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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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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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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Many colleges and schools are relying upon automatic captions as a quick and cheap way to convert spoken words into text for deaf students in classrooms, events, and extracurricular activities. However, it is a sub-standard option in educational settings and…
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The newest version of our data dashboard helps you get the most current, accurate data that you need, when you need it, to counter assumptions and myths about deaf people. This data can be used to write grants, proposals, and…
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Historically tests are often used to make decisions about educational promotion, placement, and even used as gatekeepers to higher educational programs and careers. Unfortunately, many tests are not designed with deaf people in mind, and the development and delivery of…
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Are you committed to improving programs and services for deaf people using a systems lens? Do you know how to get started? Transforming Systems to Achieve Equity for Deaf People is a groundbreaking one-hour self-paced module that provides participants with…
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The increase in online engagement for learning and interacting is undeniable. During the pandemic, many people found themselves navigating uncharted territory. While many entities were successful providing accessible experiences online, the experiences were not necessarily equitable. Access can no longer…
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Captioned media is a hot topic on campuses today as the way we access media continues to evolve and the demand for captioning increases. There are more than 200,000 deaf students attending college nationwide. For them to succeed, their college…
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