Children of the Sun Drum Troupe- Centre for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

I chose this video of the Children of the Sun Drum Troupe for my clip on children who are hard of hearing overcoming obstacles, because these children are the first Deaf and Hard of Hearing Drum Troupe on the continent. Their mission is to learn how to play music through African drumming and perform on stage in a variety of venues. They are sponsored by the Centre for Deaf and Hard of Hearing to instill confidence and promote musical self expression, appreciation and creativity while learning the discipline of music.

Working together and travelling together would give these children opportunities for musical self expression, while in a supportive environment.

I really enjoyed the video clip we saw today about all of the assistive technology that children had found the desire and determination to experience in order to achieve their potential in the area of physical activity. A real tear jerker!

I have really enjoyed this course, and have found it really helpful in my field of Learning Centre. I am just doing my Masters of Inclusion this Spring, and taught in a P-2 Learning Centre this past year and loved it !

Other than using Boardmaker for task strips and visual schedules, I have not had to use it to make communication boards, but I am looking forward to using itouches( proloquo to go), as well as Boardmaker Plus Communication boards and books in the future!

Thanks Barb- I will look for you in the Spring for the Assistive Technology Literacy course.

Bev Anthony