Report presentation of Trans2Work project and work at CMWH 2018 in Koper, Slovenia

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1 Report presentation of Trans2Work project and work at CMWH 2018 in Koper, Slovenia Author: Date: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Matjaž Debevc, University of Maribor, Slovenia

2 1. Description of work Assoc. Prof. Dr. Matjaž Debevc from the University of Maribor, Slovenia, member of the WFD Expert Group made a presentation of the World Federation of the Deaf and work of the WFD Expert Group on the Accessibility at the VII International Congress Mediterranean without handicap (CMWH 2018), held at Hall of S. Francesco d Assisi in Koper, Slovenia, May 24-26, 2018 (Annex I). The main aim of the VII International Congress of Mediterranean without handicap, organised by Mediterraneo senza handicap from Rome, Italy, is to suggest a change in cultural awareness which today, appears more urgent than ever before. The congress revolved around the following three sessions: a) family and disability, b) education and disability and c) work, rehabilitation and disability. Examining the issues in the different contexts/areas of the family, education, work and rehabilitation, the following has been discussed: 1. the ways in which denial makes disability invisible; 2. the role of technology, in particular, how to take advantage of the opportunities it offers to improve the accessibility of the environment and the social participation of all individuals; 3. the contribution that technology offers and can offer in supporting processes of social inclusion; 4. first hand experiences of the visibility of disability in the age of technology following the narration of those who have been involved personally; 5. the research undertaken by the Center of Bioethics of the University of the Sacred Heart of Milan as a philosophical and anthropological framework within which reflections and experiences may be interpreted. Presentation of Prof. Dr. Matjaž Debevc was held at the second day of the conference at 15:00 in front of all attendances together (Annex II). Link to the organiser: 2. Deliverables The presentation has been prepared as Powerpoint Slides (Annex III) together with the content already prepared and presented before by Dr. Phil Harper (co-oordinator) and Beat Kleeb with some changes and addition, like the information about work at the University of Maribor. 3. Travel costs Travel costs for attending the international conference comprise travel, daily accommodation and registration costs and has been 310,00 EUR. All expenses have been covered by the University of Maribor, Slovenia. 1

3 ANNEX I: Confirmation 2

4 ANNEX II: Presentation at the official Programme From: ongres_eng.pdf 3

5 ANNEX III: Presentation (Powerpoint Slides) Accessibility of learning for deaf and hard and of hearing students (Dostopnost izobraževanja za gluhe in naglušne študente) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Matjaž Debevc Member of the Expert Group on Accessibility and Technology of WFD Dr. Ines Kožuh University of Maribor Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Koper, BACKGROUND 1 2 World - 70 MIO deaf people Ed. bilingual 3% Education 17% Sign languages are the natural languages of deaf people. Recognition of sign languages is critical in the movement for deaf rights. A key factor to accessibility is the right to sign language interpreting. 3 No education 83% 4 Deaf children are best instructed in subjects through national sign language, along with the written form of the national language. Thus a bilingual approach in education for deaf children is crucial. For deaf people, accessibility often rests upon the availability of sign language interpreters. Deaf People and Human Rights, by Ms Hilde Haualand and Mr Colin Allen for the World Federation of the Deaf and the Swedish National Association of the Deaf, 2009 EU resolution on sign language Standards On 23rd of November, 2016, the European Parliament approved the resolution on sign language and sign language interpreters! 5 6 Educational factors Education of deaf and hard of hearings Milan Resolution: International Congress on the Education of the Deaf Milano, Italy - oral method only EDUCATIONAL FACTORS Vancouver Resolution: International Congress on the Education of the Deaf Vancouver, Canada A New Era Accord resolution excuse - bilingual method 7 8 UN Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) "...all persons with all types of disabilities must enjoy all human rights and fundamental freedoms..." EXAMPLES Article 9: Accessibility obligations... 9 USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES 10 Article 21: Sign language, captions, braille, Zoom Text options for access... Video Relay Video chat Accessible Websites Real time captions 4

6 WFD Vision Accessibility - Education Basic ICT for deaf students - proposal Laptop with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Video camera Children s book - sign translation School - remote captioning Deafblind education Smartphone Touch screen tablet 11 AR book Deaf teachers and sign translation education access 12 Other assistive listening devices Personal Amplifiers Improve hearing aid user s listening experience Bring sound closer to the ear Improve the speech to noise ratio Separate the good noise from unwanted background noise FM System with T-Coil Bluetooth streamer Infrared System Induction Loop Systems GUIDELINES FOR ACCESSIBLE E-LEARNING FOR DEAF Deaf History - Web Based Application (for MS Windows Media System 9) Navigation ECDL E-Learning Integration in Moodle - an open-source learning platform Commands Video Slides Subtitling Glossary Accessible e-learning material VELAP Webcasting System Contact Assoc. Prof. Dr. Matjaž Debevc matjaz.debevc@um.si Univerza v Mariboru Fakulteta za elektrotehniko, računalništvo in informatiko Smetanova 17, 2000 Maribor