Clive-Mason-Resources-Research-Community-Newsletter-2021

Clive-Mason-Resources-Research-Community-Newsletter-2021
The current pandemic has changed the ways in which we communicate and work, in many cases with more profound effects for deaf and hard of hearing people. Throughout the pandemic, members of DCAL developed a range of strategies and guidelines to adapt to these new challenges. These include: • Remote working guidelines to ensure that deaf people could maximise their online participation in virtual meetings and events, and reduce visual demands and fatigue. • COVID-19 BSL e-books for children, in collaboration with Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children. These e-books provide deaf children who use BSL with direct access to crucial information about coronavirus and its impact on everyday life. • Information about the impact of face masks on communication. We wrote a statement explaining communication issues due to face coverings, where we highlight the main challenges and also explain some possible adaptations. • How to caption videos. As part of our commitment to provide accessible info
Daniel Diaz Gonzalez
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12/8/2021
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PALS, DCAL, research, resources, Deaf, deaf awareness, deaf community, sign linguistics, Linguistics, Psychology, Neuroscience, development
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