Data can help prioritize and identify the biggest needs in our community or help us see where our work is making the greatest impact. While there are many publicly available data sources, sometimes we need to collect our own data…
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Every semester is an opportunity to connect with students. For students who request accommodations, the interactive process is an important dialog. NDC has put together information to help disability service providers maximize these interactions, strengthen accessibility, and implement accommodations for…
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The National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC) aims to address these challenges and provide opportunities for campus communities serving deaf students to learn, connect, and transform. We are pleased to announce our 2023 College Equity Conference to Strengthen Access,…
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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…
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Majority of deaf students focus on sign language interpreting or speech-to-text services to access instructional content and rely on someone to take notes. How do you know if note-taking at your institution is an effective accommodation for your deaf students?…
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Work Based Learning (WBL) provides deaf students with opportunities to apply what they learn in the classroom to career settings, an important step for preparing them for life after high school….
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Relying on amplification devices or residual hearing alone may not be enough to access communication, especially in difficult listening situations (e.g., significant background noise, a room that is not designed for ideal acoustics, group discussions, or listening at a distance)….
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Learn how to design an accessible and equitable learning environment for college and high school students, reduce barriers to engagement, and cultivate a community of learners who succeed….
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Our “Stories from the Field” piece details the transformation of a school bus into a fully functioning food truck, where the students are the ones running the entire operation, with the invaluable support of the staff….
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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 course, we will explore data-driven decision making….
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Mentoring opportunities offer valuable experiences that can be life-changing. Yet, the number of opportunities or experiences for mentoring are limited. This is especially true for deaf youth with multiple identities, like deaf-blind, deaf who are oral, deaf people of color,…
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While more than 200,000 deaf students attend colleges nationwide, many colleges and universities are often not prepared to support deaf students in their college experience. The access needed should not be dependent on each department or club budget to cover…
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