Best Practices in Providing Effective Accommodations for Deaf Students
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Equitable access for diverse deaf* college students goes beyond providing basic accommodations—it requires a student-centered approach that fosters participation in accessible academic and social environments. Deaf students frequently face challenges when seeking access due to structural inequities, systemic barriers, and underdeveloped relationships with institutional staff. Affirming and centering the different lived experiences of deaf college students plays a critical role in fostering their engagement opportunities and contributes to more positive outcomes. To improve deaf student engagement, retention, and completion, it is essential to implement effective practices that address both systemic and everyday barriers.
This webinar will explore key findings and highlight effective practices for enhancing access on campuses through the implementation of effective accommodations such as sign language interpreting, speech-to-text services, captioned media, testing accommodations, and assistive listening systems. Additionally, the session will emphasize the importance of building campus relationships to ensure student engagement and retention, as well as recognizing how attitudes can impact the development and application of best practices.
Whether you’re a disability services professional, service provider, administrator, or advocate, this webinar will equip participants with evidence-based knowledge and practical tools to create a welcoming environment that allows deaf students the opportunity to thrive academically and socially on college campuses.
* NDC uses the term deaf in an all-encompassing manner that includes those who identify as Deaf, deaf, deafblind, deafdisabled, hard of hearing, late-deafened, and to acknowledge the range of individuals with hearing loss. Deaf individuals have multiple identities, communication styles, and needs. NDC has chosen to use one term, deaf, with the goal of recognizing experiences that are shared by individuals from various deaf communities while also honoring their differences.