A new e-book for learning Estonian Sign Language released

Posted on 5. Jan 2020 by Toimetaja

In the end of the last year KLÕPS released a new e-book meant for learning the basics of the Estonian Sign Language. The target group of the book is the hearing impaired pre-schoolers and their parents and the aim is to ease the aquisition of the language and communication skills needed for everyday conversations.

The book is a follow-up to the book released in 2018 ( https://read.bookcreator.com/laSFKxrMRvaSZ6DPSKrlBdgT4SL2/69wVGx9zRaKxSW2AFgLMnQ) and focuses mainly on the vocabulary and subjects essential at the kindergarten level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The book was financed by the Tallinn Social and Healthcare Unit and it can be found on the following web address: https://read.bookcreator.com/1bF5TkrAo7_25m1MLZE1kkHbh64jiTVisEapfs-RHls/J7JiJKBaRYuABdP0qD7Pmw

 

 

Media releases:

Tasuta e-raamat aitab peredel viipekeeleoskust arendada

Intervjuu: Raili Loit – uus viipekeele õppimise e-raamat

https://raamatud.postimees.ee/6875065/uus-viipekeele-e-raamat-aitab-peredel-viipekeele-oskust-arendada?fbclid=IwAR20mVMax92hnAwjsYUwamCrlR6qfttDCzmwUZf2HrLQN_1jTT1IiF5vmRk

https://uudised.tv3.ee/et/eesti/uudis/2020/01/17/ilmus-uus-viipekeele-e-raamat/

 

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A new project got started

Posted on 23. Nov 2019 by Toimetaja

In September 2019 KLÕPS started a new 3-year Erasmus+ project – Social Haptic Signs for Deaf and Blind in Education – together with the Swedish, Portuguese and Italian partners with the main focus on the deafblind audience. The partners will suplement the Spreadthesign dictionary (www.spreadthesign.com) with social haptic signs used in their countries and make them freely accessible for everyone in need, to improve the communication and education of the deafblind and the quality of work of their teachers, interpreters and ohter professionals. In addition, the Finnish Sign Language production will be increased up to the level of 15 000 words/signs.

A moment from the kick-off meeting in Sweden

We are extremely happy that the initiators of the social haptic system – Riitta Lahtinen ja Russ Palmer have agreed to cooperate with us during this project as well.

For more information about the social haptic system visit https://www.russpalmer.com/

   

Examples of social haptic signals

 

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The 25th FEAPDA congress in North-Macedonia

Posted on 22. Oct 2019 by Toimetaja

On September 26th-28th, the 25th congress of the European Federation of Associations of Teachers of the Deaf (FEAPDA) took place in Skopje, the capital of North-Macedonia. The topic of the congress was “Preparing deaf learners for life and independence” and it attracted participants from 16 different countries from all over Europe, including Estonia.


Alison Weaver, the president of FEAPDA, holding a speech 


A moment from the congress

During the congress days, the representatives of FEAPDA also had a chance to meet Stevo Pendarovski, the president of North-Macedonia. From KLÕPS, Raili Loit attended the reception.


The representatives of FEAPDA at the presidental reception

After the congress there was also held a FEAPDA council meeting, where the changes to the organisation`s constitution were approved and the decision about the next congress was made. The next congress will take place in Tallinn, Estonia in 2021.

The abstracts of all the presentations are accessible on the FEAPDA website, where you can also find a photo gallery of the event: https://www.feapdacongress2019.org/ 

 

 

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