education Minister Ruairi Quinn.

Reprieve for deaf services facing the axe in Salford

A town hall has given a stay of execution to services for deaf children, the disabled and the elderly. Salford council is to re-think plans to cut its specialist teaching team for deaf youngsters, and close three day-care centres for vulnerable people.

Deaf Club Capacity Building Coordinator

Introduction The Intergenerational Deaf Education Outreach Project is implemented by World Concern Development Organization in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) through four years (2011–2015) in the four provinces of Hanoi, Thai Nguyen, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City. The overall objectives of the project is to assist young deaf children to integrate into mainstream ...

Enabling communication is vital in families of deaf children | Charlie Swinbourne

Families need to learn to sign for the sake of their deaf children – yet they are often denied the chance In the last few weeks, a video of a deaf mother and her two year-old daughter Ava having a dinner conversation in British Sign Language (BSL) has gone viral. It has been tweeted, shared and blogged to the extent that the clip now has more than 150,000 views online. The video shows the level ...