WDPC and European Research on Deaf issues
Walsall Deaf Peoples Centre is proud to be involved in European Community funded projects to ensure that the needs of Deaf people for fair access to information and services people are taken fully into account
NEW
WDPC is a partner in a new European Community Lifelong
Learning Project to use the internet to improve teaching English to Deaf Sign Language users across Europe
BASE
is a project in the Grundtvig programme and will begin in 2009. The partners are The Regional Government of Valencia, Valencia Federation of Deaf People (FESORD) Pragma of Netherlands, University of Central Lancashire Deaf Studies Dept, and Walsall Deaf Peoples Centre. Information will be posted here as the project develops.
Innovative Approaches for Full Inclusion in e-Learning
2007-8
Led by The Directorate General of Modernisation for the Region of Valencia, this project included the European Institute for Public Administration based in Milan, social enterprise Kelidon from Milan, Telefonica from Madrid, and OVSI and FCVRE from Valencia as well as Walsall Deaf People’s Centre.
The aim of the project was to identify the most effective methodologies and technologies for bringing e-learning and the digital age to socially disadvantaged and excluded people.
The project interviewed many players in the field including academics and practitioners across Europe, held simultaneous workshops in Italy, Spain and UK and after much research produced a guidebook of best practice to help course developers and teachers in future to make their courses more accessible.
All the newsletters, the guidebook and other materials can be found at www.iafiel.gva.es
PIX FROM the website
Higher Education and Deaf Students
AimHigher – the government funded body tasked with encouraging wider participation in Higher Education funded a research project in 2007 to look at the barriers which prevent Deaf students in the Black Country progressing from school to university. Not surprisingly the communication problem came top of the list. The general lack of success for profoundly Deaf children in early stages of literacy and numeracy (nationally not just in the Black Country) means any hope of educational achievement is dashed at an early age. The more hearing a child has, the better the results…
Click here for the published report.
Communication Needs of Deaf People in Walsall
This local research project aimed to provide the evidence necessary to persuade the local authority and others to make more effort to give Deaf people fair access to information and services. The research led to discussion with Council officials about creating a better interpreting service in the town, but we are still waiting for words to turn to action!!!!
Click here for the full report
