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Information in Arabic
Enquiry: I’m contacting yourselves because I have seen an arabic dvd and book on cochlear implants on your link to www.barnplantorna.se. I work as a Family Liasion Officer with families who do not speak English. We have had a few families coming for assessments who speak Arabic and would were wondering if we could have a copy of both book and dvd. Reply: If you would like to get a copy with subtitles in Ar...
Posted on July 27, 2010 12:47
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Personal experience booklet
Enquiry: Exciting news that NCIUA have just recently published Experiences Booklet. The booklet is designed for prospective CI users and parents of deaf children. All age groups are covered and the experiences of the users are quite diverse. You'll find some experiences that you can identify with and get help and encouragement from reading the booklet. If you want to kno...
Posted on July 9, 2010 16:55
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Acoustics resource
Enquiry: I attended the Trouble shooting Cochlear Implant training on Monday 21st June - very useful. We were shown a lovely resource, which can be used for training teachers , demonstrating reverberation, acoustics inside and out (a cartoon figure in a field). I thought it could be found via a link through Sounding Board, but I can't locate it. Help. Reply I think that the resource you are referring t...
Posted on July 9, 2010 16:42
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Information in Polish
Enquiry: I am working with a profoundly deaf Polish family who need information on cochlear implants written in Polish. Does anyone know of material from the UK or Poland that would be helpful? Reply: There are three suggestions. There is a programme in Poland known as 'The Sound of Dreams' or Dzwieki Marzen. Here is a link ...
Posted on July 9, 2010 16:04
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A resource for using with young children awaiting CI.
Share your story with James is a hard back book produced by Advanced Bionics for use with children who will be implanted. It tells the story of James who received his implant at the age of four years. On each page there is a photograp...
Posted on April 27, 2010 18:54
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Fast ForWord good for CI users?
Enquiry: does anyone know anything about a computer ed. programme called Fast Forward and how successful it may be with a child with a unilateral C.I? I'm having difficulty finding out exactly how it works, apart from the fact that there seems to be a lot of auditory discrimination in it. Enquiry Fast ForWord are training programs which are designed to help people increase the rate at which their brains can process auditory i...
Posted on April 20, 2010 18:12
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Improving Classroom Acoustics
Enquiry : I was told that your website had an Acoustic Environment Activity: How acoustically friendly is your classroom and Improving classroom acoustics, issues and solutions I cannot find these activities.Please could you help by explaining how I can access them. Reply: If you look under Resources/cochlear implants systems/classroom management, you will see
Posted on April 20, 2010 17:42
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BPVS
Enquiry: I am the SEN co ordinator in a school and wanted to order the BPVS folder could you please let me know who i need to contact to do this. Reply: If you look on Sounding Board then go to Resources then Assessment and Monitoring and then Vocabulary and then click on BPVS, you will find a brief description of the test and a link to the publisher which is GL assessment. Here is a direct link to the
Posted on April 16, 2010 17:06