Face covering – guidance and tips
Face coverings – research
Moog Centre for Deaf Education The effects of face coverings and remote microphone technology
Modified LIFE resource
BATOD member and QToD, Clare Randall, modified David Canning’s established and familiar LIFE-UK resource for the current classroom context. Clare has kindly allowed her resource to be made available for use by other members. ‘Assessing how difficult it is to listen with Covid-19 related adjustments in place’.
Thank you to the following services for sharing their resources:
Waltham Forest
Hayley, an audiology technician/deaf role model for send success, has shared an video example illustrating the impact of a teacher wearing a mask in lessons. The background noises of a classroom is used to show how difficult it is for a deaf person in class.
Wandsworth Hearing Support Service
Wandsworth Service has updated their website with a resource for mainstream education settings ‘Accessibility and Inclusion for Deaf Learners – Face Coverings’
Berkshire Sensory Consortium Service
Berkshire Sensory Consortium Service Face coverings
Haringey Sensory Support Service
Haringey Sensory Support Service advice to secondary settings
Norfolk Virtual School Sensory Support
Audiology guidance for schools
Audiology guidance for families
Peterborough City Council
Peterborough City Council March 2021 advice on face masks and deaf students
NDCS resource
https://www.ndcs.org.uk/blog/clear-face-masks-and-face-coverings-where-to-buy-and-what-to-look-for/
