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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
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
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
Approximately 20% of the adult population has a disability. Most deaf people do not seek vocational rehabilitation services, but those who do most often want employment-related services or education and/or training to prepare for employment….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Overviews
Useful For: Families
Topics: Transition
At the nucleus of every successful vocational rehabilitation employment goal is a well-delineated individual plan for employment, often referred to as a roadmap of services that lead to employment. By better understanding the myriad services offered by vocational rehabilitation, a…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Overviews
Useful For: Families
Topics: Transition
For deaf people, negative attitudes from deaf and hearing people can be a barrier to healthy social and emotional development, social integration, and academic and career success….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Research
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Research & Data, Deaf 101
The overall goal of the Building State Capacity Summit series was to promote successful outcomes for students leaving high school, whether they go on to postsecondary education, a training program, or employment. Young adults who are deaf face barriers to…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Guides, Research
Useful For: Administrators
Topics: Other Access Topics, Research & Data
