MAGAZINEMAGAZINE AprilApril 20022002 ISSN 1366-0799 FocusFocus onon schoolsschools forfor thethe deafdeaf AssociationAssociation informationinformation AudiologyAudiology updatesupdates CalendarCalendar ofof events events ££ 10.0010.00 From your editor Proofing the Magazine and other publications is a challenging task. Sometimes word and figure blindness, enhanced by the need for speed, allow things to get through to the final document that should really have been corrected. The Annual Accounts were published in the Annual Report with some uncorrected errors. The correct accounts are published in this Magazine. Apologies to Bev and the Accountants for making them appear unable to add up!!! A warm welcome to the hot seat for David Hartley, now the BATOD President until 2004. David has decided that he doesn’t want to ramble but to give you a view from the front! It seemed a bit strange asking him for his first column as President before he had actually taken over as time lines for Magazines require a six week lead-in! The wonderful idea of changing the publication dates for the Magazine to fit in more with job advertisers has run into several problems... not least to say this year - the early arrival of Easter. Half term held up the mailing of the February Magazine and I shudder to think what has happened to this April Magazine mailing as you read this.... Maybe it needs another rethink or perhaps just patience! Articles and ideas for forthcoming Magazines will be welcomed - and any photographs (with parental permissions please). June assessment Sept/Oct working with families CONTENTS December technology Ann Articles Magazine editor All About NASS ........................................................... 5 Residential Schools for the Deaf: at our best and worst 6 website: www.BATOD.org.uk Burwood Park archives ................................................ 7 BATOD Mailing from RSD Manchester ....................... 8 Our email addresses are easy to remember. Doncaster score at Manchester ................................... 11 They all end @BATOD.org.uk So the Magazine will be: Reviewing MRM at Boston Spa ................................. 13 Making a difference...................................................... 17 Domestic Violence ....................................................... 19 [email protected] A sense of self ............................................................. 21 (check your spelling so you don’t fall into the black hole!) Mr Panacea? ................................................................ 22 Phoning 01964 544243 Seeing Voices .............................................................. 24 Chase Productions ...................................................... 30 BATOD Magazine, Publications & A few days in August ................................................... 37 Advertising? ....PLEASE SPEAK Regulars and general items News from the Survey.................................................. 3 (don’t sigh and hang up!) What is happening at www.BATOD.org.uk .................. 4 ICToD SIG .................................................................... 19 if no-one makes it to the phone to respond Noticeboard ................................................................. 25 LEAVE A MESSAGE ICT Newspage ............................................................. 28 Audiology Refresher 21 ................................................ 31 or send a fax Meet the DCCAP Team................................................ 33 or even email Abbreviations in this issue ........................................... 38 Let’s sign: BSL building blocks (review) ..................... 42 [email protected] NDCS update February 2002 ...................................... 43 Visit our web pages www.BATOD.org.uk This and That .............................................................. 44 UKCoD Bulletin ............................................................ 46 Need to contact BATOD? Association Business: Minutes of NEC Meeting 1 December 2001 centre pages talk to Presidential View from the front.................................... 1 BATOD Secretary Paul Simpson What went on at NEC 17 March 2002 ........................ 2 Representing you ....................................................... 4 email: [email protected] Corrected Association Accounts ................................. 34 answerphone/fax 01494 464190 BATOD UK ................................................................... 39 Subscription rates 2001 - 2 ......................................... 47 I’ve moved... notification form ..................................... 47 Front Cover A collection of photographs from RSD Margate Advertising rates ....................................................... 27 and Frank Barnes School. Calendar ..................................................................... 48 Just to remind you - the term ‘deaf’ is used throughout this Magazine to cover the full range of hearing loss. View from the front.... of the biennial conference of the European Federation of Associations of Teachers of the Deaf in 2003 and the rolling out of the UNHS programme with all its educational implications, we are certain to have a full and interesting next two years. We have recently made a few small but important changes to the way that BATOD works. These are now beginning to bear fruit. The extended use of email has the ability to inform a lot of people quickly and to elicit immediate responses. Small working parties to consider UNHS and the Survey are already in place. As a professional association our main focus must A change of face and a change of name for this be on our members. We strive to represent the page, but the work goes on! interests of all Teachers of the Deaf and would hope that everyone would feel that they can both One of the advantages of the succession system have their views heard and be informed by the range which we operate is that as President Elect I have of topics covered in our publications, courses and had the opportunity to work with and learn from the conferences. We are always glad to have comments current President and Past-President over the last and feedback either directly or through the Regional two years and so come to the position with a clear Committees. sense of the priorities which now face us. I would like to thank both Sue and Peter and hope that the Being 'At the Front' is not a position I would normally continuity means that BATOD will continue to evolve. relish but encouragement from many colleagues and Evolve it must because nothing stands still. In fact friends means that I am looking forward, as the major initiatives which are well on the way to President, to being able to continue to ‘promote implementation such as the National Hearing excellence in deaf education', through the work of Screening Programme, the Modernisation of BATOD. Hearing Aid Services, together with the provision of digital hearing aids and the continuing delegation of centrally held budgets by LEAs provide us with both David threats and opportunities. They are certain to change the way that many of us work. I hope that through discussions and involvement with other organisations we can help to ensure that these changes will be workable and bring positive outcomes. NEW Hands Up! As you will all realise, the pace of change is relentless. I have been involved with NEC for the BSL signed words and pictures Age 5-7 Eight stories and poems from the popular Words and Pictures past 10 years or so and during this time I have seen stories translated into BSL. BATOD constantly improve in presenting itself as an Summer term Wednesday 1150 - 1205 important voice in the education of deaf children. 17 April Ridiculous This has been achieved by a large number of 24 April Who's in the shed? dedicated people who have a belief in what they are 01 May Goodnight all 08 May The train ride doing and who are prepared to speak out and work 15 May Dave and the tooth fairy towards a collective goal. Members of the 22 May This is the bear committees of the NEC, and those in the regions 05 June BSL poetry workshop and countries all play a crucial role in moving the 12 June The dancing hen Association forward and I hope to meet many of you Keep in touch! at your conferences. If you have any comments or questions about BBC In the last Magazine, Sue listed some of the programmes presented in BSL for deaf children please contact minicom 01306 742210 initiatives which have taken place over the last two hearing callers can use text direct 18002 01306 742210. years. Many of these will continue to form the basis Alternatively contact Kerena Marchant. of our work for the coming years. Add to this email: [email protected] Fax 01306 742213 ensuring the continuation of the Survey following Margaret Eatough's sterling work, the organisation ©BATOD Magazine April 02 1 What went on at NEC on 17 March 2002 report by Alison Weaver Following the national conference and AGM on the In his President's report, David highlighted areas of Saturday, at which Sue Archbold 'handed over' the the Business Plan which he felt NEC would need to Presidency, David Hartley began his first meeting by address as matters of priority. These included: the welcoming the new members of NEC: Russell Brett, review of the survey, planning for succession of Chris Owen, Pauline Cobbold and Liz Poyser. members of the BATOD steering group, the Beverley Magee was unable to attend. appointment of a Development Officer and the He went on to