SSC Bulletin: June 2019
Sharing information with everyone who is involved in the education of deaf children, deafblind children and visually impaired children and young people, the young people themselves and their families.
SSC News
Conference: Physical Activity and Individuals with Visual Impairment or Deafblindness
In May we held a very successful conference with visitors from all over the globe attending and presenting on aspects of Physical activity for people with visual impairment and deafblindness.
One outcome from the conference is the formation of International Society for Physical Activity and Individuals with Visual Impairments or Deafblindness (ISPAVID). If you were unable to attend the event, you can still join the society, share information and find out more about the work of colleagues who are active in this vital area of children's development and skills.
Telling it like it is Project
The project aimed to discover what factors lead to prospects of the deaf child's fluency with language and communication for families on low incomes bringing up deaf children. We wanted to explore whether there are any factors which are crucial for progress, and what parents' views were on which factors they think have led to the most success. The project aimed to find out what access the families had to information and support from their family, theircommunity, and third sector and statutory agencies such as Education and Health. In addition, we wanted to find out what the families saw as the challenges and supports in relation to their deaf child's language and communication development.
- Telling it Like it is Research Project Website
- Final Full Report (pdf)
- Research Briefing Paper (pdf)
Part-time PhD studentship
In association with the Scottish Sensory Centre, Moray House School of Education and Sport is offering a scholarship to PhD Education applicants commencing October 2019. This longitudinal READY study of deaf young people is a significant 6-year research project, funded by the National Deaf Children's Society in collaboration with SORD, University of Manchester.
Application Deadline: 31 July 2019 (12pm). Eligible to UK/EU and International students. Covers UK/EU fees plus stipend. Further details ...
SSC Secretary
We are delighted to welcome our new member of staff, Annalena Heber. Please say hello when you come to visit us and/or to attend an event at the SSC!
Where Next?
SSC is a national centre funded by the Scottish Government (Learning Directorate, Support and Wellbeing) based at the University of Edinburgh.
SSC Courses
Coming up ...
- Wednesday, 28th August 2019 - Motivate - Engage - Influence - Control: assistive and communication technology for learners with severe and complex ASN including visual impairment with Ian Bean
- Tuesday, 24th September 2019 - Positive Mental Health in Children & Young People - FULL
Save the dates for the following courses:
- Wednesday, 2nd October 2019 - Meeting the social care needs of deaf children and young people
- Monday, 28th October 2019 - Intensive Interaction
- Thursday, 14th November 2019 - Accidental Counsellor (Perth)
- Tuesday, 18th February 2020 - Development Co-ordination Disorder
- Tuesday, 3rd March 2020 - Tinnitus and hyperacusis: an information session for Teachers of the Deaf
We have other courses planned, including a re-run of the Positive Mental Health course. Keep checking the full list on the website for forthcoming 2019-20 courses: http://www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/courses/list.html.
Join the SSC Workshops mailing list to receive notifications straight to your inbox.
SSC Unified English Braille Competency Courses
- Braille Competency - Uncontracted UEB
- Braille Competency - Contracted UEB
Applications are being accepted for the 2019-20 course, until December 2019.
This course is once again full. There will be another course running from April 2020 and applications will be available after the summer break.
While waiting to begin the course we would recommend using an Australian UEB website: uebonline.org which is free to use. This will provide plenty of practise and what is involved in learning braille. Please see SSC website for FAQs:
NB The Braille courses are workbook-based courses that require manual use of a Perkins Brailler so that participants can both understand and produce braille materials. 'Contracted braille' uses short forms of words to allow ease and speed of reading whereas 'Uncontracted braille' translates the text letter by letter.
Web and Resources News
Website
How Good is our Sensory Service?
On 1st May we were proud to unveil our Quality Assurance document "How Good is our Sensory Service?". This resource is available in print and on the website including downloadable questionnaires for services to use with their learners, colleagues across a range of professions and a suggested Quality Assurance Calendar.
- How Good is our Sensory Service?
- Questionnaires (docx)
- Calendar (docx)
BSL Glossary Interactive diagrams
A new addition to the BSL glossary website this term has been these nifty little clickable diagrams, check them out:
Library
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We have acquired new items for the library:
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The SSC library is open to anyone who has an interest in children with visual impairment or who are deaf, we can send materials to anywhere in the UK.
Tip: Remember to check the journal articles database when searching for information.
New library items are available to browse on the website: http://www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/library/list.html
All of these items and many more are available from the SSC Library contact Sheila Mackenzie (0131 651 6069 or sheila.mackenzie@ed.ac.uk)
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