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NDC’s updated Data Dashboard reveals record deaf employment gains alongside persistent workforce gaps, guiding transition supports that expand access to meaningful careers….
Useful For: Advocates
Categories Research and Publications, Current Trends
Campus-wide captioning policies clarify workflows, funding, and accountability so media accessibility is built into everyday operations instead of reactive accommodations….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Practices
Useful For: Higher Education Administrators
Topics: Captioned Media
High-quality captions are essential for accessibility, learning, and legal compliance, ensuring deaf students receive communication equivalent to audio content….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Practices
Useful For: Higher Education Administrators
Topics: Captioned Media
Captioned media ensures accessible video across campuses, reducing barriers, supporting universal design, and creating smoother, more sustainable access for everyone….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Practices
Useful For: Higher Education Administrators
Topics: Captioned Media
Lived Experiences of Deaf People isn’t just an introduction to deaf identity—it’s a call to action. In this one-hour, self-paced module, you’ll meet real people from across deaf communities, explore how communication and access vary widely, and learn how systemic…
Useful For: Higher Education Administrators
Strong mentor and role model relationships help deaf youth gain skills, confidence, belonging, and clearer paths toward education, careers, and community….
Useful For: Students
Topics: Transition
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), a time to celebrate the contributions of people with disabilities and to reflect on how we can create more accessible pathways to employment. For deaf youth, that discussion often starts with education….
Type: News
Useful For: Higher Education Administrators
Categories Media Mentions, Tools and Resources
Tests are frequently used within higher educational programs and careers. Many tests are not designed with deaf people in mind, leading to inaccurate assessments of their true knowledge and skills. Explore testing issues, common accommodations, and considerations to improve testing…
Useful For: Higher Education Administrators
This module equips VR counselors new to serving deaf people with essential knowledge and tools. It covers training and employment accommodations, assistive technology, and advocacy, empowering counselors to support deaf trainees and employees in achieving successful outcomes….
Useful For: Employers
This essential training empowers professionals to understand and embrace the unique lived experiences of deaf people, dismantle systemic barriers, and foster culturally responsive practices. By centering the voices of the deaf community, you’ll enhance your ability to provide impactful support,…
Useful For: Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals
Mentoring provides deaf youth with valuable personal, academic, and career growth opportunities. It can be formal or informal, involving adult-youth, peer-to-peer, or family relationships. Regardless of the form, mentoring helps deaf youth develop essential life skills for post-high school success….
Useful For: Higher Education Administrators
“On average, 8% of the people served by VR across the country are deaf. Deaf consumers have long preferred VR counselors who are familiar with deaf people and can sign (Luft, 2022). Currently, there is a national shortage of VR…
Useful For: Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals