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More and more deaf students are pursuing study abroad opportunities which often raises many questions for disability service offices on what steps to take. Study abroad experiences provide opportunities for students to learn essential social and professional skills to be…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Introductory Information
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Study Abroad
Today’s technology affords deaf people access to the world like never before. Speech-to-text is one example of technology that brings access to people who are visual communicators….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Introductory Information
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Deaf Awareness, Speech-to-Text (Services)
The term universal design was coined by architect Ronald L. Mace to describe the concept of designing all products and the built environment to be aesthetically pleasing and usable to the greatest extent possible by everyone, regardless of their age,…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Introductory Information
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
In today’s world, emergency preparedness is an important topic. Too often, deaf people do not have access to emergency alerts. Visual emergency alerting systems provide equal access and allow deaf people to evacuate safely during emergencies. Both the ADA and…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Introductory Information
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Assistive Listening Systems
Deaf students enrolling in colleges across the country are on the rise and securing access services can be difficult for institutions….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Introductory Information
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Remote Services
Effective communication affords deaf people the ability to share and/or receive information in a manner that is successful for them. Effective communication increases the opportunity for full and equal participation in any situation. Effective communication is fluid and allows all…
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Introductory Information
Useful For: Audiologists
Topics: Deaf Awareness, Policy
This brief summarizes the research related to deaf culture as a potential resource to be drawn upon in support of postsecondary education and employment outcomes for deaf people….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Research
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Research & Data, Transition
This study investigated patterns of educational accommodations use between high school and postsecondary settings by deaf students….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Research
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Research & Data
This study describes the results of a large nationwide study of accommodations use by deaf students in secondary and postsecondary settings….
Type: Resources
Resource Type: Research
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Research & Data
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: Introductory Information
Useful For: Families
Topics: Transition
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: Introductory Information
Useful For: Families
Topics: Transition
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: Introductory Information
Useful For: Disability Services Professionals
Topics: Interpreting, Assistive Listening Systems