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Math terms in American Sign
Language (ASL) and Japanese Sign
Language (JSL)
Students at the Rochester School
for the Deaf in the USA and the
Tokyo Metropolitan Chuo School
for the Deaf in Tokyo, Japan are
participating in a special
project. It is called
SEEDS-International (Secondary
Educational Enrichment for Deaf
Students – International).
First, the Japanese students
visited the US. Then, the US
students visited Japan.
In
this video, the US students and
Japanese students show math and
school terms in their own sign
languages. The US students’
teacher is Mrs. Heather Mooney.
The students in the video are:
Ayumi, Sayaka, Marlena, Brianna,
Felicia, Bryanna, and Gabby.
All words are fingerspelled
in ASL, then signed in ASL, then
fingerspelled in JSL and signed
in JSL
Math
Fraction
Algebra
Shape
Equals
Homework
On time
Strict
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 Deaf Child Worldwide is
part of the National
Deaf Children’s Society
in the UK. It is
dedicated to helping
deaf children all over
the world overcome
poverty and isolation.
They have worked with
partners in the
countries where needs
are greatest. They
provide financial
support to 51
organizations in 35
countries. They have a
large database on their
web site so that
organizations around the
world can meet and learn
from each other.
One of the
organizations they
support is SPARK
Disability and
Development Resource
Center in Kenya. Some of
SPARK’s activities are:
Training of Kenya Red
Cross volunteers in
Kenyan sign language so
they can train others
and act as interpreters
and advocates of deaf
children.
Provide information
on deafness to parents
of deaf children.
Provide classes in
Kenyan Sign Language for
parents of deaf
children.
Web site:
http://www.deafchildworldwide.info
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 Helping
Children Who Are Deaf:
Family and community support
for children who do not hear
well
by Sandy Neimann, Devorah
Greenstein and Darlena David
The goal of this book is to
help people who have deaf
children in their
communities. Many times,
people, especially in third
world countries, know deaf
children in their
communities but their areas
do not have good services
for deaf children. The book
is a handbook for people and
parents who want to help the
children.
Topics covered in the book
are: how to identify
children who have hearing
problems, the
importance of language
development for deaf
children, how to help deaf
children learn language and
social skills, how to help
and supports parents of deaf
children, information about
hearing aids and cochlear
implants, preventing sexual
abuse of children, and how to improve the
education for deaf children.
To
learn more about this book,
please visit
www.hesperian.org |
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Schools for the Deaf
Around the World
Jordanstown School
NORTHERN IRELAND
Jordanstown School is in Northern Ireland.
The school teaches students who are deaf or
blind.
The staff believes that every child has
different needs. They specialize in meeting
the specific needs of each student. It is
the first school of its kind in Britain and
Ireland.
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Friendship Schools
Schools who would like to contact other schools
Sofia, Bulgaria
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Person to contact:
Sevdelina Djongarska
School for deaf children and
kindergarten
Ages of students: 2-20
This school is the biggest in east
Europe and in Bulgaria. We receive
students from all parts of the
country.
This school is situated in Sofia,
near a mountain named Vitosha.
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this school
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