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ODYSSEY: New Directions in Deaf Education | The Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center

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The U.S. Department of Education’s Individuals with Disabilities Education Act website brings together department and grantee IDEA information and resources. The IDEA makes available a free appropriate public education to and ensures special education and related services to eligible children with disabilities.

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This memorandum addresses the obligations of a public school system under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Deaf or hard of hearing students, parents and others are entitled to equal access and an equal opportunity to participate in public school services, programs, and activities. The ADA and Section 504 apply to all programs and activities offered by a school system, including school board meetings, extracurricular programs, teacher conferences, recreational activities, social and cultural activities, adult education, summer school or hobby classes.

Section 504, 29 U.S.C. § 794, requires programs which receive federal financial assistance to provide accommodations, such as qualified interpreters, real-time captioning (also called CART), assistive listening devices, or other auxiliary aids, to people with disabilities when necessary to ensure effective communication. See also 34 C.F.R. §§ 104.4 and 104.21. Public school systems receive substantial federal financial assistance, so this law applies to them.

Title II of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213, requires comparable access by all state and local government programs, regardless of whether or not the programs get federal financial assistance.

A separate federal law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), also affects children with disabilities. The IDEA requires public school systems to provide a "free, appropriate public education" to children who need special education or related services because of a disability. The IDEA establishes a procedure for developing an individualized education program (IEP) and identifying needed support services for individual children. Although this is the principal law which determines the special educational services children will receive from a school system, Section 504 and the ADA provide additional protection, especially in the context of architectural accessibility, extracurricular activities, summer programs, and services for parents, members of the public, and other individuals with disabilities.

The U.S. Department of Justice has issued regulations to implement Title II of the ADA, which applies to activities of public entities such as school systems. 28 C.F.R. Part 35. The accompanying Analysis specifically addresses the question of duties of school systems to provide accessibility to parents with disabilities:

Some commenters asked for clarification about the responsibilities of public school systems under section 504 and the ADA with respect to programs, services and activities that are not covered by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), including, for example, programs open to parents or to the public, graduation ceremonies, parent-teacher organization meetings, plays and other events open to the public, and adult education classes. Public school systems must comply with the ADA in all of their services, programs, or activities, including those that are open to parents or to the public. For instance, public school systems must provide program accessibility to parents and guardians with disabilities to these programs, activities, or services, and appropriate auxiliary aids and services whenever necessary to ensure effective communication, as long as the provision of the auxiliary aid results neither in an undue burden or in a fundamental alteration of the program.

56 Fed. Reg. 35696 (July 26, 1991).

The ADA Title II regulations specifically address the obligation of a school board or other public entity to remove communication barriers for deaf individuals:

(a) A public entity shall take appropriate steps to ensure that communications with applicants, participants, and members of the public with disabilities are as effective as communications with others.
(b)(1) A public entity shall furnish appropriate auxiliary aids and services where necessary to afford an individual with a disability an equal opportunity to participate in, and enjoy the benefits of, a service, program, or activity conducted by a public entity.
(2) In determining what type of auxiliary aid and service is necessary, a public entity shall give primary consideration to the requests of the individual with disabilities.

28 C.F.R. § 35.160.

The regulations define "auxiliary aids and services" to include:

Qualified interpreters, note takers, transcription services, written materials, telephone handset amplifiers, assistive listening devices, assistive listening systems, telephones compatible with hearing aids, closed caption decoders, open and closed captioning, telecommunications devices for deaf persons [TTYs], videotext displays, or other effective methods of making aurally delivered materials available to individuals with hearing impairments; . . . and . . . other similar services and actions.

28 C.F.R. § 35.104.

The appropriate auxiliary aid or service depends on the context of the communication and the needs of the individual with a disability. For example, in a school auditorium or a school board meeting, some deaf people may need a sign language interpreter to follow and participate in the proceedings. Other people who are hard of hearing may not use sign language. They may need a computer-assisted transcript (also called CART) or an assistive listening system (e.g., a loop system or an FM or infrared amplification system) in order to understand and participate in the same activity. If the school has videotapes or films, or if it broadcasts on cable television, captioning may be the most appropriate way to give access to deaf and hard of hearing viewers.

