We are starting a new project.
The project is about programming and coding. Digitalisation is our world. The digital world becomes more important every day. We want to work with young deaf people and young people with disabilities.
We want to prepare information on coding and programming in different languages – in plain language and sign language.
What is programming and coding?
In a nutshell, programming is the writing of software programs as code that a computer can execute. Simple coding means writing codes, and a coder is a person who codes from one language into another. This project wants to give valuable transferable skills to young deaf people, but also teach them coding and programming skills that make them more attractive to potential employers; they are more resilient and demonstrate greater self-determination and independence.
We want to develop….
- A clickable map
- A video toolkit
- A blended learning training package
Why?
To enable young deaf people to acquire these skills. We want Deaf Young Code to be inclusive.
Partners
We are 8 organisations from 7 countries.
The countries are: Austria, Slovakia, Serbia, Romania, Hungary, Greece and Italy.
equalizent
Founded in 2004, equalizent focuses on four main areas: deaf people, hard of hearing people, sign language, and diversity management.
equalizent’s training and business concept are unique in Europe.
Through training and consultancy services, equalizent supports deaf or hard of hearing individuals and those with other disabilities in finding employment. One-third of the employees are deaf, meaning deaf interns are trained by their deaf peers.
equalizent organizes the annual Diversity Ball, an accessible event in Vienna, Austria. equalizent also founded HANDS UP, an interactive exhibition aimed at raising awareness of the deaf world.
More information about equalizent can be found here:
www.equalizent.wien (in German and English)
Ergon Association for the Deaf
Authentic and proven, Ergon is the Piedmont’s social organisation, founded in 2010, working to respond to the protection, health and well-being needs of people who are Deaf, hard of hearing, deafened and DeafBlind (D/Deaf) specially in low resource and complex humanitarian settings.
Ergon works to ensure that D/deaf are able to live safely and without fear of stigma, discrimination and abuse in the communication mode of choice; Sign Language, sign supported spoken language, community ethnic sign, aural method and Tactile Sign Language. Ergon’s work encompasses 4 themes: rights; livelihoods, access to appropriate technology; and wellbeing.
For more information about Ergon:
www.ergon4deaf.org
Deaf Studio
DeafStudio is a civic association, founded in December 2008 by 5 deaf youth looking to educate, inform, sensitise and raise awareness about the culture and needs of Deaf communities. DeafStudio aims to preserve the cultural assets of deaf and hard of hearing people, as well as offering support for the education of deaf people.
Through its projects and activities, the organisation wants to provide inspiration for the deaf community and the community as a whole. DeafStudio works in the following areas: educational and vocational activities, advisory and consultancy activities; cultural and training activities; raising awareness and sensitisation through seminars, lectures, conferences and workshops, practical meetings, sports and recreational activities; raising professional levels of citizens, parents, students, children and the public through training and workshops; and cooperating with educators and students of educational institutions.
For more information about DeafStudio:
http://deafstudio.net/ (in Slovak)
Sign Coders
SignCoders is a Social Enterprise founded with the goal of enabling a successful career for highly qualified deaf professionals in the digital economy. We have two main areas of activity. As a regular market player, we are a digital agency taking on client assignments, such as designing and developing websites and mobile apps for them. We see competing with other service providers as a key element of deaf empowerment.
An equally important area is one that incorporates classic NGO-like activities related to our mission. These include soft-skill and vocational trainings for the local deaf and hard-of-hearing communities, awareness workshops for hearing people and popularising Sign Language. In particular, tech training is at the heart of our strategy. We keep building partnerships to fill the digital education gap. We reframe hearing disability as a communication challenge. This approach helps to level the field enormously.
We have successfully built an inclusive and barrier-free work environment. Hearing, hard-of-hearing and deaf colleagues work together at SignCoders.
For more information about SignCoders:
https://signcoders.hu (in Hungarian and English)
Skola sa domom za ucenike ostecenog sluha i govora "11.maj" Jagodina
Our school is one of the oldest state special educational institutions in Serbia, founded in 1928. The school provides quality programs for preschoolers with disabilities. The school provides primary education programs for children with disabilities. The school provides vocational training and education for students with disabilities in the field of:
1) Agriculture, food production and processing, educational profile: Baker
2) Chemistry, non-metals and graphic designing, educational profile: Bookbinder
3) Personal services, educational profile: Female hairdresser
In the school year 2022/2023, the school get the status of a Resource center. The school provides accommodation and meals for students in our dormitory.
Contact email: skolazagluve035@mts.rs
Our web page: https://www.11maj.edu.rs
Gkintikas Bros
The Centre of Greek Sign Language was founded in 2001 in Thessaloniki, Greece, and is one of the earliest Sign Language schools in the country. Most of its employees are Deaf and use Sign Language as their native language.
The organisation specializes in teaching Sign Language to both hearing children and adults, producing accessible media content, and organizing events and campaigns to promote equal rights for the Deaf and universal access to Sign Language for all Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals.
Its team consists of Sign Language trainers, Sign Language Interpretation trainers, interpreters, video editors, visual designers, IT specialists, and subtitlers. Members of its team are also active participants in national and European organizations advocating for equal rights for the Deaf.
For more information (in Greek and English):
https://www.keng.gr/
DLearn
The European Digital Learning Network – DLEARN – aims to embrace the challenges brought by the digital revolution in terms of digital skills mismatch, toward an inclusive digital society. The aims of the organisation are characterised by 4 key-words: SHARE, CONNECT, MULTIPLY, ENHANCE.
DLEARN is a collector of practices and ideas, gathering diverse organisations in Europe to reflect, think and trigger new initiatives, toward the valorisation and the enhancement of digital learning.
For more information about DLEARN and the DLEARN network:
www.dlearn.eu