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Project reference: 06-TUR01-S2G01-00246-1
TÜRKIYE
I Want To Be Here For My Disabled Child (Community of Practice for Parents of Children with
Hearing Impairments)
The target group of the project are both parents of students with hearing impairments at different settings of school age and supporting
organizations. The situation and the needs of the parents are diverse in Europe from basic health care in socially disadvantaged groups e.g.
in TÜRKIYE up to specific information and network needs e.g. hearing aid implant in other countries of EU. Most parents of students with
hearing impairments in TÜRKIYE are illiterate or low educated .Their socio-economical situation does not allow them to treat the deaf (
about 500.000 students are affected in whole EU at present, including candidate countries) in a correct way both pedagogicaIly and
psychologically.Not having adequate access to hearing related information, parents face difficulty overcoming the daily problems
occurring so frequently in various forms. Especially in TR there is a lack of knowledge for hearing related healthcare or individual care,
parents feel desperate and therefore need urgent specialized help to be able to communicate with their disabled children and support to
improve their quality of life. In general, parents feel isolated from the society for having a child with hearing impairments as they feel
excluded from the verbally communicating society. It is aimed to empower the parents of hearing impairments to better asses their needs
and support each other via the creation of Communities of Practices (COPs) and self organise adequate help. We will achieve our
objectives through education and learning processes activated with expert trainers by means of seminars, workshops and use of ICT. This
project is innovative with its ICT based content and outcomes to be reached. It is also aimed to promote European awareness and contribute
to European dimension by seeing best practice examples in Europe and sharing experiences with the partner institutions.
Duration: 2 years Funding year: 1 st
Area(s) covered
Project Objectives
Active citizenship, Arts, music, culture, Basic skills,
Consumer education, Education for parents, Environment,
Gender issues, Health, Learning about European countries/the
European Union
Information technology, Intercultural issues, Languages,
Media, Sustainable development
Other: Managing structural and needs diversty
Strategy for stimulating/promoting adult learners’ demand for
learning, Experimentation with new pedagogical approach(es)
Guidance / counselling or other support services
Management of adult education organisation / institution
Methods for providing accreditation of competencies
Target Group(s)
Disabled persons, Migrants/travellers/ethnic or other
minorities, Persons living in rural or disadvantaged areas,
Economically or socially disadvantaged group, unemployed,
prisoners.
Local community groups, Marginalised groups, Senior,
citizens,Women,
Young adults at risk of social marginalisation
Other: Parents of deaf students
COMPOSITION OF THE PARTNERSHIP
Coordinating institution
Name of the organisation: Diyarbakır II Milli Egitim Müdürlügü - TR
Name of the contact person: Sabır Ceyhan
Address: Yeni Gima Karsısı Sehitlik Diyarbakır/Türkiye
E-mail: ab21@meb.gov.tr , sabirceyhan@hotmail.com
Tel: +90 (412) 226 58 50-57
Fax: +90 (412) 226 58 42
Website: http://diyarbakir.meb.gov.tr
Partners
Dr. Pretis Sinn – AT
Innovacion Humana, Consultores y Asociados, SL (Human Innovation, Consultants and Partners) – ES
Excmo Ayuntamıento de Almeria – Area de Recursos Humanos, Organizacion y Desarrollo (City Council of Almeria –
Department of Human Resources and Organisation) – ES
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