Deaf youth, like you, have many different hopes, dreams, and goals. Many programs and services are available to help you succeed. One important program is vocational rehabilitation (VR), which helps you plan to reach your educational and career goals….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Guides
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Testing, Transition
When teaching online, instructors have an important role in supporting and ensuring the success of students — especially deaf students. Online courses need to be accessible for deaf students. This resource outlines some key tips to think about when designing…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Guides
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: DSP Toolkit, Remote Services
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
Disability services offices can benefit from conducting an internal assessment of policies, procedures, and other practices while managing accommodations for deaf students. The purpose of this guide is to help identify effectiveness, potential gaps, or areas in need of improvement…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Guides
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: DSP Toolkit
This self-evaluation tool is designed for institutions to assess the level of access to campus programs and services for deaf students….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Guides
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: DSP Toolkit
Institutions frequently face a variety of challenges with providing accessible environments for deaf students. One common challenge is the semester-to-semester changes in the number of registered deaf students and service provider availability….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Guides
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: DSP Toolkit
Whether your institution has one comprehensive form that is routed through one designated office or several forms within various departments, the goal is for the forms to be easily located….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Templates
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: DSP Toolkit
Prior to the beginning of the semester, the disability services office can provide guidance to faculty on how to make classroom environments accessible to deaf students in their courses….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Templates
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: DSP Toolkit
Student orientations are an opportunity for students to learn about the support services available on campus, including when and how to access them. At the end of orientation, deaf students and the disability services staff should have a shared understanding…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Guides
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: DSP Toolkit
A guide for strengthening tutoring support for deaf students in college including considerations for access, culture and identity of students, and online distance tutoring….
Type: Resources
Useful For: Administrators
Topics: Other Access Topics, Research & Data
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: Administrators
Topics: Research & Data
This step-by-step guide explains how to request and use accommodations on standardized exams to help students meet their goals after high school….
Type: Resources
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Mental Health & Well-Being, Testing