The aim of the ‘Hearing and Communication Network’ mailing list is to connect all those working in the field of hearing and communication. By registering, you can receive information directly from schools, universities, practices, cultural and sporting institutions.
The twelfth newsletter will be published on November 17, 2025.
Submissions are open until October 28, 2025.
Every two months, the Chair of Hearing and Communication, in collaboration with the State Education Center for the Hearing Impaired in Braunschweig, sends out the H&K newsletter.
The newsletter is published in written German and German sign language.
You can access the current issue here:
To receive regular newsletters and access the current archive, you must subscribe to the Hearing and Communication Network.
A mailing list is a distribution list for emails. An email sent to the mailing list reaches all subscribers. The “Hearing and Communication Network” mailing list functions similarly to a newsletter.
The mailing list aims to connect all individuals working in the field of hearing and communication across different disciplines. This allows us to quickly and easily provide you with the latest information.
The mailing list is aimed at anyone who works with deaf and hard-of-hearing children, young people, and/or adults. Target groups include teachers, (school) psychologists, school social workers, therapists, speech therapists, school principals, university lecturers, people working in the fields of sport and culture, and students from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Content relating to the following categories is the focus of communication:
These are divided in the newsletter according to whether they are relevant nationwide or specific to a particular federal state.
Any topics of a private or commercial nature (e.g., inquiries about apartments, sale of used (school) materials) will not be distributed via the mailing list.
You have the option of sending your request directly to Markus Keil. The messages will be collected and sent to the members of the mailing list as a PDF document via email.
When submitting written contributions, please observe the following formal requirements:
You can submit your contributions in German Sign Language or in written language. For contributions in German Sign Language, please send us a link to your video by email so that we can download it.
This is a collaborative project between the Chair of Special Education – Focus on Hearing and Communication, including Inclusive Education (represented by Prof. Laura Avemarie and Lillian Siebert) and the LBZH Braunschweig (represented by Markus Keil and Christiane van Lohuizen).
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