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3D printed sign language alphabet - a learning resource for everyone
The idea of a 3D-printed sign language alphabet has been in the mind of Cathrine Timm Sundin, Senior Communications Advisor at Eikholt, for some time. She recognised a need for three-dimensional tactile models (3D models) of the various letters in the sign language alphabet for use in training. Models in different sizes and materials are printed and tested by visitors to Eikholt. Their feedback provides valuable input for developing good 3D models of the letters. The project is supported by the Dam Foundation and is a collaboration with the user organisation LSHDB.
Boundless sporting joy - football madness at its best!
The experience of attending a football match has been described by one of the experience consultants in the Boundless Sports Joy project as "absolutely awesome". The project is about facilitating the participation of people with combined visual and hearing impairment/deafblindness as spectators at football matches. The use of haptic signalling, image interpretation, Norwegian sign language and tactile boards has been tested. The project is also about ownership of one's own rehabilitation process - what is important to me.
Haptic communication and guide dogs
Cathrine Timm Sundin, Senior Communication Advisor at Eikholt, in collaboration with Hapti-Co, has carried out a project on the use of haptic communication in the context of guide dogs and practitioners.
Communication
Communication for people with combined visual and hearing impairment/deafblindness varies from person to person. The form of communication, the need for distance to the conversation partner and lighting conditions all vary. A combination of different forms of communication is often used.
BUA-MI - Language development through meaningful activity
This is a project with broad interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral collaboration. The project group from Eikholt has worked closely with the Regional Centre for Deafblindness, Statped South East on tactile linguistics, Engerdal municipality was mainly responsible for the construction of the shelter, BUA-MI, and the PP service in Trysil and Engerdal was a committed partner. Two young men with deafblindness and their teams at school and adult education/housing have been at the centre of the work.