In order to make sure that deaf and hard of hearing individuals are alerted to a fire or other emergency, a school system should install visual (flashing) fire alarms. Other examples of accommodations for deaf and hard of hearing people include visible fire alarm systems, amplification systems that are compatible with hearing aids, entry systems that do not depend on ability to use an intercom or respond to a buzzer or other auditory device. A telecommunication device for deaf persons (TTY) and making and receiving calls through a relay service may also be necessary, so that the school and parent can communicate about illnesses, schedules, discipline of a child and other matters.

The primary concern is whether or not the auxiliary aid or service is effective to make the spoken or aural information available and to give the person who is deaf or hard of hearing an equal opportunity to participate. When there is a disagreement or uncertainty about the appropriate auxiliary aid, the ADA Title II regulations require the public agency to give "primary consideration" to the requests of the individual with a disability. In analysis of this regulation, the Department of Justice states:

. . . The public entity shall honor the choice [of the deaf or hard of hearing individual for a particular auxiliary aid] unless it can demonstrate that another effective means of communication exists or that use of the means chosen would not be required under § 35.164. Deference to the request of the individual with a disability is desirable because of the range of disabilities, the variety of auxiliary aids and services, and different circumstances requiring effective communication.

56 Fed. Reg. 35711-12 (July 26, 1991).

A federal court has ruled that school systems must provide interpreters when deaf parents meet with teachers or attend school programs such as orientation programs. Rothschild v. Grottenthaler, 907 F.2d 886 (2nd Cir. 1990). The Office for Civil Rights for the U.S. Department of Education has held that PTA programs and activities are covered by Section 504, in that the school district provides significant indirect assistance to the PTA. Irvine Unified School District, 19 IDELR 883 (OCR 1993).

The Office for Civil Rights has also determined that sign language interpreters permit deaf people to participate meaningfully in federally-assisted programs. It has ruled that public school systems must give access to extracurricular programs, and must give access when they offer services to parents as well as to students.

The public agency may not assess any additional charge for the provision of an auxiliary aid or service. 28 C.F.R. § 35.130(f).

School systems should routinely publicize the method that deaf and hard of hearing persons can use to request necessary services such as qualified interpreters, real-time captioning (also called CART), or assistive listening devices. A public entity must have a procedure that a deaf or hard of hearing person can use to request such aids or services at school system activities. TTY-accessible telephone numbers should be clearly identified in telephone directory listings, school system letterhead, and information disseminated about school system services.

Failure to provide a qualified sign language interpreter or other auxiliary aids or services for a deaf or hard of hearing parent or child under these circumstances would be a discriminatory practice.

Any time a school building is altered or constructed, the building must meet the minimum standards in the ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) or the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS), 28 C.F.R. § 35.151. The ADAAG standards are published as Appendix A to 28 C.F.R. Part 36. The portions of ADAAG that are most relevant to deaf individuals are:

Emergency warnings and alarms

§ 4.1.3(14), § 4.28

Public telephones

§ 4.1.3(17), § 4.1.6(1)(e), § 4.31.5

Assembly areas (assistive listening systems)

§ 4.1.3(19)(b), § 4.33.6, § 4.33.7

Elevators

§ 4.10.12(2), § 4.10.13, § 4.10.14

Visual devices in sleeping rooms

§ 9.3.1, § 9.3.2, A4.28.4

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Existing law finds and declares that all individuals with exceptional needs have a right to participate in free appropriate public education and special educational instruction and services for these persons are needed in order to ensure the right to an appropriate educational opportunity to meet their unique needs. Existing law provides that it is the intent of the Legislature that education programs are provided under an approved local plan for special education, as provided.

