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Disability Services:Working with Students Who
Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Rosemary Coffman, PhD, CRC
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Presentation Overview
Introduction
The Law
Deafness defined Communication tips
Classroom accommodations
Universal Design Lee Colleges Office of Disability Services
DO-IT ProfProject
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Introduction In the U.S., 45 million adults with a
disability
28 million with a hearing loss
Understanding and support of facultyand staff is critical
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The Law
Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation ActNo otherwise qualified
person with a disability shall ,
solely on the basis of disability, be denied the
benefits of, be excluded from participation, or besubjected to
discrimination under any program oractivity receiving federal
financial assistance
The Americans with Disabilities ActCivil rights legislation
which reaffirms the 504 regulationsand brings new attention to
disability issues and the rights
of people with disabilities
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Deafness Defined Beyond the audiogram
Prelingual versus postlingual Implications on learning
English
Mode of Communication
Oral American Sign Language
National Information Center on Deafness
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Communication Tips Even a small impairment will hamper
understanding
Get the persons attention
Face the person
Make sure the person can clearly see your
mouth and face Try to talk in a quiet area
Speak and enunciate clearly and normally
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Communication Tips (cont) Use your voice, but dont shout
Use facial expressions and body language
Be sensitive to whether the person isunderstanding
Write technical or difficult vocabulary on theboard
Rephrase sentences Use paper/pencil or visual aids as
necessary
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Remember! Problems with English are common
The interpreters role is to facilitatecommunication
The best source of information is thestudent
If the student is not watching, he orshe is not listening
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Classroom Accommodations Sign language interpreters
Seating arrangements
Provide written information as much aspossible
Repeat questions and comments of theother students
Notetakers The Faculty Room
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Using an Interpreter Rights and responsibilities
Role of the interpreter
Interpreters code of ethics
Speak directly to the student
Lee College Policy If the student does not come or is late
If the interpreter does not come or is late
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Other Support Services Relay Texas
Tut oring
Interpreting services outside theclassroom
Closed captioning
E-mail
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Universal Design
Universal design in learning new paradigm for teaching,
learning, assessment,
drawingonnew brain research andnew mediatechnologies to respond
to individual learnerdifferences
Examples: Provide multiple representations of the material
and means ofexpression
Provide multiple ways ofmotivating and engagingstudents
Universal Design in
Learning
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Hardof
Hearing
Frustrations
Lip-reading / facing the person
FM loop system
SelfHelp for the HardofHearing
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Lee CollegesOffice ofDisability Services
History
Process
requireddocumentation
accommodation request
Faculty input
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General Suggestions /
Resources Statement in the syllabus
Select materials early
Referrals to Disability Services Office
Faculty Guide
Internet resources
PostsecondaryEducation Consortium
Internet resourcesrelated to hearing loss
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DO-IT ProfProject National Project
Collaborationof25 Colleges and
universities and their partnerschools
CreationofMaterials Workshops
Internet/Web training Videos/handouts
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Conclusion
Questions / CommentsEvaluation
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