<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Dear Colleague,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">I am Marianna Hatzopoulou from Athens, Greece.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">As a Greek Sign Language Interpreter and teacher for the Deaf, I am a
hearing member of the Deaf community, and I have worked closely with the
Hellenic Federation of the Deaf for more than twenty- five years. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">The Hellenic Federation of the Deaf needs your help on the following
Survey. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Since last October 2019 the Hellenic
Federation of the Deaf (HFD) ,the Deaf People Association (DPAM), in Malta, the
Union of the Deaf in Bulgaria (UDB), the University of Western Macedonia (UWM),
the Kindergarten for the Deaf and hard of hearing of Argyroupolis (KDA) and the
company Open Pedia (OP), in Greece have been participating in an international
project in the framework of ERASMUS + called: “Sign Links” Deaf Adults as Role
Models for the Hearing World: Links of the same chain (<span class="gmail-tlid-translation">KA204-115AAAAD).</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Within this project we survey the role of Deaf adults as Role Models for
supporting families of deaf children and hearing practitioners.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Our aim is to map the existing practices used in Europe to support
parents of deaf and hard of hearing children and the role of Deaf adults to
enhance hearing adults’ capacities and communicational skills on Sign Language,
in order to be able to adjust to the socio-linguistic needs of deaf and hard of
hearing children.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Please be part of the Survey! </span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">For International Signs: </span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://forms.gle/LUnXwsi3jvsXj7zs9" style="color:blue"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://forms.gle/LUnXwsi3jvsXj7zs9</span></a><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">For English</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://forms.gle/LG6MuA5Ddvt6G7n39" style="color:blue"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://forms.gle/LG6MuA5Ddvt6G7n39</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">This survey will take about 20 to 25 minutes of your valuable time.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Please feel free to forward this
request to anyone in your country or any other country, parent of deaf/hard of
hearing child, practitioner or professional in the field, who you think may
want to take part in the survey.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Thank you for your participation.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">If you need further information
please do not hesitate to contact us.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Marianna Hatzopoulou, Ph.D. Stockholm University </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Counsellor of the HFD</span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Head of the Local Assessment and Support Centre </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">2nd K.E.S.Y Β΄ Athens</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Τel.: (+30)210 6512513</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Mobile: (+30) 6974946689</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Mail.: <a href="mailto:mhatzopoulou@gmail.com">mhatzopoulou@gmail.com</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Skype: marianna.hatzopoulou </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">_____________________________________________<br><b><br></b><div><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(61,133,198)"><b>Προϊσταμένη 2<font size="1">ΟΥ</font> Κ.Ε.Σ.Υ Β΄ Αθήνας<br></b></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(61,133,198)"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(61,133,198)"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div><font size="2">Dr. Marianna Hatzopoulou<br></font></div><div><font size="2"><b><span style="color:rgb(61,133,198)">Head of the </span></b></font><font size="2"><b><span style="color:rgb(61,133,198)"><span><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(61,133,198)">2<font size="1">ND</font></span></font></span> K.E.S.Y </span></b><span style="color:rgb(61,133,198)"> </span><span style="color:rgb(61,133,198)"><span><span style="color:rgb(61,133,198)"><b>Β</b>΄</span></span></span></font><b><span style="color:rgb(61,133,198)"><font size="2"> Athens</font><br></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color:rgb(61,133,198)"></span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(11,83,148)" lang="EN-US"></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US"></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(61,133,198)"><b>Local Assessment and Support Centre, 2<font size="1">ND</font> B Athens <br></b></span></font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(11,83,148)">Tel.:++306974946689</span><br><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(11,83,148)" lang="EN-US">Mail.: 2<a href="mailto:kdaybathen@sch.gr" target="_blank">kesyvath@sch.gr</a><br></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(11,83,148)" lang="EN-US"> <u><a href="mailto:mhatzopoulou@gmail.com" target="_blank">mhatzopoulou@gmail.com</a></u></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(11,83,148)" lang="EN-US">Skype: marianna.hatzopoulou<br></span></span></div><div>
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