Dr Frances Gentle is a Conjoint Lecturer with the RIDBC Renwick Centre, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, in affiliation with Macquarie University and the University of Newcastle. She is also President of the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI; Immediate Past President of the South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment (SPEVI), and Convening Editor of the SPEVI journal. Frances has around 30 years of experience as an educator in the field of disability in Australia and internationally, with 20 years of specialisation in education of children with blindness and low vision.
Upcoming Events
Living and learning with Assistive technology
- November 5, 2018 - November 6, 2018
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
This two day course will provide participants with the opportunity to hear from keynote presenters as well as break off into streams that focus on deaf hard of hearing students/clients, blind and low vision students/clients as well as those that switch users.
- November 5, 2018 - November 6, 2018
Growing Small Talk into Big Ideas: Advancing Listening and Spoken Language Outcomes through Family-Centred Practice
- November 8, 2018 - November 9, 2018
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join this engaging session to explore how auditory verbal practitioners, speech-language pathologists, special educators, and early intervention practitioners can apply research on the importance of parent talk to meet the needs of the families of children who are deaf/hard of hearing (DHH) they serve. Evidence-based practices and developmentally appropriate activities aimed at building listening and spoken language (LSL) skills for young children who are DHH will be identified.
- November 8, 2018 - November 9, 2018
When Sally meets Harry, audiological testing of complex children
- November 30, 2018
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
In this course you will gain an understanding of Autistic spectrum disorder, red flags and challenges to look for, screening tools to inform discussions with family or caregivers, as well as tips and strategies for discussing results and further investigation.
- November 30, 2018
2019: Auslan 1 - An Introduction
- February 11, 2019 - February 13, 2019
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
In this three day workshop participants will engage in interactive and fun activities to learn how to communicate using Auslan.
- February 11, 2019 - February 13, 2019
2019: Auslan 2
- March 25, 2019 - March 27, 2019
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
This interactive course provides participants with an opportunity to build on the foundations that they learnt in Auslan 1.
- March 25, 2019 - March 27, 2019