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Final report exchange 2024

photo of the group at the wind mill

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.

The Dutch windmill and more

visiting a dutch windmill

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.

Who owns the Dutch Sign Language?

making a new sign

Who owns the Dutch Sign Language? Who makes new signs? How are signs published and accessed? And who trains the interpreters for the news? These are all questions that the Dutch Sign Center answered during our visit.

A visit to the first established Deaf school

visit to kentalis, photo before the office

How better to see Deaf education in Holland than with a visit to the first established Deaf school Kentalis Guyotschool voor VSO? Luckily for us the school had their ‘open day’ for parents and future students; and we were invited too

First Jordanian exchange of Deaf education and Sign Language interpreting

A delegation comprised of 8 participants; 5 Deaf and 3 hearing

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