The International Deaf Education Association (IDEA) is an organization focused on educating the deaf in Bohol, Philippines initiated by the United StatesPeace Corps, under the leadership of Dennis Drake.[1] The organization is a non-profit establishment that provides education to the impoverished and neglected deaf and blind children in the Philippines. The institution is able to hold special education classes on the islands of Bohol and Leyte through sponsorship program financially supported by American and European participants. Established in 1985, IDEA has the mission to give assistance to the deaf community in the Philippines in order for them to achieve self-reliance through the provision of “academic, vocational, physical, spiritual, and economic opportunities”. As a holistic ministry, IDEA aims to develop a society wherein deaf people can benefit from “social and economic equality, exchanging isolation for community, and servitude for self-reliance”.[2]
^Olson, JR (1989). "Project IDEA: International Deaf Education Association". American Annals of the Deaf. 134 (5): 338–40. doi:10.1353/aad.2012.0527. PMID 2618924. S2CID 35114448.
international, deaf, education, association, idea, organization, focused, educating, deaf, bohol, philippines, initiated, united, states, peace, corps, under, leadership, dennis, drake, organization, profit, establishment, that, provides, education, impoverish. The International Deaf Education Association IDEA is an organization focused on educating the deaf in Bohol Philippines initiated by the United States Peace Corps under the leadership of Dennis Drake 1 The organization is a non profit establishment that provides education to the impoverished and neglected deaf and blind children in the Philippines The institution is able to hold special education classes on the islands of Bohol and Leyte through sponsorship program financially supported by American and European participants Established in 1985 IDEA has the mission to give assistance to the deaf community in the Philippines in order for them to achieve self reliance through the provision of academic vocational physical spiritual and economic opportunities As a holistic ministry IDEA aims to develop a society wherein deaf people can benefit from social and economic equality exchanging isolation for community and servitude for self reliance 2 See also editPhilippine Sign Language Philippine Federation of the Deaf Bohol Deaf Academy high school for the Deaf in Bohol Philippines Second International Congress on Education of the Deaf Ulster Society for Promoting the Education of the Deaf and the Blind Blindness and educationReferences edit Olson JR 1989 Project IDEA International Deaf Education Association American Annals of the Deaf 134 5 338 40 doi 10 1353 aad 2012 0527 PMID 2618924 S2CID 35114448 International Deaf Education Association volunteermatch orgExternal links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title International Deaf Education Association amp oldid 1110954182, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
