Please can we all use the professional term "Sign Language Interpreter"
and not "signer" as this abbreviation de-professionalises highly
skilled people.
Using an interpreter in a practical session should work provided that
the tutor uses an inclusive approach to teaching, for example, does not
talk at the same as demonstrating a process. (Impossible to watch the
interpreter and the screen simultaneously)
But it may be that the students are expected to learn to use the
packages by studying a manual that is inaccessible to a particular deaf
students who may experience problems in accessing written English.
ATB
Claire
On Tue, 16 Jan 2001 16:18:44 -0000 "Baxter, Chris"
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> I would certainly support his request for additional training, it is likely
> that interpretation doesn't quite work in 'hands on' fields like this, I
> imagine it will only be short term, let's face it, people rarely want more
> training than they need - or do they??
> Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ROZ CATLOW [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 9:32 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: deaf student
>
>
> Help
>
> A deaf (arts) student is requesting training in the computer
> packages that he is using for his course. He has a signer to support
> him in lectures and tutorials. Would it be reasonable to assume that
> he cannot learn as quickly as the other students beause everything
> has to be translated to him and that he cannot pick up tips from
> general conversation etc so training would be necessary??
>
> I certainly don't want to disadvantage him but would be interested to
> hear what others woud do.
>
> Roz
> Roz Catlow
> Technical Assessor
> South West Regional Access Centre
> University of Plymouth
> Drake Circus
> Plymouth
> Devon PL4 8AA
> United Kingdom
> Tel: 01752 232278
> Fax: 01752 232279
>
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Claire Wickham
Director: Programmes, Research and Development
Access Unit
University of Bristol
Union Building
Queen's Road
Clifton
Bristol BS8 1LN
Tel: 0117 954 5710
Textphone: 0117 954 5715
Fax: 0117 954 5714
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