Thank you to our friends at BATOD Cymru (British Association of Teachers of the Deaf, Cymru) for inviting us to their study day at St Fagan’s National Museum for Wales on 4 July. It was wonderful to meet the delegates and share news of our heavily-subsidised services for deaf education professionals. We also had the…
Members of our Greater London Affiliation for Deaf Education (GLADE) have recently met together to share a special day of presentations and updates about the sector. The event also provided an opportunity to celebrate GLADE facilitator Joyce Sewell-Rutter (pictured presenting here) who is retiring from Ewing Foundation next month after an amazing fifty years in…
Monday 2 May – Sunday 8 May 2022 marks Deaf Awareness Week, the UK Council on Deafness’s annual campaign to highlight the experiences of deaf people. If you are an education professional working with deaf children and young people, we have a range of free resources to support you during Deaf Awareness Week and throughout the…
This April, staff from the Ewing Foundation took part in an event at the University of Southampton Auditory Implant Service (USAIS). The event, aimed at education professionals supporting deaf children and young people, provided an opportunity to review the latest research on speech tests, learn about speech tests in educational settings and look at assessment…
Many congratulations to our five Con Powell Memorial Scholars who have all recently become Qualified Teachers of the Deaf (QToDs). Our Ewing Foundation team were delighted to support the students during their studies. They have all shown great dedication during these challenging times, and, in recognition of their achievements, their Ewing mentors organised an online…
On Monday 21st June, Technology Consultant Paul Harris delivered another successful webinar on how to use Oticon equipment at school and in the home. He addressed topics such as: Demonstrating how to monitor transparency of the frequency response using an FP35 Hearing Aid Analyzer (for peace of mind) How to use EduMic for classroom media …
Tuesday 4 May – Sunday 9 May 2021 marks Deaf Awareness Week, the annual event to highlight the experiences of deaf people. If you are an education professional working with deaf children and young people, we have a wide range of resources to support you during Deaf Awareness Week and throughout the year. These include…
Our Technology Consultant Paul Harris has been working with the charity Chloe and Sophie’s Special Ears Fund (CSSEF) to develop technology to help deaf children in the classroom. CSSEF’s is committed to supporting the emotional wellbeing of deaf children. During the pandemic, they have provided hearing aid batteries and facemasks free of charge. Now, with…