BATOD National Conference 2020 Programme and abstracts

BATOD are proud to share the programme for the upcoming National Conference.

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BATOD National Conference 2020 ‘Researching the Future’

14 March 2020

Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children, London

Time
09:00-10:00	Registration, Exhibition and Refreshments
10:00-10:15	President’s Welcome Steph Halder
10:15-11:00	Keynote: Emmie Wienhoven MSc. Literacy for Deaf and hard of hearing children in Uganda and Tanzania
11:00-11:20	Platinum Sponsors: 1. Advanced Bionics 2. Mary Hare
11:20-11:50	Poster Presentations, Exhibition and Refreshments
11:50-13:00	Presentations 1
	Derek Rodger Heathlands School	Deaf Scientists as Role Models and their Impact on Deaf Students Learning
	Sheila Lundberg Highland Deaf Education Service	British Sign Language Pack
	Shaun Fitzgerald Deaf Minds Education	Mental Health Issues for Deaf Children
	Presentations 2
	Emily Brooks, Ying Guo & Usha Yoganantha Royal National ENT & Eastman Dental Hospital	The BAHA System: How and Why is it fitted, a Multi-Disciplinary Approach.

	Martina Curtin, Whittington Health NHS	Training Parents: Generalising Social Communication Skills in SmiLE Therapy
	Workshop 1 Sharing Practice
	Jordon Fenlon Martin McLean NDCS	Deaf young people – journeys to the world of work
	Valerie Copenhagen Deaf sports	Sport is more than just sport
Platinum Sponsors

13:00-14:30	Poster Presentations, Exhibition and Refreshments
14:00-14:15	BATOD AGM
14:30-15:30	Workshop 2 Sharing Practice
	Kathy Kenny Cued Speech	From Language to Literacy. Learn to Cue – An introduction to Cued Speech
	Sheila Lundberg Highland Deaf Education Service	British Sign Language Pack– Exploring Visual Communication
	Workshop 3 Sharing Practice
	Noel Kenely & Estelle Gerrett, AVUK	The parent runs the marathon: coaching from the start line
	Tina Wakefield & Emma Frazer NDCS	Success from the Start; a developmental resource for the families of deaf children 0-3 years
	Workshop 4 Sharing Practice
	Lisa Bull Berkshire Sensory Consortium Service	Early Years Radio Aids
	Emma Burton & Estelle Garrett, AVUK	‘What’s so funny?’: developing verbal humour in deaf children
	Workshop 5 Sharing Practice
	Jo Walsh Mary Hare School	Building Character, Independent Thinking and Resilience
	Teresa Heaney Heathlands School	A Critical Review of the Impact and Use of Specialist Apps to Improve Learning for Deaf Children
13:35-15:45	Gold sponsors: 1. BSLBT 2. MED-EL
15:45-16:30	Keynote: Helen Willis PhD. The future for the cyborg generations: Helping CI users live in harmony with their technology
16:30	Thank you and close

Poster Presentations
Saira Hussain	Parental decision making for unilateral hearing loss
Leanne Chorekdjian-Jojaghaian	A Multiple Case Study: The 7 Stages of Writing Approach and its Application to Children Who Are Deaf
Heather Card	Assessing the impact of noise on speech perception for deaf children who use hearing aids
Claire Gamon/Joy Rosenberg	Linking up Listening Life
BATOD Foundation	MESHGuides – Researching the Future accessing and making use of research
Teresa Quail	Ling sounds (African-friendly)