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| Easter vacation 1997 in André Heller's Botanical Gardens at Lake Garda, Italy |
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- 1963 Graduation
- 1966 - 1977 Public school teacher
- 1974 Became hard of hearing in London through an IRA-bomb
- 1978 - 1980
- Retraining at University of Hamburg in education of the deaf, hard of hearing and in speech pathology
- 1981
- Visited Gallaudet College in Washington, D.C. with colleagues to prepare interpreter training in Hamburg, introduced the terms Deutsche Gebärdensprache (DGS) and Lautsprachbegleitende Gebärden (LBG),(German Sign Language and Speech-Accompanied Signing)
Active in BHSA, the German Association of Deaf Students
- 1982 - 1994
- Teacher of the deaf at the school for the deaf in Bremen, see the photos of my last classes
Arranged class trips to Groningen/Holland, Washington, D.C. and Edinburgh/Scotland
- Since 1995
- in early retirement
- 1997
- Received Culture Award from German Association of the Deaf
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My personal interests
- Macs:
- They are still the best!
- PCs:
- Well, you cannot avoid them!
- Education of the deaf:
- Being hard of hearing forces me never to leave this field.
- Deaf Studies:
- They are tremendously important for deaf kids, but, alas, are actually non-existent in German education of the deaf.
- Sign Language:
- It is recognized as crucial for communication and education for deaf people - except by "specialists".
- Educational software:
- It offers unknown chances, especially to deaf children.
- Computer-based communication:
- It helps deaf people overcome communication barriers.
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Current Projects
Article series "(Computer-) Power to the Deaf!" in "hörgeschädigte kinder", a magazine for parents of hearing impaired children
Lead a seminar in educational use of computers at University of Hamburg for students in education of the deaf, see our seminar project Nili, the hippopotamus
Last but not least: houseman and father of two sons (10 and 14)
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I can be contacted at:
SMS: +49-0171-7432483
ICQ-UIN: 1152654