TOGETHER-Educational Center for Deaf, Blind and Nondisabled Children Hamhung e.V.
What a chance to start developing this new professional profile in the deaf community of the DPRK. It begins at the Deaf Schools in Bongsan County and in Songchon County. According to the Law on the Protect ion of the Disabled of the DPRK, the...
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Blind Children in Korea learn to write Korean - but how? They start writing Korean letters and texts with Braille-Frames, stylus and paper. Later on, they can use Braille typewriters typing the six dots with six keys: three with the left and three with the write hand. These light little typewriters “Jot-a-Dot†will become their companions to write texts, letters, and poetry at school, at home...
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promotiNG communication for the integraton of blind children into the mainstream of society.Barrier free access to education is the first step towards integration of blind children into the Korean society. Using Braille Writing Frames is one of the important tools with a great impact on the increase of knowledge: the Braille Frames are the exercise books of the blind children. ...
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NEW EXPERIENCE ABOUT GOVERNMENTAL WORK FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN GERMANY
at the office of the federal commissioner for matters relating to disabled persons.The Commissioner informs on the legal situation, provides practical information and explains what opportunities there are to integrate disabled persons into society...
The impressive enhancement of the WFD-KFPD cooperation.
From July 6th till July 8th 2010, the President of the World Federation (WFD) of the Deaf, Mr. Markku Jokinen (Finnland), the President of the World Association of Sign Language Interpreters (WASLI), Mrs. Liz Scott Gibson (Scotland/UK) and the...
Korean Sign Language (KSL) has existed on the Korean peninsula long before the Japanese occupation in 1910-1945. During this colonial period, however, it was heavily influenced by Japanese Sign Language and nowadays it shows similarities to Japanese...
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Easing communication
AMONG DEAF CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT FLUENT IN SL.Deaf children of deaf Adults (D-CODA) are more advanced in sign language than in writing than deaf children of ....