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Deaf professionals strengthen campus access systems—but too often, they face the same barriers they’re hired to remove….
Type: News
Useful For: Higher Education Administrators
Categories Impact Stories
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), a time to celebrate the contributions of people with disabilities and to reflect on how we can create more accessible pathways to employment. For deaf youth, that discussion often starts with education….
Type: News
Useful For: Higher Education Administrators
Categories Media Mentions, Tools and Resources
While many deaf students use signed languages—sometimes as their primary language—their rights to accommodations are protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504. Their access needs are related to disability, not second-language acquisition. Applying English learner restrictions…
Type: News
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Categories Tools and Resources
Tests are frequently used within higher educational programs and careers. Many tests are not designed with deaf people in mind, leading to inaccurate assessments of their true knowledge and skills. Explore testing issues, common accommodations, and considerations to improve testing…
Useful For: Higher Education Administrators
Mentoring provides deaf youth with valuable personal, academic, and career growth opportunities. It can be formal or informal, involving adult-youth, peer-to-peer, or family relationships. Regardless of the form, mentoring helps deaf youth develop essential life skills for post-high school success….
Useful For: Higher Education Administrators
Data, data, DATA! Data is everywhere, but how do we use data to make decisions, evaluate programs, and improve processes and procedures for deaf students? In this module, we will explore data-driven decision making….
Useful For: Higher Education Administrators
One of many barriers to successful postsecondary outcomes for deaf people is the impact of negative attitudes. Deaf people encounter negative attitudes across many settings. This, along with “the historical trend of low expectations” have served as a persistent barrier…
Useful For: Higher Education Administrators
Historically, deaf communities, especially communities with marginalized identities, have not been a part of the decision-making surrounding programs or services for their communities. Instead, building relationships with communities can ensure that programs are person-centered and sustainable over time….
Useful For: Higher Education Administrators
Useful For: Higher Education Administrators
Understanding root causes is necessary to move beyond temporary solutions and address underlying factors of educational inequities for deaf people. With situational examples and critical thinking exercises, this module demonstrates that systemic change requires an intensive analysis to create sustainable…
Useful For: Higher Education Administrators
Data drives decision-making. When you want to improve existing programs and services, prepare a proposal for a new program, or justify the need for a new service, presenting data can provide a compelling case and strengthen your request. Learn where…
Useful For: Higher Education Administrators
Summer programs and camps are unique educational opportunities that can play a prominent role in youth development and act as a catalyst for growth and skills development for all students. Deaf youth summer camps bring together deaf students, many of…
Useful For: Higher Education Administrators
