Our Vision, Purpose and Aims
This article describes ATLA's vision and purpose, and lists our aims and credo.
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VISION |
To create a world where lipreading classes are available to all those who need them. |
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PURPOSE |
To provide a professional and recognised association for teachers of lipreading to adults, and to work in partnership with others to ensure that everyone challenged by hearing loss has access to lipreading classes and appropriate support. |
Our aims are:
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PROFILE |
To raise the profile and priority of lipreading, and those who are qualified to teach it, throughout the UK and beyond. |
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BENEFITS |
To generate awareness of the benefits of lipreading, related communication skills and tactics. |
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UNDERSTANDING |
To promote understanding of the needs of people with hearing loss who want to use speech and/or lipreading to communicate. |
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QUALITY |
To promote the highest quality of lipreading teaching including continuous professional development. |
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SUPPORT |
To provide support for members. |
Our work is guided by the following values and principles:
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CONFIDENTIALITY |
We will respect the confidentiality of learners and colleagues at all times. |
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RESPECT |
We will embrace the principle of respect for individuality. |
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ETHICS |
We will maintain ethical and professional standards at all times. |
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DISCRIMINATION |
We will embrace equality & diversity ensuring that our teaching practices are inclusive and accessible. |
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OPENNESS |
We will be open, transparent and accountable in all that we do. |
