The second educational material developed as part of the project is toolkit for youth workers, educators and other professionals directly involved in the work with deaf and hard of hearing youngsters. It is intended for use by youth workers, such as professionals from the social welfare system, experts working in the employment sector, individuals working in civil society organizations, who may potentially work with deaf and hard of hearing persons, as well as persons with communication obstacles during their work. The objective is to provide them with concrete educational workshops and activities to be implemented in work with the specific target group.
All of the workshops and activities can be further adjusted to the specific needs of the target groups that youth workers and educators will work with. The toolkit consists of 10 educational workshops, and 15 educational activities. The workshops can be implemented as stand-alone activities, or can be combined within longer lasting educational programs. Activities are developed as complementary educational activities to the 10 workshops, but can also be implemented individually or as part of other educational sessions organised with the target group of deaf and hard of hearing youngsters.
This toolkit is the result of collaborative work among two partners of this project (Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing of the City of Zagreb, and Youth Power Germany), and has been tested in all of the participating countries (Croatia, Germany, Italy, and Estonia).