Decisions are made every day about deaf people’s lives without involving deaf people. This needs to change. The lived experience and knowledge of deaf community members must guide policy changes, strategic planning, and programs that are designed to reduce barriers…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Practices
Useful For: Families
Topics: Deaf Awareness, Mental Health & Well-Being
Not only do deaf people experience mental health risks more frequently than their hearing counterparts, access to services that can support their mental health and wellness are also often limited. Services and resources such as role models, counseling, and even…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Introductory Information
Useful For: Families
Topics: Mental Health & Well-Being
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: Practices
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Testing Accommodations, Transition
Encourage students to think about getting ready for life after high school, and their goals for continuing their education, getting a job, and living their life. Use the Choose Your Future! Activity Kit to discuss their strengths, interests, and needs….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Practices
Useful For: Families
Topics: Mental Health & Well-Being, Transition
Deaf teenagers with stronger family support are more successful after high school. To succeed, deaf people need to be able to make their own decisions, communicate about their preferences, and advocate for their needs. This is called self-determination….
Type: Resources
Useful For: Families
Topics: Deaf Awareness, Mental Health & Well-Being, Transition
Work-based learning programs have a shared goal of building skills and experiences to help students reach their employment goals. These work-based programs benefit all students, including deaf students….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Practices
Useful For: Employers
Topics: Transition
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: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Research & Data
Interventions, programs, and practices are evaluated for their effectiveness….
Type: Resources
Useful For: Employers
Topics: Transition
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: Disability Services Professionals
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 Accommodations
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) work together to protect children and adults with disabilities from exclusion, discrimination, and unequal treatment in education, employment, and the…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Introductory Information
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Deaf Awareness, Policy
Strengthening community networks and connections increases social capital, the advantage gained through relationships and social networks. Social capital can help people navigate complex school and workplace situations….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Research, Videos
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Research & Data
