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Family courses in Icelandic Sign Language

The Centre for Communication provides ÍTM children, their parents/guardians and other close family members with ÍTM teaching for free, as well as giving advice on language acquisition and language development.

Family members of ÍTM children, have a legally protected right to learn Icelandic sign language.

Sign language learning does not depend on referrals from a doctor or institution.

Objectives of family courses

The main objectives of family courses are:

  • support and strengthen communication within and between families in ÍTM.

  • that families of ÍTM children can use ÍTM in all areas of communication

  • connect the families of ÍTM children together

Teaching arrangement

  • Teaching once a week, for one and a half hours at a time

  • The courses are free of charge to families

  • Courses are taught at the Centre for Communication, but in rural areas people can attend classes through teleconferences

  • The name and age of all participants in the course must be registered

Teaching of family courses

Every Wednesday, the Communication Center offers parents, guardians and other family members of ÍTM children a course in ÍTM, free of charge.

Classes will be held from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Communication Center.

Contact

For more information you can call or come to the Communication Center during opening hours.

Registration for classes in Icelandic sign language

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Events organized by the Communication Center for the Deaf and Deaf Centre

The Communication Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Contact us

Tel: 562 7702 / 562 7738

Interpreting service: tulkur@shh.is

Sign language classes: taknmal@shh.is

Office: shh@shh.is

Office SHH

Open Monday to Thursday from 9 am to 3 pm and Friday from 9 am to 12 am

In case of emergency call 112

Address

Laugavegur 166, 5th. floor
105 Reykjavík

Location on map

kt.520491-1559

Contact us

Tel: 562 7702 / 562 7738

Interpreting service: tulkur@shh.is

Sign language classes: taknmal@shh.is

Office: shh@shh.is

Office SHH

Open Monday to Thursday from 9 am to 3 pm and Friday from 9 am to 12 am

In case of emergency call 112

Address

Laugavegur 166, 5th. floor
105 Reykjavík

Location on map

kt.520491-1559

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