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Deaf Awareness Training [Glasnevin Campus]

to
Campus
Glasnevin Campus
Target Audience
Staff
Is registration required?
Yes
Free of charge or ticket price
Free of charge
For more information contact
edi@dcu.ie

Course code: DCU235


The Irish Deaf Society will deliver Deaf Awareness Training on campus.  This two-hour session covers:

  • Irish Sign Language – a brief explanation of the language 
  • Irish Sign Language Act 2017 - what duties are set out in the Act? 
  • Deaf?Community – we explain how the?Deaf?community is a linguistic minority with?Deaf?and Hearing people involved and cover topics such as positive?Deafness and?Deaf?identity? 
  • Lip-reading video challenge – this demonstrates how hard it is to lip read? 
  • Correct Terminology to use? 
  • Barriers faced by?Deaf?people? 
  • Communication Tips – what is the best practice when communicating with a?Deaf?person?? 
  • ISL Challenge – learn how to spell your name and some other basic signs/phrases - these can be adapted to phrases that suit the organisation and what they do. 
  • Q&A & Discussion? 

HOW TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE

1. Log in to your Core HR portal 
2. 大发体育在线_大发体育-投注|官网 the Learning and Development tab 
3. Type DCU235 into the Keywords search field and click Search.

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