EU-projects involving sign language / information access for deaf people

(projects listed in alphabetical order)

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Comenius
A European partnership between schools for the deaf in BE,UK, IE and NL
Programme
Duration	March 1997 - March 2000
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Dictum
Development of an Interactive Communication Training System Using Interactive Media
Programme	TIDE
Duration	Jan 1994 - Jan 1997
Partners	Institute for the Deaf, St. Michielsgestel - NL Computer Technology Institute, Patras -  GR Hadar Foundation, Malmo - Sweden Philips SPC/CODIM, Eindhoven - NL University College, London - UK
Contact Point	Mr. F. Coninx Institute for the Deaf, St. Michielsgestel Theerestraat 42 5271 GD  St. Michielsgestel - NL fax +31 4105 17897
Summary	An interactive system will be developed which will allow hearing-impaired users to independently train their communicative hearing functions and sign language skills in their home environment
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ESLI
European Sign Language Interactive
Programme	TIDE
Duration	September 1994 - October - 1996
Partners	Gateshead MBC, Gateshead - UK Philips IMS, UK RCS Etas, IT University of Patras, Patras - GR
Contact Point	Mr. I. Hunter Gateshead MBC Prince Consort Road Gateshead NE8 2LN - UK Tel. +44 191 477 3478 Fax. +44 191 477 7454
Summary	This project will develop three interactive multimedia sign language tutors on CD-I in three European signed and spoken languages.
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EVIDENT
European Versatility in Deaf Education using New Technologies
Programme	Multimedia in Education
Duration	May 1998 - June 2000
Partners:	Institute for the Deaf, St. Michielsgestel - NL NSDSK, Amsterdam - NL Computer Technology Institute, Patras - GR Hadar, Malmö - SW Codim Interactive Media, Eindhoven - NL Centrum voor Innovatie van Opleidingen, Den Bosch - NL
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Summary	The objective is the development of (sign) language independent interactive educational software, to be used in bilingual education for the deaf. In this project, a bilingual CD-ROM will be developed for three countries/sign languages: Sweden, the Netherlands, Greece.
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FORUM
Deaf Studies on the Agenda
Programme	Horizon
Duration
Partners	Centre for Deaf Studies, Bristol - UK Zentrum für Deutsche Gebärdensprache, Hamburg - DE National Institute for the Protection of the Deaf-mute, Thassaloniki - Greece Federatie van Vlaamse Doven, Gentbrugge - Belgium Federación de Asociacións de Xorches do Pais Galego, La Corunia - Spain Federación de Sordos de Comunidad Valencia, Valencia - Spain Associação Portuguesa de Sordos, Lisbon - Portugal Departamento de Linguistica University of Lisbon, Lisbon - Portugal Institut für Ubersetzer und Dolmetscherausbildung, University of Graz - Austria Federación Andaluza de Sordos, Granada - Spain Fédération Nationale des Sourds de France, Paris-Montreuil - France Center for Tegnsprog og Tegnstøttet Kommunikaton, Copenhagen - Denmark
Summary
Links	http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/DeafStudies/Projects/forum(eu).htm http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/DeafStudies/Projects/forum(uk).htm (UK) //forum/(Germany) http://www.magnet.gr/business/eipk/forum.htm (Greece)

SignBase
Development of multimedia signed language databases
Programme	TIDE
Duration	March 1994 - July 1997
Partners	Deaf Studies Research Unit, Durham - UK NSDSK, Amsterdam - NL BSL, Maarssen - NL Pin Drop Productions, UK
Contact Point	Mr. D. Brien DSRU Elvet Riverside II, New Elvet Durham DH1 3JT - UK Tel. +44 191 374 4751 Fax. +44 191 374 4743
Summary	The SignBase project will develop and produce multimedia signed language databases.
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Signing Books for the Deaf
Programme	TAP - DE
Duration	Jan 1998 - December 1999
Partners	FODOK - Utrecht, NL City University - London, UK Hamburg University - Hamburg, DE Signum Verlag - Hamburg, DE sDG - Utrecht, NL
Contact Point	Ms. L. Pyfers FODOK Slakkenstraat 58 6431 NJ  Hoensbroek - NL Tel. +31 45 522 8459 Fax. +31 45 523 3029 Email: LPyfers@compuserve.com
Summary
Links	//signingbooks/

Sign On Europe
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Links	http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/DeafStudies/Projects/soe.htm

Sign PS
The Development of a Printing System for Sign Languages
Programme	TIDE
Duration	July 1994 - July 1997
Partners	IRV, Hoensbroek - NL MicroCentre, Dundee - UK RWTH, Aachen - DE RNR, Amsterdam - NL Handicom, Harderwijk - NL
Contact Point	Mr. T. Soede IRV Zandbergsweg 111 6432 CC  Hoensbroek - NL Tel. +31 45 5237 537 Fax. +31 45 5231 550
Summary	Sign language and signed information are usually recorded using video, photographs, or line drawings. The SIGN Printing System will allow users to record sings and signed texts efficiently in a standardised and highly readable format, using the computer.
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TelSign
Telecommunications and Sign Transmission
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Links	http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/DeafStudies/Library/telsign.htm

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