This bill would require, consistent with state and federal law, a school district, county office of education, and charter school, when implementing inclusion and universal design for learning initiatives, to consider specified things with respect to the full language access needs of pupils who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind, as provided. The bill would require individualized family service plan teams and individualized education program teams, when determining the least restrictive environment for a deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind pupil 0 to 22 years of age, inclusive, to consider the language needs of the pupil, as provided, and to consider reviewing placements and services available to the pupil. By imposing additional duties on school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the State Department of Education, on or before July 1, 2025, to communicate these requirements to all school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools, as well as notify nonpublic, nonsectarian schools or agencies certified by the state, the special education local plan areas, the California School for the Deaf, and the California School for the Blind of these provisions.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

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ASL - American Sign Language: free, self-study sign language lessons including an ASL dictionary, signing videos, a printable sign language alphabet chart (fingerspelling), Deaf Culture study materials, and resources to help you learn sign language. Good for homeschool sign language classes, parents (baby signing), interpreters, and people who just want to learn fun ASL phrases like hello, thank you, I love you, etc.

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The Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP)

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Resources for School Personnel, Families, Students, and Content Creators

DCMP provides a streaming library of accessible education videos, teaching tools, and professional development opportunities. We partner with educational content creators to provide high-quality captioning, audio description, and American Sign Language (ASL) translation.

Families and school personnel who have at least one early learner-Grade 12 child with a disability qualify for free DCMP membership. Educational professionals in training also qualify.

Professional development opportunities are available to members, and many eLearning resources are available to everyone.
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DCMP has thousands of educational videos with high-quality captions, audio description, and ASL that are aligned to state and Common Core standards. Teachers can create lessons, quizzes, and clips of DCMP videos and assign them to Student Accounts.

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K-12 students under 18 years of age are currently not eligible for their own DCMP membership. However, adult members can create Student Accounts for them.

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Clips and Lessons allow you to create clips from DCMP videos, and then use those clips as stand-alone videos or as part of a Lesson. A Lesson can include clips, full videos, quizzes, text, and user-submitted files.

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DCMP offers self-paced modules, online workshops, and facilitated QuickClasses. All are free of charge to members.

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DCMP's professional courses offer training on use of accessible media in the classroom, educational interpreting, captioning and describing video, and other courses.

Courses for students include peer note taking, transition prep during high school, and learning the essentials about audio description.

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We partner with top educational content creators to help make their productions accessible and available to children with disabilities. Learn how we can help with your educational and broadcast content.

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By Jillian Winn
Monday, November 20, 2023 (Modified from original published 11-25-2019)

In the past, we have shared holiday-themed signs around Thanksgiving (See our article: 10 signs to know for Thanksgiving), but we feel strongly that what's more important than learning to sign a few signs like turkey and pie, is conversational signs.

If you check out the Sign of the Day each day, you will notice the Sign of the Day for Monday, November 20 is CONVERSATION (as in "talk to someone in sign language") because this week is recognized as "Better Conversation Week." Better Conversation Week is always the week of Thanksgiving and it is the perfect time of year for all of us to focus on having better conversations.

Sometimes our deaf family and friends feel excluded when they come home for the holidays. If everyone isn't signing, they may feel excluded and feel like they don't have a place at the table. In honor of Better Conversation Week, in honor of Thanksgiving, and, most of all, in honor of our deaf family and friends, let's try to sign. Signing is hard and it can be intimidating to sign with a fluent signer when you are feeling insecure about your signing skills, but the number one thing you can do is simply just TRY to sign.

To encourage and support everyone to sign this week, we have unlocked all of our member full example sentences for this week only. This is a member feature, but will be unlocked and freely accessible to everyone this week.

Click on the "Sentences" tab on the Signing Savvy website to get started. We suggest looking at the section on "Conversational Sentences." There are lots of great examples of how to sign full sentences. We hope that before you know it, you are feeling comfortable signing "How have you been?" and "It's good to see you."

