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EXPERT SERIES
Deaf Studies Curriuclum
Meet Agnes Dyab and Sandra David, who developed the curriculum of Deaf Studies back in the early 2000's.

Recorded Session
Date of Recording: 18th October 2025
The Speaker Guests
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Deaf Studies Curriculum
Deaf Studies is designed to assist children to exploring all aspects of their identity as bilingual children in today’s multi-cultural world.
It is important for Deaf children:
- to know their identity
- to know about their culture
- to know about their Deaf community
- to know their history
- to know about technology and communication
- to know about social change


The Six Units
To achieve these aims, this curriculum has six core compoents, which are:
Deaf Identity
To develop a positive self-image and sense of identity as a Deaf person.
Communication
To be aware of the different ways in which Deaf people communicate with hearing people.
Communication technology
To recognise and learn the skills needed to use technical aids for communication.
Deaf community and culture
To learn about the Deaf community and culture of Great Britian, Europe and the world.
Deaf history
To learn about well known Deaf people and events in the Deaf world and to look for similarities and differences between the lives of Deaf people today and in the past.
Social Change
How Deaf people's position in society has changed over the years.
Feedback
ABSLTA CPD Poll (2025–2026)
Members found the session highly useful, gained clear learning outcomes, felt the content was fully relevant and well-paced, and would strongly recommend ABSLTA CPDs to others.
89%
Rated session very useful
61%
Gained a lot from the session
100%
Found content relevant & pace just right
100%
Would recommend CPDs to others


