Joanna Bagniewska Accessibility of fieldwork for the deaf
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Making ecological fieldwork
accessible for deaf students
Dr Joanna Bagniewska @JMBagniewska
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Enhancing Fieldwork Learning
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Deafness
• “Invisible disability”
• Different types – Deaf/deaf/partially deaf
• Rely on:
• BSL/SSE interpreters
• Lip reading
• Hearing aids
• Written language
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Pre-fieldwork
• Prepare
• TALK TO THE STUDENT!
• Provide outline of the course, discuss any challenges
• Provide course materials in advance
• Discuss methods used in the course
• Adjust to the student’s needs
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Lip-reading
• Intense and energy consuming
• Are you visible?
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Group work may be difficult
• Icebreakers
• Is everyone on the same page?
• Have meetings with notes
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