First keynote presenter announcement
Professor Bronagh Byrne, Queen’s University Belfast
Presentation topic – The Emotional Wellbeing of Deaf Children and Young People: A Case Study on the State of Deaf Children’s Rights and Responsibilities
Second keynote presenter announcement
Madeline Hickey and John Culhane, National Council for Special Education (NCSE)
Presentation topic – Developments in Deaf Education in the Republic of Ireland: Navigating the Diverse Paths of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Learners
Madeline Hickey
Specialist Lead Sensory
John Culhane
Acting Regional Manager and
Sensory Operational Lead
Third keynote presenter announcement
Saskia Damen, an Endowed Professor at the department of Pedagogical and Educational Sciences at the University of Groningen and Senior Researcher at the Kentalis Academy in the Netherlands.
Presentation topic – Building Expertise with Parents of People with Deafblindness
The registration for the joint NCSE FEAPDA BATOD congress is now sold out.
The timetable (subject to change) for the 2024 FEAPDA congress is now live via this link
The 27th Federation of Associations of Teachers of the Deaf (FEAPDA) Congress is in partnership with British Association of Teachers of Deaf Children and Young People (BATOD), with support from BATOD Northern Ireland, and National Council for Special Education (NCSE).
Dates: 26.04. – 27.04.2024
Place: The Grand Hotel, Malahide, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Congress languages: English (interpretation will be provided into International Sign, Irish Sign and British Sign Language)
Theme: Diversity in deaf education
Exploring the diversity of deaf learners in their many lives: implications for our knowledge and practice
Each deaf child or young person brings a unique experience to their education. The combination of their varying home cultures, their additional needs and their perspectives on their own lived experience raises questions about how to shape practice and monitor outcomes.
Further information
More information about the Congress programme and practicalities will be available soon – stay tuned and see you in Dublin!
Thank you to our sponsors
Stellar sponsor – Caption Connect
CaptionConnect is a cutting-edge automatic captioning and transcription software designed to seamlessly convert speech into real-time text. Harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence, CaptionConnect delivers swift and precise captioning and translation, making it an ideal solution for live presentations, webinars, meetings, and conversations involving multiple speakers.
Silver sponsors
Further sponsor opportunities are available. Contact us via batod_aneo@icloud.com for more details.
Accommodation:
The Grand Hotel– The conference rate is €160 for a single occupancy room and €200 for a double occupancy room, including breakfast.
Rooms are available for delegates at a reduced rate (subject to availability). Please contact the hotel directly (tel:+35318450000 or info@thegrand.ie) for more details, quoting that you are attending the 27th FEAPDA Congress.
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