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The Early Start Neighborhood provides a virtual community for Early Start professionals, partners, parents and caregivers seeking information, resources, training, and technical assistance on early intervention, Part C requirements, implementation, and evidence-based practices.

Early Start Neighborhood

The Early Start service system was implemented in 1993 under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to enhance and coordinate quality early intervention services for eligible infants and toddlers (birth - three years of age) and their families in California. The delivery of quality early intervention services envisioned by Part C of IDEA requires that personnel are qualified and appropriately trained to provide those services to eligible infants and toddlers and their families.The Department of Developmental Services' (DDS) Early Start Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) provides the framework for coordinating the delivery of personnel development activities throughout California. DDS contracts with the WestEd Center for Prevention and Early Intervention to facilitate the implementation of CSPD projects.The California Early Intervention Technical Assistance Network (CEITAN) provides online training for early intervention service coordinators, service providers, specialists, administrators, and other early intervention personnel. Early Start Online Training includes:

Foundations Series

Skill Base Series

Early Start Foundations and Skill Builders have been designed to provide service providers and service coordinators with an early intervention curriculum which addresses the many requirements and needs considered critical for the delivery of appropriate early intervention services.

For registration information go to: WestEd Online Registration

The following CSPD projects are collaborative efforts of DDS and interagency community partners.

Supporting Early Education Delivery Systems (SEEDS) contracted by CDE through Sacramento County Office of Education, SEEDS provides technical assistance to early childhood agencies from their network of consultants and visitation sites. Visitation sites have been identified as demonstrating exemplary practices in early childhood special education.

Training and Technical Assistance Collaborater (TTAC) is a group of individuals that are a collaboration of interagency partnerships in California dedicated to delivering quality personnel development activities for children birth-5 with disabilities and other special needs and their families. They have developed and promoted core messages PDF for effective training and technical assistance.

For more information about these projects please contact: WestEd Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Telephone: 916-492-4048
Additional training opportunities that support personnel development in California: Additional technical assistance:

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* Improved the UI to make it easier to keep track of your daily lesson streak.
* Added a new calendar view to help you stay consistent and see your progress at a glance.
* Boosted overall app performance for a smoother experience.
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Perfect!! Just a few minor design flaws :)

This app is so so good for people trying to learn sign language for free/low cost. It's set up just like Duolingo and the lessons are comprehensive and progressive. They teach multiple variations of signs when they're applicable, they teach grammar, and they use spaced repetition to keep old lessons fresh in your mind. They also have a handful of sign language instructors each with a slightly different style, so you get to see what different "accents" look like.

None of the lessons are locked behind a paywall, so if you can't purchase a subscription, you're not going to be forced to stop using the app. There are ads but they're very very limited. One before and after each lesson, but they're skippable after only 5-10sec so they're super bearable. Aside from the lessons, there's a dictionary/glossary tab which is super helpful if you're looking for something specific.

The only two drawbacks I've found is that (1) the dictionary/glossary doesn't have a section for 'words you've learned in your lessons' - sometimes I'd like to go and quiz myself on a list of all the words I know, but I can't do that without individually searching every word. And (2) the end of every lesson takes you back to the home page, which you then have to click on a section and then click on the next lesson in order to keep going. I wish there was just a "next lesson" button once you've finished one so you didn't have to go through the extra steps.

This is a great app, but there is one technical issue.

I would like to say beforehand that this app is amazing and I am so glad you were able to make this subscription free. I have been able to learn sign so much easier because of you and I would like to thank you.

Into the criticism: During the later levels of the app you are given a sentence and multiple choice options with videos attached to them to pick the right sentence which is a very clever idea, but on phone you aren't able to see the submit button if it has two lines of text in the sentence, so it makes it impossible to submit that question without spamming an answer and the submit button at the same time. I understand you are probably trying to fix the issue as I submit this review and for that I am thankful.

I do NOT know much about coding and app making so if my suggestions are crazy then please tell me.

