How do you keep your heart soft?
How do you keep your heart soft? That’s the title of Natascha van Weezel’s much-discussed and relevant book. She makes a plea about the “radical center in times of war,” specifically regarding Gaza and the conflict between Israël and the Palestines. Often, these past few months, the thought crossed my mind: “What would Brother Andrew – may God bless his […]
Online dictionary festively put into use
What would Brother Andrew have thought if he could have been there? The ‘green dictionary for Jordanian Sign Language’, which he worked on for years, is now available online for everyone.
Summer camps in Egypt and Jordan
Last summer, two summer camps were made possible by the deaf club Peace Dove for the Deaf.
Final report exchange 2024
The 5 Deaf and 3 hearing representatives from the Jordanian Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities are safely back in Jordan. They completed the intensive 8-days program with visits to schools and organisations for deaf education and interpreter training.
Inclusive education, Deaf History and more
The last school we visited was Kentalis Compas College Zaltbommel, a secondary school for deaf and hard of hearing. A Deaf employee prepared an interesting program.
Deaf culture, gym and future cooperation?
There are several special education schools in Holland and one of them is Signis primary Deaf school in Amsterdam, which is part of Koninklijke Kentalis.
About Sign Language, bimodal education and Deaf identity
Besides the secondary Kentalis Guyotschool in Groningen, the Exchange participants also visited the primary Auris Dr. M. Polanoschool in Rotterdam.
The Dutch windmill and more
What was going on? The sails of the mill of Nijeveen suddenly started turning; on a Sunday! That is very unusual. But a visit of the Jordanian delegation to Nijeveen is indeed a special occasion.
A visit at the University of Applied science of Utrecht
At the University of applied sciences of Utrecht the delegation was shown around the Dutch Sign Language educations
First Jordanian exchange of Deaf education and Sign Language interpreting
This week a delegation comprised of 8 participants; 5 Deaf and 3 hearing from المجلس الأعلى لحقوق الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة (the Jordanian Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) is in Holland for the first Jordanian exchange of information on Deaf Education and Sign Language Interpreting