The 2nd Scientific Conference for Reflection on Education held in Madrid on 25th and 26th November 2016 as one of the actions undertaken by FIAPAS within the context of the Collaboration Agreement with the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport and the ONCE Foundation, brought together for the first time in Spain prestigious Spanish researchers to present the results of their studies on the situation of hearing loss students and to draw conclusions based on scientific data and evidence that would allow for educational policies to be designed in line with the situation ofhearing lossstudents.
During the Conference, the experts presented 15 recent studies and experiences produced in Spain in relation to the education, qualification and professional preparation ofhearing losschildren and youngsters. 4 papers were also presented by the Disability Support Services of the University of Burgos, the University of Valencia, the Complutense University of Madrid, and the Pontifical University of Comillas.
These papers are included in the publication in PDF format. “Monograph. Studies on the situation of hearing loss students in Spain”
The seminars included in the videos below have been authorised by the speaker for online distribution via FIAPAS
PROGRAMME
Panel I: INFLUENTIAL VARIABLES IN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT
The importance of precocity of auditory pathway stimulation in the acquisition of language
Manuel Manrique / ENT physician and university professor / ENT department of the University Clinic of Navarra / School of Medicine of the University of Navarra
(See seminar)
The neurological basis of Spanish sign language processing
Brendan Costello / professor and investigator / Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL) (Guipuzcoa)
(See seminar)
Impact of the sensitive period for language acquisition in children with cochlear implants
Ignacio Moreno-Torres / tenured professor and investigator / University of Malaga
(See seminar)
Literacy proficiency in early-implanted children
Ramón López-Higes / professor and investigator / Complutense Univ. of Madrid
(See seminar)
Reading strategies inhearing losspeople
Ana Belén Domínguez / professor and investigator / Univ. of Salamanca
(See seminar)
Panel II: SCHOOL AND LEARNING
An inclusion experience forhearing lossstudents: Escoleta Bellaterra
Mar Pastor / speech therapist / CREDA Jordi Perelló (Barcelona)
Merce Calafí / speech therapist / CREDA Jordi Perelló (Barcelona)
(See seminar)
The effects of cochlear implants on the development of Mind Theory and on the different language dimensions ofhearing lossstudents. Study on the primary stage in inclusive schools
Nuria Silvestre / teacher and investigator / GISTALT Group – Autonomous Univ. of Barcelona
Gemma Bayés / speech therapist / Psychology Centre of Vic (Barcelona)
(See seminar)
Intervention protocols for syllabus adaptations inhearing lossstudents
Merce Batlle / speech therapist / CREDAC Pere Barnils (Barcelona)
Mª Jesús Soriano / speech therapist / CREDAC Pere Barnils (Barcelona)
(See seminar)
Acquiring English at the inclusive school for children with disabilities
Adoración Juárez / psychologist / director of Colegio Tres Olivos (Madrid)
Oral bilingualism and acquisition of a second language
Eulalia Juan / teacher and speech therapist / HSLL ENT Dept. (Palma de Mallorca)
(See seminar)
Panel III – TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT
Analysis of the university education received by Spanish university graduates with hearing loss in acquiring professional skills
Mariona Dalmau / professor and investigator / Ramón Llull University (Barcelona)
Ingrid Sala / professor and investigator / Ramón Llull University (Barcelona)
(See seminar)
Employability ofhearing lossgraduates and their training needs for quality employment
Ignacio Rodríguez de Rivera / Occupational Integration and Internships / UNIDIS-UNED (Madrid)
(See seminar)
Experience of students with hearing loss at university
Marc Monfort / speech therapist / director of Centro Entender y Hablar (Madrid)
Removal of communication barriers in classrooms
Franz Zenker / audiologist / Canaria Dr. Barajas Foundation (Sta. Cruz Tenerife)
(See seminar)
STARTIT: Mobile apps for accessibility in university spaces
Diego Carrero / engineer / APTENT Accesibilidad (Madrid)
(See seminar)
Inclusion of students with hearing loss at university: analysis of support programmes and results obtained
Diversity support offices
Carmen Miguel Vicente /Complutense University of Madrid
Natividad de Juan / University of Burgos
Celeste Asensi / University of Valencia
Alejandra Huertas / Pontifical University of Comillas in Madrid
(See seminars)
©FIAPAS 2016