A Beginners’ Guide to supporting Deaf Learners with Assistive Listening Technology
Date: Tuesday, 10th December 2024
Time: 10am – 4pm
Venue: SSC, Edinburgh
Cost: £85
Closing date for applications: Tuesday, 19th November 2024
Content
This 1-day course is designed for support staff, mainstream teachers, teachers of the deaf that are new to the profession.
The course will involve both a taught and practical component. We will begin by exploring:
- the different types of deafness;
- the challenges of listening in the classroom; and
- the different types of assistive technology that can be used by deaf learners.
The course will then look at case studies (ideally participants will bring along their own experiences and questions) which will help to put the theory into practice.
Finally, there will be a hands on session with the assistive listening devices. Participants will learn how to check hearing aids, set up and check assistive listening devices in the classroom and re-tube ear moulds.
Restrictions: 21 places only.
Target Audience
Pupil Support Staff, Communication Support Workers, mainstream teachers, teachers of deaf children & young people that are new to the profession and speech and language therapists.
Presenters
Joe O’Donnell, Educational Audiologist, Hearing2Learn
Brian Shannan, Educational Audiologist, Clarivox and SSC CLPL Coordinator for Deaf Education
Amy White, Senior Sensory Hub Officer (Deafness) – The ALLIANCE
