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British Deaf Association (BDA)
www.britishdeafassociation.org.uk/education.html
The BDA's education service aims to ensure that local and national
education policy takes into account the needs of deaf people, allowing
them to reach their full potential. This website features links and a
downloadable version of their Education Policy document.
Centre for Deaf Studies, Bristol University
www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/DeafStudies
The Centre carries out research and teaching on deafness, language
and the community. The site has news, resources and information on all
aspects of the centre's work.
Deafax Trust
www.webcom.com/deafax
News and information about all aspects of the Trust's information
and communications technology, research, educational and training projects.
Deafinitely Able
www.lisa.sbu.ac.uk/deafinitely_able
Internet resources for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Includes
information for both staff and students on current provision at UK colleges
and universities, services available, funding, rights and
technology.
Gallaudet University
http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo
US university that aims to serve as a comprehensive, multi-purpose
institution of higher education for deaf and hard-of-hearing people from
the United States and around the world. The website covers all aspects
of the university's courses, research, and other activities.
The Jack Ashley Millennium Awards
www.ndcs.org.uk
An initiative run by the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) and
supported by a £1.7 million lottery grant from the Millennium Commission,
designed to give young deaf people opportunities which their hearing peers
can take for granted. The website information on applications is outdated:
the final deadline for applications is 7 May 2002. E-mail millennium.awards@ndcs.org.uk
for an information pack.
The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID)
www.rnid.org.uk
Features a directory of Communication Service Units and details of
the services they provide throughout the UK. Also available are fact sheets
on benefits and entitlements for deaf and hearing-impaired students.
RNID Library at University College London
www.ucl.ac.uk/Library/RNID/deafin.htm
Internet resources for deaf studies.
University of Central Lancashire
www.uclan.ac.uk/facs/class/edustud/deaftop.htm
Includes information on the university's deaf and hard-of-hearing
support services plus details of degree and postgraduate courses in deaf
studies.
Wolverhampton University
www.wlv.ac.uk
Wolverhampton has a large deaf and hearing-impaired student population.
Its Communications Support Unit offers BSL/English interpreters, lip-speakers,
note-takers, English support tutorials, study skills and technical tutorials
taught in BSL plus a range of videos and audiological equipment available
for lending.
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