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Can you drive? Do you need ears to drive? I don’t use my ears to drive, I use my eyes, like you do. It’s no different….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Videos
Topics: Deaf 101
Really, my whole life, I’ve been deaf. I can’t hear anything. If I use a hearing aid, I can’t really identify the sound I’m hearing….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Videos
Topics: Deaf 101
For Deaf Awareness Month, we celebrate and honor different identities within our communities. At NDC, we recognize that everyone has different experiences and journeys. This is reflected in the data, resources, and work we create and share. Whenever possible, we…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Videos
Topics: Deaf 101
Due to the increasing number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), professionals who work with deaf students should expand their capacity to support autistic deaf students, especially in transition planning and postsecondary settings…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Guides
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Deaf 101, Mental Health & Well-Being, Research & Data
Vocational rehabilitation (VR) services are designed to support disabled people in their pursuit of employment goals. VR provides vocational assessment and evaluation, transition skills development, on-the-job training, career counseling, and postsecondary education and training to reduce labor force disparities….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Research
Useful For: Administrators
Topics: Deaf 101, Research & Data
Interpreter consistency is a key element in ensuring effective access and effective communication for deaf people who use interpreters. Consistency in interpreting has many positive outcomes, such as continuity, shared contextual knowledge, improved message accuracy, greater trust between the interpreter…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Guides
Useful For: Interpreters
Topics: Deaf 101, Interpreting
Decisions are made every day about deaf people’s lives without involving deaf people. This needs to change. The lived experience and knowledge of deaf community members must guide policy changes, strategic planning, and programs that are designed to reduce barriers…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Guides
Useful For: Families
Topics: Deaf 101, Mental Health & Well-Being
More than 200,000 deaf students attend colleges nationwide. For these deaf students to succeed, college experiences must be accessible. Students also need to feel supported by and engaged with the campus community. Giving deaf students interpreters or speech-to-text services in…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Research
Useful For: Administrators
Topics: Deaf 101, DSP Toolkit, Other Access Topics, Transition
More than 200,000 deaf students attend colleges nationwide. For these deaf students to succeed, college experiences must be accessible. Students also need to feel supported by and engaged with the campus community. Giving deaf students interpreters or speech-to-text services in…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Research
Useful For: Administrators
Topics: Deaf 101, DSP Toolkit, Other Access Topics, Research & Data, Transition
In recent years there has been an increase in the number of veterans returning home with combat-related hearing loss and tinnitus. Deaf veterans may need accommodations and support to be successful in college and the work environment….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Research
Useful For: Administrators
Topics: Deaf 101, Legal/Policy, Other Access Topics, Research & Data
Deaf teenagers with stronger family support are more successful after high school. To succeed, deaf people need to be able to make their own decisions, communicate about their preferences, and advocate for their needs. This is called self-determination….
Type: Resources
Useful For: Families
Topics: Deaf 101, Mental Health & Well-Being, Other Access Topics, Transition
Employment is one of many possible outcome measures, but one that is typically used as an indicator for the ability to live independently, attain financial stability, and maintain a quality of life that is aligned with one’s goals. To meet…
Type: Resources
Useful For: Administrators
Topics: Deaf 101, Research & Data