Some suggestions if you want (may be easier said than done)
1. You could add a scrolling feature for that question only or for all questions making sure that the top of the question stays at the top while the answers shift
2. Make a double tap = submit answer
3. Make the video boxes smaller so they don't take up as much room. Like the same size as the A B C D options would probably help at least

Once again I am NOT an app developer or coder so if I am speaking crazy then I am sorry.

Betrayal and hidden premiums

TLDR: they have a hidden premium where they let you see all the perks of buying "premium" and then take them away, unless you give them money. They don't tell you about premium until you've already done two lessons and invested your time

I don't think I've ever felt this level of betrayal from an app before, i downloaded this under the impression I was going to get quality learning content, and you do but after chapter one lesson three you can no longer look at the side angles of each sign unless you buy the premium. You also still have to watch all the adds. I figured I would be fine watching ads Defoe and after every single lesson to help support them but to loose the sign angles which have always been something I've struggled with trying to learn SL from books and get told that they will remove ads , give you offline access, allow you to have angles again, and give you more games for 5 dollars a month, that add up to 60 usd a year, and that's if you do the monthly one! Honey, I don't have money to be spending on an app. I only downloaded this so I can talk easier with my deaf friends and family.

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So Today thx morning, I went to open the daily lessons, but when I got on, it was doing random swords I didint know, well I kinda did know cuz I looked it up in the dictionary but if I didint know, I would've gotten it wrong, but guess what, I still got it wrong, because it first, pointed at me, then pointed at herself, then did the love sign then pointed at me again. So I typed in, you I love her, because when you point at someone, it mean you, then I did I and love, I got those to correct, now why did I add the her? Beacuase it pointed at me again and I could choose the same word twice if it didn't have the same word, but what I'm really upset about is that it started off like that, didint give me a hint at the bottom and didint ahve 2 rectangles with the person inside of it doing asl, and I picking which one I think is correct. Oh and 1 more thing, don't download beacuase all you can do with out paying weekly or monthly Is the dictionary and alphabet and the daily lessons, if you pay weekly or monthly, you can do lessons and other things. Oh and for the flash cards, I might now use them ever again, cuz for the yes or no questions, it's always yes, yes, yes, yes. So one time I just spammed Yes. Bye bye and don't download I may be deleting this app right now. Bye.

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THE ASL APP is all about teaching you conversational ASL. Packed with 2,500+ signs and phrases, easy navigation and features, with different signers, The ASL App is designed to make learning easy, accessible, and fun. Start signing today!

You can save favorite signs (or the signs you want to practice more), go into slow mode, and tap/scrub anytime you want the video to pause or go back a bit. We poured a lot of time and love into this product because we want the learning experience to feel natural.

The ASL App is designed by Deaf people for you.

We believe in the importance of bridging communities together, especially in places with large and thriving Deaf & signing communities. As Deaf people, we always get asked, "Where can I learn ASL?"

Instead of facing confusing resources scattered across the internet, we wanted to make learning ASL super easy, accessible, and fun. That inspired us to create the app, so our friends who don't sign can sign away. So more conversations can happen, ideas to emerge, and friendships to grow!

How will you use this?

This is designed to be used on the go and one-handed; so you can already start practicing with friends, family, or loved ones! You can use with friends, at bars, at coffee houses, at restaurants, on the metro, waiting in line, and so on. The goal here is to get you going and confident that when you meet a deaf person, you can start a conversation!

We are proud to celebrate a milestone in 2021, with a Webby Awards nomination. Webby Awards recognizes the "best of the internet" and with 13,500 entries, it's an honor for us to be picked among the top 10%. Amazing!

Thank you all who voted for us in the People's Choice category!

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We are proud to celebrate a milestone in 2021, with a Webby Awards nomination. Webby Awards recognizes the "best of the internet" and with 13,500 entries, it's an honor for us to be picked among the top 10%. Amazing! Thank you all who voted for us in the People's Choice category!

