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College Students Socializing
September 15, 2023
All News, Resources and Initiatives
...Deaf students face barriers and challenges daily as a result of barriers within systems. The impact is that 23% of deaf youth aged 16-24 aren’t in school or working. NDC is committed to changing that by partnering with entities providing information and resources to help improve systems....
Back to School Banner (Deafverse) (2)
September 13, 2023
All News, Resources and Initiatives
...The National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC) has launched Deafverse 3.0! This latest version includes a new and improved web-based platform that is faster, lighter, and more mobile and user-friendly while empowering teachers with exciting new tools educational. ...
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September 8, 2023
Conferences and Events
...In August 2023, NDC attended the National Black Deaf Advocates Conference in Birmingham, Alabama. In partnership with Dr. Lissa Stapleton-Rameriz, this was an opportunity for NDC to connect with the community, spotlight the experience of students who currently attend or who have graduated from a Historically Black College or University (HBCU), and share about initiatives NDC is working on to ensure deaf students have a range of postsecondary options....
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September 8, 2023
Conferences and Events
...After several years, the National Deaf Center (NDC) had the privilege of attending and presenting at the National Black Advocates Conference in August 2023. The conference's theme, "Reconnecting to Thrive Together: Reconnect, Recharge, and Thrive," perfectly encapsulated our experience. Since NDC's last participation in the NBDA conference in 2018; much has evolved. Our team was eager to reconnect, share insights, and learn within the vibrant community of participants in Birmingham, Alabama....
Two girls and a guy are talking in sign language. Three deaf students chatting in a university classroom.
September 6, 2023
All News
...Every semester is an opportunity to connect with students. For students who request accommodations, the interactive process is an important dialog. NDC has put together information to help disability service providers maximize these interactions, strengthen accessibility, and implement accommodations for students in their semester ahead. ...
This image shows a group of three people looking at a laptop screen. There is a laptop on the table a male person appears to be browsing something on the laptop, while the other female sitting next to him while taking notes on a notepad. There is another female who appears to be standing behind them and looking at the laptop screen.
August 24, 2023
Conferences and Events
...The National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC) aims to address these challenges and provide opportunities for campus communities serving deaf students to learn, connect, and transform. We are pleased to announce our 2023 College Equity Conference to Strengthen Access, Inclusion, and Belonging for Deaf Students. This year's conference will be held virtually on October 17-19, 2023, and is free to attend....
Back to School Banner (Deafverse) (3)
August 16, 2023
...Getting over the end of summer break isn’t easy, but it doesn’t have to be hard. National Deaf Center has some exciting new resources guaranteed to give you some Back to School spirit!...
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July 12, 2023
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...Majority of deaf students focus on sign language interpreting or speech-to-text services to access instructional content and rely on someone to take notes. How do you know if note-taking at your institution is an effective accommodation for your deaf students? Despite note-taking being widely used on college campuses, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. ...
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June 30, 2023
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...Work Based Learning (WBL) provides deaf students with opportunities to apply what they learn in the classroom to career settings, an important step for preparing them for life after high school....
This is a rectangular image of the kitchen area of a food truck. There are five people in the image. Three are wearing black T-shirts & two are wearing reddish color T-shirt. All have a black cap on their heads.
June 2, 2023
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...Our “Stories from the Field” piece details the transformation of a school bus into a fully functioning food truck, where the students are the ones running the entire operation, with the invaluable support of the staff....
This is a large rectangular image with green background. In the center, there is an image that appears to be a screenshot of a video between two people. The left image in the screenshot is of a woman with short black hair and wearing a black full-sleeve t-shirt. On the left image in the screenshot, it is of a man with white hair, wearing a dark blue shirt.
May 10, 2023
Conferences and Events
...On March 16th, NDC hosted a Deaf Centered Interpreting Webinar wherein Dr. Thomas Holcomb, PhD, and Aundrea Love, NIC, aimed to answer the question “How can interpreting become more deaf-centered?” by proposing a deaf-centered interpreting model. This model emerged from an ongoing effort to improve access and participation for deaf participants in interpreted sessions. This presentation focused on the changing view of the delivery model from merely providing access to increasing the quality of interpreting work by removing barriers that have made it difficult for deaf participants to engage fully in interpreted sessions....
This is a square image. The background is green. On the Top, there is the Text " NDC Listening Session". In the Center, there is a cartoon image of two people having a sign-language conversation. Below that there is the text " Exploring Interpreter Shortages in Postsecondary Settings.
April 19, 2023
...In response to the continued effects of the interpreter shortage, NDC has remained focused on creating opportunities for disability services professionals to connect both with us and with one another as they continue to provide support services to deaf students. On March 30, 2023, NDC hosted a second session of Exploring Interpreter Shortages in Postsecondary Settings Listening Session, wherein participants discussed a variety of potential solutions....

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