STTS providers can be hired as staff members, independent contractors, or be contracted through an agency. When evaluating qualifications, gather information about the provider’s skills, credentials, and experience working in various settings prior to hiring….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Guides
Useful For: Speech-to-Text Provider
Topics: Speech-to-Text (Services), Assistive Technology
These resources contain more in-depth information about topics related to interpreting….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Guides
Useful For: Interpreters
Topics: Interpreting
Interpreting eases effective communication between hearing and deaf people, and is commonly used in education, employment, healthcare, legal settings, entertainment, and more….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Overviews
Useful For: Administrators
Topics: Interpreting
Captioned media is the process of converting audio content to text that is displayed on a video. Captions not only create access for deaf individuals but also benefit emerging readers, ESL/ELL students, students with learning disabilities, individuals with ADD/ADHD, and…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Guides
Useful For: Administrators
Topics: Assistive Technology
Hearing loss should not be the determining factor of whether a student will be able to participate and succeed in music classes. Effective accommodations can remove barriers and allow deaf students to equally participate….
Type: Resources
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Many deaf students take classes online or complete their whole educational programs online, even before the COVID-19 pandemic — almost 46% had taken at least one course online. These students often experience challenges with receiving equitable access for online courses….
Type: Resources
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
At times, deaf people may need more than one accommodation in order to gain full access to information. Often referred to as dual accommodations, this arrangement can be used in many different settings….
Type: Resources
Useful For: Teachers
Note Taker Training is a self-guided training that defines the role of the note taker and provides note taking strategies that enable student note takers to provide accurate, comprehensive classroom notes for deaf students…
Useful For: Students
Topics: Other Access Topics
Download, read, and share state reports about postsecondary outcomes of deaf people in your state. This important information may benefit people and organizations in each state as strategies are identified and put in place for systemic changes to better postsecondary…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Research
Useful For: Administrators
Topics: Research & Data
This step-by-step guide explains how to request and use accommodations on tests to help meet career goals. There are a variety of tests you may need to take to get a job or advance in your career…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Guides
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Testing
Due to the increasing number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), professionals who work with deaf students should expand their capacity to support autistic deaf students, especially in transition planning and postsecondary settings…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Guides
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Deaf 101, Mental Health & Well-Being, Research & Data
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: Guides
Useful For: Families
Topics: Deaf 101, Mental Health & Well-Being