Monthly Archives: January 2010

IBM’s KidSmart program was recently displayed at the Young Scientists’ Exhibition in the RDS. This program aims to integrate interactive teaching and learning activities into pre-schools and is aimed at 3-7 year olds. The program is currently used with over 2 million … Continue reading →

A 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 … Continue reading →

Irish company, Off We Go Publishing, has released a set of books for children to learn about different first-time experiences in early life. These books benefit those with special needs and any young child experiencing these outings for the first time. … Continue reading →

A pilot scheme in the UK which aims to improve service co-ordination for children with deafness, is expected to be underway by early 2010. The Local Record of Deaf Children in the UK seeks to improve services and raise awareness … Continue reading →

Simply Signing is inviting members to join its new “Now I Can Sign Programme” (NICSP), which is geared to parents and teachers. The NICSP gives the skills to learn basic vocabulary in Irish sign language (ISL) such as “more” and … Continue reading →