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
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
Deaf people are highly diverse in language usage, identity, race, ethnicity, and in terms of additional disabilities. Acknowledging and honoring diversity among deaf people is central to building positive interactions and relationships. This is especially true when it comes to…
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Relying on amplification devices or residual hearing may not be enough to access communication, especially in difficult listening situations (e.g., significant background noise, a room not designed for ideal acoustics, group discussions, or listening at a distance). Assistive listening systems…
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Speech-to-Text (STT) services are increasingly being used in campus settings. STT services vary and can be beneficial both in and out of the classroom. Become familiar with STT services, learn about common and standard practices in implementation, and how STT…
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Assistive listening systems can help deaf students overcome distance and background noise challenges. This pre-recorded webinar provides an overview of assistive listening devices and systems. Learn the fundamentals and gain essential knowledge to improve accessibility for deaf individuals in your…
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
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…
Useful For: Audiologists
This recorded NDC webinar by Howard A. Rosenblum, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), covers the basics of AI and automated captioning in educational settings. It explores legal standards and metrics for captioning and…
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
This recorded NDC webinar explored the fundamentals of assistive technology and its transformative role in helping deaf students access information. It covered tools like assistive listening systems, speech-to-text services, and specialized apps. Attendees gained an understanding of how these technologies…
Useful For: Audiologists
Mentoring opportunities provide life-changing experiences, especially for deaf youth with multiple identities (deaf-blind, oral deaf, deaf people of color, disabled deaf, LGBTQ+ deaf and more). Explore the benefits, key coordination considerations, and effective practices of mentoring in this pre-recorded webinar….
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
This recorded webinar presented by Anna Bitencourt senior attorney at the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), offers insights into the core principles of HIPAA in Education. Addressing common misunderstandings that have resulted in such denials and provides strategies to…
Useful For: Audiologists
