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Notetaking is the practice of capturing important pieces of information in a systematic way. It is not limited to the classroom. Notetaking is an important accommodation in any situation requiring learning, including job sites and internships. Effective notetaking is a skill that is acquired through training and strengthened through practice. It is an accommodation that deaf individuals rely on when they are in an environment of learning.
At the nucleus of every successful VR employment goal is a well-delineated Individual Plan for Employment (IPE), often referred to as a roadmap of services that lead to employment. By better understanding the myriad services offered by VR, an individual who is deaf or hard of hearing is better positioned to make informed and self-determined choices about their employment future.
While visual language interpreters have gained more prominence and visibility in the classroom as a result of the passage of the American with Disabilities Act in 1990, they have been a part of the educational landscape since the early 1970s. Despite longevity in the classroom, the role and function of the interpreter is often confusing and distracting.
Regardless of one's role in administering an assessment – as a professor in a college course or a psychological examiner conducting an evaluation – test providers recognize the importance of obtaining an accurate measurement of student learning, knowledge, abilities, attitudes, and skills.
The role of the interpreter appears to be very straightforward – to effectively facilitate communication between individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing and those who are hearing. However, the complexities of the task, the varieties or types of visual interpreting, and the enormous range of qualifications brought by the interpreter make it anything but simple.
Self-advocacy is a lifelong endeavor and can never be learned too early or too late in life. Practicing self-advocacy is a critical element of the self-advocacy developmental process and individuals who do are better prepared to self-advocate in the future. This document explains the basics of helping students who are deaf and hard of hearing develop appropriate self-advocacy skills.
Interpreting and speech-to-text services are commonplace accommodations for an audience comprised of several deaf individuals who rely on different communication modes (e.g., ASL, lip reading). This type of dual accommodation most often occurs at large magnet events such as conferences. Dual accommodation for an individual student in a postsecondary setting occurs less frequently but is appropriate under certain circumstances.
Transition is the process all students go through as they move from a high school setting to what lies beyond. Transition programs assist students' and their parents' plan for life after high school in a proactive and coordinated way. An effective transition program provides students with the tools and the confidence to assume responsibility for their educational and employment decisions as they move into adulthood.
In today’s world, emergency preparedness is an important topic. Too often, individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing do not have access to emergency alerts. Visual emergency alerting systems provide equal access and allow people who are deaf or hard of hearing to evacuate safely during emergencies. Both the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act also mandate reasonable accommodations, which include visual fire alarms.
Cochlear implants (CIs) are complex electronic devices surgically implanted under the skin behind the ear. These devices use electrodes placed in the inner ear (the cochlea) to stimulate the auditory nerve of individuals who have significant permanent hearing loss. This document explains the basics of cochlear implants.
Students who are deaf or hard of hearing are continuing to explore academic opportunities in the college setting. They often are seeking to participate alongside their hearing peers rather than settling for alternatives to foreign language requirements. Frequently, both student and staff are unsure of how to achieve successful access and accommodations for these courses. Effective approaches are determined on a case by case basis taking into consideration a variety of factors, including the student’s accommodation needs, available resources, and the purpose of the course in the overall academic program for the student.
Speech-to-text services can be provided onsite or remotely. Remote speech-to-text services refers to the service provider and consumer being in different locations.
Today’s technology affords individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing access to the world like never before. Speech-to-text technology is one such tool that brings access to individuals who are visual communicators.
Providing interpreting and speech-to-text services is a commonplace accommodation in settings where an audience is comprised of several individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing who rely on different communication modes (e.g., ASL, lip reading, etc.).
Notetaking is the practice of capturing important pieces of information in a systematic way. It is not limited to the classroom. Notetaking is an important accommodation in any situation requiring learning, including job sites and internships.
