A hub for accessible resources by a network of organisations in marine science and conservation, adult education institutions and organisations which support educational initiatives for d/Deaf and visually impaired.
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Type of resource: image, video, exhibit, toolkit, 3D models
Type of pedagogical approach: visual, auditory, tactile, multisensory
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Other helpful keywords: d/Deaf, blind, visually impaired, sound
Marine Life Hand Signals for Underwater Communication
In this PADI blog, learn some common hand signals for marine life, such as shark, dolphin, octopus, crab and many more…
Sign Language Video Guidelines
Are you curious about how you can create videos accessible to d/Deaf people? Then follow our Sign Language video guideline, which we used to create the Thalassophile Project Educational Episodes.
Tortugas para todos (Turtles for everyone)
Tortugas Fundación is a Colombian initiative which contributes to the conservation of sea turtles through inclusive projects for children and young people with visual, hearing and cognitive disabilities.
FishSounds Educate
FishSounds Educate is a free educational program that uses the topic of bioacoustics (biological sounds and impacts of noise) to encourage future conservation leaders and enhance ocean literacy across Canada.
Blue Marine Foundation BSL interpreted films
In collaboration with SignUp Media, Blue Marine Foundation has translated some of their key films on marine-related topics into British Sign Language (BSL).
Océano en Señas/ The Ocean in Signs
Océano en Señas is a pioneering project in Colombia, led by INVEMAR and involving the Colombian d/Deaf community. Its objective is to generate a vocabulary of terms associated with the Ocean in Colombian Sign Language.
Abecedarium: The Ocean in Sign Language
"Abecedarium: the Ocean in Sign Language” is a long-term participatory and inclusive project, initiated in 2020, which aims to map out and create an eco-glossary of terms and signs relating to the Ocean and its environment in Italian Sign Language (LIS).