SWING 2.0 – Signs for Work INclusion Gain
The intention of SWING 2.0 (Project Number: 2020-1-IT01-KA202-008446) is following the steps of the successful SWING project and facilitate, with innovative and free own developed tools, the acquisition and use of basic sign language in different work environments where its use could enhance the integration of deaf community at different levels. The project duration is 01/12/2020 – 31/05/2023.
The available outputs of this project will have impact and could be used mostly by VET teachers, Trainers or mentors to support people with hearing problems; hearing people working in clue job positions related with public administration, health sector, restaurant/bar, sell articles, travel/city tours; hearing-impaired and deaf people to acquire the vocabulary typical of certain services in important sectors; and researchers and developers in the field of disabilities to carry out themselves new sign language dictionaries for new areas.
Activities
Objectives
- To fight the lack of recognition, acceptance and use of sign language in all areas of life as well as lack of respect for Deaf people’s cultural and linguistic identity;
- to avoid the marginalization of them in different aspects of life;
- To facilitate the acquisition and use of basic sign language in different work environments ;
- To enhance the integration of deaf community at different levels.
Results
- Final reports with most useful words to facilitate the communication with people with hearing problems in different important situations/job positions;
- Video-dictionaries and other features of selected words in 5 sign languages and 4 spoken languages;
- Innovative training course with practical activities to learn 5 sign languages (IS, LIS, LSE, DGS and ÖGS) in 5 work environments.
News
The Partners of SWING 2.0 met in Fürth
The third Transnational Meeting of Swing 2.0 Project was held on 17-18 May 2022 in Fürth – Nuremberg. This meeting, hosted by ILI-FAU, allowed the consortium to meet for the first time in presence. The main aim of SWING 2.0 is facilitate, with innovative and free...
Swing 2.0: the second transnational meeting
The 2nd Transnational Meeting of Swing 2.0 Project was held on 12 January 2022. The meeting took place online, in compliance with the Covid-19 regulations. The main aim of SWING 2.0 is following the steps of the successful SWING project and facilitate, with innovative...
A huge success for SWING, winner of 2020 European Language Label
Another huge success for the SWING project. On Monday 21 December 2021, SWING – Sign for Inclusion Gain project (ended in May 2020) received the European Language Label 2020 in the vocational training sector, during the award ceremony in Rome. The ceremony was full of...
After the great success of the SWING project, we’re back with SWING 2.0 the new project for the sign language
On 3th and 4th of December 2020 thanks to an online conference due to COVID-19, took place kick off meeting of our brand new KA2 project SWING 2.0. One of the major barriers for Deaf people or with hearing loss is the lack of recognition, acceptance and use of sign...
SWING PRESENTED ON ERASMUS DAYS 2020!
On 15th October 20 the consortium of partners participated in the Erasmus days, an initiative that involves all of Europe in 3 days of events and activities in which the Erasmus Programme is presented! The 2019 edition saw the organization of 3995 events in 51...
The great success of the Final Multiplier Event of the project in Italy, Spain, Germany and Hungary
At the end of 32 months of work, the SWING – Signs for Work INclusion Gain (2017-1-IT01-KA202-006157) project, funded under the Erasmus+ KA2 programme, innovation and exchange of good practices in the field of VET, reach its conclusion. The project ends by presenting...
A very important date for our project, here are the final results of SWING!
At the end of 32 months of work, the SWING – Signs for Work INclusion Gain (2017-1-IT01-KA202-006157) project, funded under the Erasmus+ KA2 programme, innovation and exchange of good practices in the field of VET comes to end, by presenting and disseminating its...
THE LAST TRANSNATIONAL MEETING OF THE PROJECT BEFORE THE MULTIPLIER EVENT
The 5th and last Transnational Meeting of the SWING – Signs for Work Inclusion Gain (Project number: 2017-1-IT01-KA202-006157) project, took place on 16 and 17 June 2020. Due to the Covid-19 health emergency, the meeting, which was planned to take place in Palermo on...
IMPORTANT UPDATES DURING THE COVID19 EMERGENCY, A SHORT ONLINE MEETING
The COVID-19 emergency did not stop the consortium of the SWING project, which over the past few months has continued to meet periodically to complete the latest results of the project. Yesterday May 6th, the partners of FEDERSID, CEIPES, CETEM, ILI and MUNKA KOR met...
Our 4th Transnational Meeting in Germany!
SWING project is proceeding very well! On 26th and 28th of November 2019 the 4th Transnational Meeting of the SWING project took meeting took place in Nuremberg, in the headquarter of the German partner, FAU - University of Erlangen-Nuremberg...
SWING promotional video is here!
Hello! We are glad to show you all the promotional video of SWING project. Enjoy it!
Directories with words: reports published!
SWING project consortium is glad to inform you all that the 3 reports of the Intellectual Output 1: "Directory with words, expressions, actions that it has to be necessary for a suitable communication with people with hearing impairments in 3 different work...
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