Building Relationships with Deaf Communities

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Module  Description: 

This 1-hour self-paced learning module provides information on the importance of intentional community engagement and recommended strategies toward meaningful systems transformation. In this module, you will learn the importance of collaborative, deaf-led decision-making.

Learning objectives –  Participants will be able to:

  • Describe the impact of systemic inequities and marginalization on deaf people and deaf communities’ experiences 
  • Correlate the role of community engagement and effective systems change/transformation
  • Name strategies for engaging deaf communities in systems change/transformation

Badge Information: Module content category – System Knowledge

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Continuing Education Credit: This module is pre-approved for 1 NDC Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Clock Hours and 1 CRCC Clock Hour

Course Category: Deaf Awareness
Useful For: Higher Education Administrators, Audiologists, Disability Services Professionals, Employers, Families, Interpreters, Speech-to-Text Provider, Students, Teachers, Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals

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