ERASMUS+ Project N° 2022-1-DE02-KA220-ADU-000088591
DE-SIGN
Raising Awareness for Dementia in Deaf Older Adults in Europe
What is DE-SIGN?
The scope of the project is the creation of an early detection tool for dementia in deaf populations, which will be provided through an online platform, to support its remote administration. The tool will result in the adaptation and weighting of the already existing BSL-CST protocol/tool in additional sign languages (Austrian – OGS and Greek – GSL). The platform will be flexible (tests can be added-removed-modified) and extensible in other languages. At the same time, the aim of the project is to train caregivers, family members, relatives, friends of the deaf of the platform, in the administration of the tool, in the data entry and in the utilization of the results in the context of e-adult education and through tailored and specialized seminars by experts.
The project aims
to address the intersection of culture and disability by developing a comprehensive method for dementia screening in older Deaf adults in Austrian and Greek Sign Languages, alongside a non-formal educational program for the Deaf community and experts.
promoting and highlighting dementia awareness in the Deaf Community
familiarizing experts with the screening test and its functionalities
disseminating the screening test to the Deaf community
raising awareness among experts and the Deaf community about Deaf culture, dementia, as well as about the importance its early screening in Deaf older adults
performing a pilot non-formal training on the test and its functionalities to native fluent GSL signers that are not experts in order to upskill the Greek Deaf Community with skills and knowledge that will promote their well-being.
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