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i wanted to try and learn sign language over quarantine, and this a really great app for beginners. it shows you the letters, and how to sign them, before giving you words to spell out which is a great way to learn. i also like how the words get harder and longer each level, because you really are learning more each round. the only problem i have with this app is when it gives you words with two letters in a row (example: bee, boo, free). it won't let you type the second letter (so you can only type be, no, and fre) so you can't finish that round and have to start over. it wasn't a huge problem at first because it wasn't giving me a lot of words with two letters in a row, but now that it is, it's kind of frustrating. especially when i will be on a roll with some of the more difficult rounds and i have to start over completely. other than that, the app is really helpful for begginers.

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‎Learn how to receptively and expressively finger-spell using "Hands On ASL"! Our unique, interactive application helps anyone and everyone learn communication-basics using the American Sign Language alphabet. Unlike other applications, "Hands On ASL" uses 3D models, rather than still shots or video...

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Signschool is an app for children with large and clear gesture images. The app has a large word base and supports many languages. It is a resource for learning sign language in a playful way.

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We are parent-driven Attend Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Family Camps where families meet and develop life long friendships and provide support for one another. We can help Access resources that help you keep your child safe in school, the neighborhood, and in the community.

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I have an issue with the screen turning black and after reading the comments I do t want to delete app and reinstall because people stated their purchases weren't restored. I love it when it works because the video is clear and can go in slow motion. I've always been a fan of Marlee as an actress and her teaching ASL is awesome but I purchased all the lessons and don't want to chance losing them all by deleting and reinstalling, it's not an issue of them never working it's that they stopped working so it was not a download issue. I'm losing my hearing and want to learn ASL as my granddaughter learned to sign before she could speak and I like teaching her new signs and look forward to teaching my other grandchildren.
Good luck trying to get tech or app support the site it takes you too is not helpful at all. Very disappointing

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Today, about 11.5 million Americans have some sort of hearing impairment, ranging from difficulty in hearing conversation to total hearing loss. That's about 3.5 percent of the population. In addition, around 50 million of the population experience some level of tinnitus - a constant ringing in the ears.

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders: Statistics About Hearing

A deaf quarterback is credited with the invention of the modern circular football huddle. Read more on this Wikipedia page started by UA students.

The Deaf and the Origin of Hand Signals in Baseball

Deaf Culture Facts That Might Surprise You

Deaf Fun Facts You Need to Know

DEAF HISTORY

April 15, 1817 - The American School for the Deaf, the first public permanent school for Deaf children in the United States, was opened. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, the school is a nationally renowned leader in providing comprehensive educational programs and services for Deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

April 8, 1864 - Gallaudet University, the first and only higher education institution for Deaf and hard-of-hearing students, was founded. Gallaudet, a private federally chartered research university in Washington, DC, is the only university in the world where students live and learn using American Sign Language and English.

A HISTORY OF DEAF RIGHTS, CULTURE, AND LANGUAGE

Encyclopedia Britannica: History of the Deaf includes information dating back to the 16th century.

People and Events in Deaf History

COMMUNICATION

Healthy Hearing: Communication Tips for Talking to People with Hearing Loss

Disability Language Style Guide: Deaf

American Sign Language Classes

NAD's Position on Deaf People in Media

MORE IMPORTANT RESOURCES

National Association of the Deaf

National Association of the Deaf Resources

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communicative Disorders: Quick Statistics About Hearing

American Sign Language Spoken Here - "Before William Stokoe's groundbreaking research, American Sign Language (ASL) was erroneously viewed as a pantomime, a poor substitute for spoken speech. Now ASL is recognized as a language with its own syntax, morphology, and structure." With National Science Foundation grants Stokoe and two of his Gallaudet colleagues created the Dictionary of American Sign Language on Linguistic Principles in 1965. National Science Foundation

Deaf President Now - In March 1988, Gallaudet University experienced a watershed event that led to the appointment of the 124-year-old university's first deaf president. Since then, Deaf President Now (DPN) has become synonymous with self-determination and empowerment for Deaf and hard-of-hearing people everywhere.

