Deaf/hearing impaired Education news
New free technology resource for teachers of the Deaf
no
Show on home page
The new resource has been designed for teachers in mainstream public, Catholic and private schools where children with these disabilities attend, and allows educators to find the latest on relevant communication technology.
News alert taxonomy:
Top of page
Help us improve our website
no
Show on home page
The simple 5 minute survey is an opportunity to tell us what you are interested in and what you would like to see more of on our site. Importantly, you can also let us know how you find the website’s accessibility.
“Our readership is incredibly diverse in terms of people’s interests and needs as users. Every day we talk to people who might be using a piece of assistive technology that radically changes how they experience the site. Gaining insight into that is vital for us being the best we can be,” said Online Editor Eliza Cussen.
News alert taxonomy:
Top of page
Highlights of 2013 – getting captions into the classroom
no
Show on home page
The national campaign has now completed its third successful year, with interest growing every year. The campaign calls on teachers, principals and librarians to become Captions Champions and advocate for captions to be used throughout the school.
News alert taxonomy:
Top of page
Conference for educators of blind and vision impaired children
no
Show on home page
Starting today, VisCon features a keynote address by Ike Presley from the American Foundation for the Blind’s National Literacy Centre. His work focuses on the link between assistive technology and literacy.
News alert taxonomy:
Top of page
New disability statistics show continuing need for access
no
Show on home page
The Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers shows that the percentage of Australians with a disability has remained steady since at 18.5 per cent since the survey was last conducted in 2009.
News alert taxonomy:
Top of page
Pages
