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This resource is for professionals who want a better understanding of the legal foundations in serving deaf students. Disability law attorneys and experienced practitioners explain institutional responsibilities and provide tips for implementing policies and procedures….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Guides
Useful For: Administrators
Topics: Legal/Policy
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 people….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Research
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Research & Data, Transition
This study investigated patterns of educational accommodations use between high school and postsecondary settings by deaf students….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Research
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Research & Data, Other Access Topics
This study describes the results of a large nationwide study of accommodations use by deaf students in secondary and postsecondary settings….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Research
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Research & Data
Note taking is the practice of capturing important pieces of information in a systematic way. It is not limited to the classroom. Note taking is an important accommodation in any situation requiring learning, including job sites and internships. Effective note…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Overviews
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Other Access Topics
With technology always seemingly one step ahead of us, it’s easy to confuse the various telecommunication services used to visually connect hearing and deaf people who wish to communicate with each other. Three primary telecommunication services are in use today:…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Overviews
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Interpreting, Assistive Technology
Telecommunication technology has significantly changed the communication landscape for deaf people. For more than 40 years, text telephones (TTY) and amplified phones were the only options. Today, videophones, smartphones, and instant messaging most often replace TTY as preferred communication tools….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Overviews
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Assistive Technology
Cochlear implants are complex electronic devices surgically implanted under the skin behind the ear. These devices use electrodes placed in the inner ear (the cochlea) to stimulate the auditory nerve of people who have significant permanent hearing loss….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Overviews
Useful For: Audiologists
Topics: Assistive Technology
For those who are new to assistive listening technology, selecting the right systems for a college campus can be daunting. When selecting assistive listening technology for a college campus, institutions should consider a number of factors, including the legal requirements for…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Overviews
Useful For: Administrators
Topics: Assistive Technology
Persistence in postsecondary settings refers to the likelihood that a student will remain in school, particularly past the first year of enrollment….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Research
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Research & Data, Transition
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: Administrators
Topics: Research & Data
This brief summarizes the research related to mental health care for deaf people….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Research
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Mental Health & Well-Being, Research & Data
