DCAL is six and half years old now, we have carried out a lot of research and we want to share it with you. How much do you know about us? How much does our research inform your work with deaf children? Are you interested in what else we are planning to do in the next four years?

Then come along to our one day research update and discussion conference at City University, Northampton Square, London, EC1V 0HB at 9.30am – 4.30pm.

We will be explaining our findings from our past research in an accessible and relevant way with suggestions for practice and policy making. We will be chairing a question and answer session with leading experts and asking you your opinion and advice on what we should be doing in the future. Plus we will have information stalls, interesting research demonstrations, freebies and lots more to do and find out about!

Amongst some of our invited speakers will be Sue Archbold from the Ear Foundation, Gwen Carr from the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme, Hilary Sutherland a Deaf Research Consultant, Ian Noon Head of Policy and Research for the National Deaf Children’s Society, Brigitte Francois a Director from SignVideo, Robin Ash a Community Development Team Manager for the British Deaf Association, Ros Herman Senior Lecturer in Deafness and Hearing Impairment at City University and other experts. Simonetta Agnello-Hornby President of the Special Education Needs and Disability Court and a noted international lawyer and author will be chairing a 'Question Time' session with our speakers.

Who should attend?

Teachers of the Deaf

Speech and Language therapists

Audiologists

Parents of newly identified deaf babies

Parents of deaf children

Professionls working with deaf children

Deaf or hearing people interested in DCAL's latest research

Come along to share your ideas, find out about research and see what DCAL has been up to. We will have BSL interpreters available all day.
Register here, it's FREE – and don’t forget to submit your burning questions regarding any area of a deaf child’s development for the panel!

THE PROGRAM

9.30am

Doors open (stalls with information and interactive items)

10am

Introduction: Lilli Risner & Gary Morgan

DCAL Research Findings and Recommendations

1. Lipreading, reading and the brain. Mairead Macsweeney (UCL)

2. Language disorders in deaf children. Ros Herman and Kate Rowley (City University London and UCL)

11.15am

Break – (stalls with information and interactive items)

11.45pm

3. Sign and Speech links. Gabriella Vigliocco (UCL)

4. Deaf children’s cognitive development. Gary Morgan (City University London)

12.45pm

Lunchbreak

2pm

Question Time

Chair:- Simonetta Agnello-Hornby – President of the Special Education Needs and Disability Court

Speakers:- Ian Noon (NDCS), Hilary Sutherland (Research Consultant), Robin Ash (BDA),Sue Archbold (Ear Foundation), Gwen Carr (New Born Hearing Screening Programme), and Brigitte McWhinney (SignVideo)

3.15pm

Tea and Coffee (stalls with information and interactive items)

3.45pm

WHAT NEXT? INFLUENCE OUR RESEARCH

1. What is the research process – Gary Morgan (City University London)
2. Deaf identity project - Kate Rowley (UCL)
3. Suggestions for research ideas from audience by responding to the question ‘What direction for DCAL future research?’ – Robert Adam (UCL) DCAL researchers and Question Time panel respond

4.45pm

Conference closes. Opportunity for networking.

5.30pm

Doors close