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Communication Accommodations

The online resource, Communication Accommodations, is a collaborative effort between Dr. Greg Long of Northern Illinois University and PEPNet Midwest (Midwest Center for Postsecondary Outreach).   The website provides information about accommodations frequently used by students who are deaf or hard of hearing in postsecondary settings.  Although designed with Disabled Student Services (DSS) Coordinators in mind, students, families, and faculty, too, will find the information useful.

 

The site also provides in-depth information on hearing loss, legal mandates, accommodations, and communicative environments.  A popular feature of the website directs visitors to content based on their objectives:

 

-Identifying potential accommodations available for postsecondary students who are deaf or hard of hearing.

 

-Reviewing a recommended approach for determining appropriate accommodations.

 

-Developing an individualized student communication profile.

 

-Matching "typical" student communication profiles with suggested accommodation plans.

 

Visit Communication Accommodations online at  www.mcpo.org/greg

 

A Guide to Speech-to-Text Services

in the Postsecondary Environment

A Guide to Speech-to-Text Services in the Postsecondary Environment was developed to offer administrators, parents, students, and potential service providers an overview of the various speech-to-text service options available in postsecondary environments to students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.  The Guide provides comprehensive and detailed information about Speech-to-Text Services (STS) and the different options that are available with each.  Information includes requirements for providing each type of STS and their delivery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For those looking to provide STS on campus, A Guide to Speech-to-Text Services in the Postsecondary Environment provides information on important matters to consider when researching/choosing a provider.  The Guide is full of valuable information on setting up STS and developing policies and procedures.

 

Read the full guide at:

www.mcpo.org/sts_contents.asp

 

 

In Print -

 

Link by Link: A Guide to the Development & Implementation of Services for Persons who are Deafblind and Live in Rural Areas culminated a five-year project conducted by MCPO outreach site, Center for Sight & Hearing.  The project's purpose was to provide and improve services for persons who are deafblind and live in rural areas and to produce a manual or blueprint for agencies to develop services in their local areas. Link by Link can be used, replicated and disseminated to expand the availability of services for the growing population of persons who are deafblind. Link by Link is available via the  PEPNet Resource Center and is online at

www.mcpo.org/products.asp 

 

 

On DVD Video -

 

Designing, Implementing and Managing Successful English Programs: Language and Literacy Programs for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Educational Settings

is a recording of the second of a two-part PEPNet teleconference on literacy.

 

The October 20, 2005 broadcast provided English teachers, sign language interpreters, direct service providers, and administrators with proven practices in designing, implementing, and managing successful English programs for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Panelists from around the country shared their creative and experimental work experiences on maintaining a successful English literacy program.  Available via the PEPNet Resource Center at http://prc.csun.edu

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