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The term universal design was coined by architect Ronald L. Mace to describe the concept of designing all products and the built environment to be aesthetically pleasing and usable to the greatest extent possible by everyone, regardless of their age,…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Introductory Information
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
All postsecondary campuses, including community colleges, vocational training programs, and four-year universities, must ensure their programs, activities, and meetings are accessible to all visitors….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Introductory Information
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Graduation season is a busy time for disability service offices, and many professionals have questions about providing communication access at graduation ceremonies. The law is clear that institutions must provide access to public events and ensure an equitable experience for…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Introductory Information
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
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
Deaf students enrolling in colleges across the country are on the rise and securing access services can be difficult for institutions….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Introductory Information
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Remote Services
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
Background noise and distance from the instructor may present barriers for some deaf students. When this is the case, assistive listening systems can play a role in reducing or eliminating these barriers….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Introductory Information
Useful For: Audiologists
Topics: Assistive Listening Systems
More and more deaf students are pursuing study abroad opportunities which often raises many questions for disability service offices on what steps to take. Study abroad experiences provide opportunities for students to learn essential social and professional skills to be…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Introductory Information
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Study Abroad
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
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
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: Introductory Information
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Interpreting, Assistive Listening Systems
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: Introductory Information
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Assistive Listening Systems