Equality of Access for Pupils from Minority Ethnic Communities
by Tasnin Sharif; Presented in March 2000
Asian Deaf children and young people and their families
Deaf people from minority ethnic communities
OHTs for presentation
1. This is about:
- Differences between children/young people
- The things they share
2. Differences
- Deaf children get lumped together
- Children from minority ethnic communities get lumped together
They are not all the same
3. Where?
- Schools
- Youth clubs
- Deaf Clubs
4. Who?
- 70 Asian Deaf young people
- Aged between 11-29
- 15 Mums, Dads, sisters and aunts
5. Who asked the questions?
- Ranjit Singh
- Tasmin Ahmad
- Lesley Jones
6. Differences
- Money
- Where they lived
- Religion
- Boy or girl
- Language
- Diet
- Clothes
- Education
7 Things they shared:
Disadvantage
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Discrimination