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Resources: Interpreters

  • Best Practices in Access: Deaf Interpreters


    Deaf interpreters (DIs) are deaf individuals who provide interpreting services, translation, translanguaging, and transliteration services in signed languages, including American Sign Language (ASL), other signed languages, and various forms of vi



    Topics: Deaf 101, DSP Toolkit, Interpreting
    Useful For: Administrators, Disability Services Professionals, Employers, Interpreters, Parents, Speech-to-Text Provider, Students, Teachers, Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals
  • Working With Autistic Deaf Students in Postsecondary Settings




    Topics: Deaf 101, Mental Health & Well-Being, Research & Data
    Useful For: Disability Services Professionals, Interpreters, Parents, Speech-to-Text Provider, Students, Teachers, Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals
  • Best Practices in Access: Interpreter Consistency


    Interpreter consistency is a key element in ensuring effective access and effective communication for deaf people who use interpreters.



    Topics: Deaf 101, Interpreting
    Useful For: Interpreters, Students
  • Creating Access Infographic

    Cover image of the report titled Creating Access

    Have you thought about access in various settings at your postsecondary institution?



    Topics: Other Access Topics
    Useful For: Administrators, Disability Services Professionals, Interpreters, Students
  • Interactive Process Tools: Checklist and Sample Questions for Deaf Students


    The interactive process engages deaf individuals and disability services professionals in a collaborative discussion regarding the impact of deafness and any necessary accommodations to mitigate barriers in the environment.

    Topics: Legal/Policy
    Useful For: Administrators, Disability Services Professionals, Interpreters, New Users, Speech-to-Text Provider, Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals
  • Interpreters as a Reasonable Accommodation for Testing


    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.

    Topics: Interpreting, Testing
    Useful For: Disability Services Professionals, Interpreters, Parents, Teachers, Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals
  • Creating Access: Foreign Language Classes


    Deaf students continue to explore academic opportunities in the college setting. They often seek to participate in foreign language courses alongside their hearing peers rather than settling for alternatives to foreign language requirements. Frequently, both students and staff members 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.

    Topics: Other Access Topics
    Useful For: Disability Services Professionals, Employers, Interpreters, Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals
  • Creating Access: Internships and Field Experiences


    Field experiences, such as internships, practicums, and clinicals, offer students the opportunity to gain the real-world knowledge and skills they need to become gainfully employed. Deaf students have a right to these experiences in the same manner as their hearing peers.

    Topics: Other Access Topics
    Useful For: Disability Services Professionals, Interpreters, Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals
  • Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Video


    This two-part video explains the Americans With Disabilities Act and how it applies to postsecondary education for students who are deaf.

    Topics: Legal/Policy, Transition
    Useful For: Administrators, Audiologists, Employers, Interpreters, New Users, Parents, Students
  • Dual Accommodations: Interpreters and Speech-to-Text Services


    Interpreting and speech-to-text services are commonplace accommodations for an audience that comprises 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.

    Topics: Interpreting, Speech-to-Text (Services)
    Useful For: Disability Services Professionals, Interpreters, Teachers, Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals
  • Importance of Effective Communication Between Deaf and Hearing Individuals


    This brief summarizes the research related to effective communication between deaf and hearing individuals.

    Topics: Deaf 101, Research & Data
    Useful For: Employers, Interpreters, New Users, Students, Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals
  • Mental Health Services


    Deaf individuals experience the same mental health concerns as their hearing peers and, as such, seek out the same services to address these concerns. However, unlike hearing individuals, deaf people do not always find equitable access to mental health services.

    Topics: Mental Health & Well-Being
    Useful For: Audiologists, Disability Services Professionals, Interpreters, Teachers, Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals
  • Vocational Rehabilitation: An Introduction


    Approximately 20% of the adult population has a disability. Most deaf individuals 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.

    Topics: Transition
    Useful For: Interpreters, New Users, Parents, Students, Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals
  • Vocational Rehabilitation: Understanding Service Options


    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 deaf individual is better positioned to make informed and self-determined choices about their employment future. Vocational rehabilitation offers a wide range of services. Some services are tangible, such as an alarm clock, uniform for work, hearing aid, etc. Other services are more intangible in nature, such as counseling, soft skills training, or career guidance.

    Topics: Transition
    Useful For: Interpreters, New Users, Parents, Students, Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals
  • Cochlear Implants: An Introduction


    Cochlear implants 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.

    Topics: Assistive Technology
    Useful For: Audiologists, Disability Services Professionals, Interpreters, New Users, Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals
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