SIGNS: Empowering Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing youth through citizen social science
Funding Source
European Commission- Erasmus+ Polish National Agency
Programme
Erasmus+ KA2, Youth sector
Duration
October 2025 – September 2027 (24 months)
Keywords
Social participation,
Citizen science,
Open access resource
Status
Ongoing
Description
The project aims to strengthen the social wellbeing of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) youth through citizen social science (CSS) actions that empower DHH youth as agents of change within and beyond their communities.
SIGNS advances and expands results of the successful EU-funded projects initiated by Web2Learn (Acting4DHH I & II), with a dual scope to: a) enhance understanding of barriers and opportunities for DHH youth’s social wellbeing, and b) foster collaborations between DHH and Hearing youth to advocate for inclusive youth policies and DHH-oriented solutions.
Key project results:
● Open access educational resources
● Digital storytelling series
● DHH youth manifesto
Partnership
- Polish Association of the Deaf (PAD, coordinator)
- Web2Learn (GR)
- Association of the Deaf of Northern Greece (GR)
- Association of the Deaf of Slovakia (SK)
- Vidchui (UA)