Sign Language for Changemaking
▶Summary
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities emphasized the importance of sign language, yet McClain-Nhlapo (2017) found that only 2% of deaf children globally receive education in...
▶Objectives
The project aimed and achieved the following: - Developed an innovative educational model through SIE that allows teachers to adopt a new approach in teaching and learning for deaf students. - Provided role models to deaf children by connecting them with the Deaf Community, particularly with deaf entrepreneurs, artists, and scientists. - Highlighted and promoted sign language as a tool for inclusive, innovative education. - Created an online course to enable teachers to develop deaf children’s changemaking competences. - Involve deaf students from different countries and foster their self-confidence as they viewed themselves as members of the broader Deaf community.