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
Disability services offices can benefit from conducting an internal assessment of policies, procedures, and other practices while managing accommodations for deaf students. The purpose of this guide is to help identify effectiveness, potential gaps, or areas in need of improvement…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Practices
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Tools
Institutions frequently face a variety of challenges with providing accessible environments for deaf students. One common challenge is the semester-to-semester changes in the number of registered deaf students and service provider availability….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Practices
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Tools
Prior to the beginning of the semester, the disability services office can provide guidance to faculty on how to make classroom environments accessible to deaf students in their courses….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Tools
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Tools
Student orientations are an opportunity for students to learn about the support services available on campus, including when and how to access them. At the end of orientation, deaf students and the disability services staff should have a shared understanding…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Practices
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Tools
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 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
Student evaluation of remote services is critical to ensure effectiveness of services received. This evaluation template helps institutions to gather structured input from students regarding the quality of the technology as well as the communication access services received (i.e., interpreting…
Type: Resources
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Remote Services
Use this tool to guide you through the process of providing remote access services. Answer each question with a “YES” (left) or a “NO” (right). Once complete, you should have a comprehensive plan for implementing services. If at any point…
Type: Resources
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Remote Services, Research & Data
An increasing number of deaf students are pursuing study abroad opportunities which can raise many questions for disability service professionals on how to plan for accommodations. Study abroad experiences provide opportunities for deaf students to learn essential social and professional…
Type: Resources
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Study Abroad
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
