Deaf Culture as an Asset in Preparation for Postsecondary Education and Employment
This brief summarizes the research related to deaf culture as a potential resource to be drawn upon in support of postsecondary education and employment outcomes for deaf individuals.
Comparison of Students’ Achievement: Deaf, Learning Disabled, and Deaf With a Learning Disability
Approximately half of deaf students have a co-occurring disability. Although assessing and diagnosing learning disabilities (LD) is particularly difficult in this population, it is important to properly identify students who may be eligible for academic interventions or accommodations.
Assessing the Quality of Single-Case Design Research With Deaf Individuals
Single-case design (SCD) research is often considered a good fit for measuring intervention outcomes among low-incidence populations, including deaf individuals. The authors use criteria from the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) to assess the quality of SCD studies across research about deaf individuals.
Plan Your Future: A Guide to Vocational Rehabilitation For Deaf Youth
Deaf youth, like you, have many different hopes, dreams, and goals. Many programs and services are available to help you succeed.
Assessing English Literacy as a Predictor of Postschool Outcomes in the Lives of Deaf Individuals
National statistics show that deaf adults often do not experience success on the same level as in the general population in these areas: life, employment, and education. Many people, including researchers, believe that negative outcomes happen because deaf people have low English literacy skills
Accommodations Use Patterns in High School and Postsecondary Settings for Deaf Students
This article investigated patterns of educational accommodations use between high school and postsecondary settings by deaf students. This study focuses on language and communication (LC) accommodations that are typically specific to deaf students, as well as those used by other students who use accommodations. We discussed the findings in light of potential implications and future directions for research.
Accommodations Use and Quality for Deaf Students
This article describes the results of a large nationwide study of accommodations use by deaf students in both secondary and postsecondary settings. Participants consisted of nearly 1,350 professionals who work with a diverse group of deaf students in a variety of roles including as educators, administrators, interpreters, vocational rehabilitation agency staff, and allied service providers.
2013 Employment Data for Deaf Adults: A Snapshot of General Employment Research
This research brief provides an overview of current employment data for deaf adults.
Shira’s Story: Role of Interpreters
For interpreters who are currently working in the field of education, I want to remind you that it is important to be mindful of the deaf students autonomy. Let them make decisions for themselves. For example, growing up, many of my interpreters were fluent and culturally sensitive, but if I looked away from them they would insist that I keep my eyes on them.
Accommodations for Foreign Language Classes
In today’s global village, more and more deaf students are taking foreign language courses successfully. Navigating accessibility and course requirements for foreign language courses is not always as straightforward as they may be in other courses. Institutions should evaluate accommodations for these classes on a case-by-case basis. Effective collaboration and flexibility plays a major role in […]
Requesting Accommodations
Colleges and universities will have a point-of-contact or disability student services (DSS) office where people can request and receive accommodations to access all the courses, programs and activities the campus has to offer.
Preparing For College
Part of self-advocacy is making sure you have all the information you need when you start applying to colleges, universities or career training programs. Here are a few ways to get started:
