Hi Kevin, Bill and others that emailed me privately i'll expect to do a little resume of this email for teachers interested.
On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 12:13 PM, Kevin Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 18:03, Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello >> >> Lately in OLPC-Sur mail list there has been discussions about working with >> kids with hearing discapacities >> especially i like one experience in Itagui Colombia: >> >> http://inclusion.semitagui.gov.co/index.php?title=Portada >> >> other professors in Uruguay are also interested in these matters >> >> But my doubt here it's about if are out there studies, thesis, or academic >> dissertations about how GUIs can have an impact in child's or persons with >> disabilities not just censorial but also learning disorders. >> >> Are there specific studies related to Sugar? >> >> IIRC this was previously discussed so any links or pointers are welcomed >> My intention is to give this feedback to professors on Colombia and >> Uruguay. >> > > Hi, > > I'm at Gallaudet University, which is the only accredited liberal arts > university for deaf students world-wide. Many people are unaware that the > campus also houses an elementary school and a secondary school for deaf > students, as well as a child development center for pre-schoolers. There > are a few people on campus interested in finding ways to bring the XO to > deaf children in developing countries. I am unaware of any formal studies, > but as for large-scale deployments that are probably being studied, see the > following article from March 2008, "Illinois School for the Deaf gets free > computers" > > > http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/jacksonville_17737___article.html/students_computer.html > > Be sure to follow the link to "More photos" as well. I don't know how long > the article will be available, considering that it was published in March... > > Also note that Antonio Battro, Chief Education Officer at OLPC has been > working with deaf children and computers for to decades in Argentina, (see > www.byd.com.ar) and stated a while back "we are planning a program for the > deaf in Uruguay with OLPC/CEIBAL"... Are the professors you're talking to > already involved with that effort? > > > > Kevin, that's interesting , I'll redirect professors in Uruguay to that because i think they are not aware of it, Thanks again. Rafael Ortiz >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sugar mailing list >> Sugar@lists.laptop.org >> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/sugar >> >> -- > Ubuntu Linux DC LoCo > Washington, DC > http://dc.ubuntu-us.org/ >
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