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This report provides a comprehensive overview of the most current data on educational attainment trends and trajectories for deaf people in the United States, serving as a resource for community members, educators, researchers, and policymakers….
Type: Resources
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Research & Data
Have you thought about access in various settings at your postsecondary institution? We have resources to address some of the most common access situations that occur. Check out our Creating Access Infographic and visit the links there to learn more!…
Type: Resources
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
The interactive process engages deaf people and disability services professionals in a collaborative discussion regarding the impact of deafness and any necessary accommodations to mitigate barriers in the environment. This process follows the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines set…
Type: Resources
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Policy
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) work together to protect children and adults with disabilities from exclusion, discrimination, and unequal treatment in education, employment, and the…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Introductory Information
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Deaf Awareness, Policy
Strengthening community networks and connections increases social capital, the advantage gained through relationships and social networks. Social capital can help people navigate complex school and workplace situations….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Research, Videos
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Research & Data
This tipsheet describes post-lingual deafness, which is often referred to as “late onset of deafness” or “late-deafened,” and offers suggestions that will help faculty and staff work more effectively with this population….
Type: Resources
Useful For: Higher Education Administrators
Topics: #DeafSuccess
This tipsheet offers information and creates awareness of access and adjustment issues facing students who have Usher Syndrome and are participating in postsecondary education….
Type: Resources
Useful For: Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals
This two-part video explains the Americans With Disabilities Act and how it applies to postsecondary education for students who are deaf….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Videos
Useful For: Audiologists
Topics: Transition, Policy
In today’s world, emergency preparedness is an important topic. Too often, deaf people do not have access to emergency alerts. Visual emergency alerting systems provide equal access and allow deaf people to evacuate safely during emergencies. Both the ADA and…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Introductory Information
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Assistive Listening Systems
Effective communication affords deaf people the ability to share and/or receive information in a manner that is successful for them. Effective communication increases the opportunity for full and equal participation in any situation. Effective communication is fluid and allows all…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Introductory Information
Useful For: Audiologists
Topics: Deaf Awareness, Policy
This report includes the results of a 2009 national survey of 123 postsecondary institutions regarding salary and wages of interpreting and speech-to-text providers. It also contains information about program sizes and institutional practices and policies….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Research
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Research & Data
This study assessed the influence of extracurricular involvement on postsecondary outcomes for deaf people through a secondary analysis of data from the second National Longitudinal Transition Study….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Research, Videos
Useful For: Families
Topics: Research & Data, Transition