Summer Institutes Project was launched in 2000 in Artek (Crimea, Ukraine) during the Summer Camp of Canadian and Ukrainian educators, parents and deaf children. During 2001-2008 Allaince organized 21 Summer Institute and one Winter Insitute in different regions of Ukraine.
URDC Newsletter - Summer Institute 2000 in Artek (1 Mb, PDF)
2001 - Kharkiv, Khust, Odesa
All of Summer Institutes were different but have the same goal of uniting educators, deaf children and parents to work together as a team.
The first Canadian educator who took part in regular program of Summer Institutes as a resourse person was Dr. Lynn McQuarrie (University of Alberta).
Lynn McQuarrie visited Ukraine in summer 2001 and 2002.
Summary of Ukraine Visit 2001 (Alliance meeting in Edmonton minutes)
"Lynn McQuarrie informed the group and shared pictures of her visit to the Summer Institute this past July. Approx. 120 people were involved in this years camps. Three locations were involved. 1 - Lviv, 2 - West of Ukraine in Kharkiv and 3 - Odessa. A wrap up meeting of all the institute's instructors was then held. Over 11 regions were involved in this project this year. This institute is seen as incredibly powerful. It provides a great opportunity for Ukrainian teachers of the Deaf to get together and discuss issues as well as for the students to realize they are not alone. There is a big feeling of isolation in the Ukraine. People in Ukraine are very eager for change and in advancing their skills. They are ready for a 'new vision'. Biggest pressing issue is in the research and in sign language. "
2002 - Lugansk, Kyiv, Odesa, L'viv, Kherson, Mikolaiv, Pidkamin', Khust, Zaporizhzhya
2003 - Khust, Kharkiv
2004 - Kamens'ke, Kamjanet's-Podilsky
2005 - Chernivtsi
2006 - Poltava, Kyiv
2008 - L'viv
Ukrainian Sign Language Project began in 2001. It was a long way to share modern approaches of understanding the role of sign communication for hearing impaired persons. ...
Громадська фундація (УКАГС) є спорідненою організацією з Канадсько-Українським Альянсом (CUADHHP) .
Ми працюємо разом для втілення в Україні проектів, пов'язаних з підтримкою освітніх потреб нечуючих дітей та дорослих. Освіта та соціалізація дітей з порушенням слуху є нашою головною метою.
CUADHHP is a non-profit organization registered under the Societies Act of the Province of Alberta. Members of CUADHHP comprise individuals, organizations, academic institutions and corporations interested in working on issues of importance to deaf and hard of hearing people in Ukraine and Canada ...
Українська жестова мова з нового наачального року стала обов'язковим предметом у всіх школах для дітей з порушенням слуху. (Наказ Міністерства освіти та науки України від 11.090.2009).
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