Each game has been designed to provide key skills and learning in a number of areas including how to travel to/from work, personal hygiene, money management, improving maths skills, and supermarket shopping.

With the development phase over, the games have moved into test and the BID Services Life Skills students have spent five weeks putting the games through their paces. Whilst initially apprehensive, the ease-of-use and interactivity of the games have allowed the students to quickly build up enough confidence to test the games for themselves. The feedback from the tutors and students throughout the testing phase has been very positive and the games have proved to be an excellent learning tool, helping the students to improve their computer skills and gain greater confidence.

To recognise their achievements, a presentation evening will be held on Tuesday, 20th July, at the Deaf Cultural Centre, where all of the students will receive a Certificate of Achievement. The event will be attended by the Mayor and Mayoress of Birmingham, along with students’ parents, carers and friends.

For more information about this release, please contact Karen Rutherford or Jen Hodgkinson.

 

 

Published 20th July 2010