The Estonaian Association of Teachers of Hearing Impaired Children

The unique Spreadthesign dictionary of sign languages (https://spreadthesign.com) needs support of kind people to continue helping everyone in learning and using different sign languages. All the work with the dictionary haas been project-based and non-profit since 2006. The dictionary also contains a large amount of Estonian language and Estonian Sign Language. In addition to vocabulary and sentences, Spreadthesign allows you to learn sign languages ​​through an interactive Google map and 360-degree photos. Tactile signals used to communicate with deafblind people can also be found in the dictionary. At the beginning of 2025, sign language dialogues, presentations introducing 16 European countries and their cultures, and a fun quiz to test your knowledge will be added to the dictionary.

Since 2011, Spreadthesign has been an invaluable support to the Estonian sign language students, teachers, sign language interpreters and family members of hearing impaired children. We hope that with joint efforts we can continue to enable the use of the dictionary and proceed with its further development, and thereby improve the possibilities of inclusion and accessibility of hearing-impaired children.

If you would like to support our non-profit work and help to ensure the continuation of the dictionary, please consider making a donation through PayPal here: https://paypal.me/2Spreadthesign?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US or through a bank transfeer:

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On April 26th-27th, the 27th Congress of the European Federation of Associations of Teachers of the Deaf (FEAPDA) was held in Malahide, Ireland. The topic of the congress was diversity in deaf education. The congress and the FEAPDA council meeting that followed it, had a significant meaning for KLÕPS, as Raili Loit, a member of our small organization, was confirmed as the president of FEAPDA for the next three years at the event.

Former and current FEAPDA presidents: Leo De Raeve (Belgium) and Raili Loit (Estonia)

Last week the 26th FEAPDA (The European Federation of Associations of Teachers of the Deaf) congress was held in Tallinn, which brought together participants and presenters from 11 different countries all over Europe. The focus of this year`s congress was on technology and its possibilities in Deaf education as well as in supporting the everyday life of hearing impaired children. The presentations of the congress were very versatile and among other things, gave a wide overview about the use of hearing aids, technology based services, innovative teaching and learning materials. The keynote speakers of the congress were Claudia Becker From Germany, Leo De Raeve from Belgium ja Peep Küngas from Estonia.

Thank you to all the supporters and participants, who helped to make the congress a success!

 

Today we were happy to meet our new friends and supporters from Maru Ehitus and GreenDice, who decided to support our activity with two laptops. We are very grateful for this gift and hope to provide a lot of teaching materials, videos, dictionaries and much more with it to our teachers, deaf children and their parents.

We have just started a new 3-year Erasmus+ project which will enrich our dictionary with the information about different countries, a new section for beginner Sign Language learners, interactive quizes and Serbian SL.

The project involves partners from 16 different European countries and it lasts until the end of 2024.On the picture: project partners at the kick-off meeting in Sweden

The news and updates of the 26th congress of the European Federation of Associations of Teachers of the Deaf (FEAPDA) are now also available on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Feapda-congress-2022-107675148517370) and Instagram (feapda2022). Follow and be the first to know what`s up.

For more information visit the congress webpage as well: http://www.feapda.eu/congress-22.html

 

Would you be interested in presenting your research, product, service or share a good practice at the 26th FEAPDA congress as a lecturer, workshop holder or a poster presenter? Or maybe you would like to support us as a sponsor?

If you are interested then read more from the congress website http://www.feapda.eu/congress-22.html and get in contact with us.

The theme of the congress is Innovation, Opportunities and Challenges in the 21st Century Deaf Education: Technology in and Outside the Classroom and it takes place from September 30th to October 1st 2022 in Tallinn, Estonia.

You are all welcome!

A new E-book has been launched for learning the basic Estonian and Estonian Sign Language vocabulary needed in school environment. The book “Koolilapse päev” (“A day at School”) is already a third of the kind, the previous two books –  “Minu päev” (“My Day“) and “Päev lasteaias” (“A day at the Kindergarten“) – were already opened for public in 2019 and 2020. All the mentioned books have been created by the members of our NGO with the financial support of the Tallinn Social and Welfare Board.

The book can be found here: https://read.bookcreator.com/1bF5TkrAo7_25m1MLZE1kkHbh64jiTVisEapfs-RHls/EAIUKB5pTbeFK3iW8WXXHQ?fbclid=IwAR0yBwZsLlqFQgyjYpgRknk_e2N9yHoICYtCDB7ZeJQ2R01dqNrXsU02k4E