How 'Deaf President Now' Changed America - A brief history of the movement that transformed a university and helped catalyze the Americans With Disabilities Act.

D-PAN.TV - In March 2016, Deaf Professional Arts Network, known as D-Pan, launched a go-to source for American Sign Language-related content. The highlight of the network is DTV News, featuring Deaf anchors who share national news in ASL along with captioning and voiceovers. The network also offers a variety of entertainment and educational content produced by and starring some of the biggest names in the Deaf community.

Deaf View/Image Art, also known as De'Via, is art that examines and expresses the Deaf experience form a cultural, linguistic and intersectional point of view.

Museum of Deaf History, Arts and Culture - Located in Olathe, Kansas, the museum exposes visitors to the historical experiences of being Deaf and the numerous contributions of Deaf people to the world.

FILM | TELEVISION | BOOKS

"Deaf U" is a Netflix reality series that follows a group of Deaf and heard of hearing students at Gallaudet University, a private university for the education of deaf and hard of hearing in Washington, DC. Released in the fall of 2020, the series is produced by actor, model and deaf activist Nyle DiMarco.

"Audible" is a 2021 short film documenting a Maryland High School for the Deaf high school athlete. It is available on Netflix.

Documentary: "Through Deaf Eyes" - This two-hour documentary explores 200 years of Deaf life in America and presents various perspectives on being deaf. The film is propelled by the stories of people, both eminent and ordinary, and sheds light on events that have shaped Deaf lives. The film includes interviews with prominent members of the Deaf community, including actress Marlee Matlin and Gallaudet University president emeritus I. King Jordan. Interwoven throughout the film are six short documentaries produced by Deaf media artists and filmmakers.

" CODA," which won an Academy Award for Best Picture and numerous other awards, was the first film to have burned-in subtitles on screen. CODA stands for Child of Deaf Adults. The movie, released in 20201, is about a hearing child in a deaf family who finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and helping her family's struggling business. CODA is available on Apple TV+

"Sound and Fury" is a documentary that follows the lives of the Artinians, an extended family with Deaf and hearing members across three generations. Together they confront a technological device that can help the deaf to hear but may also threaten Deaf culture and their bonds with each other. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and won the National Board of Review Freedom of Expression Award. The documentary is available on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Sling TV and Roku Channel.

"Deaf Jam: ASL Poets in the Spotlight" showcases students who perform in their first American Sign Language Poetry Performance at Lexington School for the Deaf. The documentary is available on PBS.

"A Look into the Deaf Community" is an 8-minute short that shares information on Deaf culture and American Sign Language. It is available on PBS and part of the Rise and Shine series for children on Arkansas PBS.

"The Power of Silence" is a series on PBS that explores deafness and hearing loss through the many different lenses of education, understanding, compassion and technological advances.

"Why Sign Language was Banned in America" is a 12-minute short on PBS as part of the Otherwords series.

View a more extensive list of movies about the Deaf community, including deaf narrative movies and ASL movies and documentaries.

Films to celebrate national Deaf History Month

FAMOUS DEAF & HARD-OF-HEARING ACTORS & ADVOCATES

Sandra Mae Frank - actress and producer, "New Amsterdam"

Marlee Matlin - author, activist, Academy Award-winning actress for "Children of a Lesser God" in 1986, and starred in "Coda" in 2021

Nyle DiMarco - model, actor, activist, first deaf winner on "America's Next Top Model" and "Dancing with the Stars," an executive producer of"," and president of the Nyle DiMarco Foundation

Heather Whitestone - Alabama native and the first deaf woman to be crowned Miss America

Juliette Gordon Low - founder of the Girl Scouts

Derrick Coleman - first deaf offensive player in the NFL and played for the Seattle Seahawks, including in the XVLIII Super Bowl

Lou Ferrigno - actor, bodybuilder, and personal trainer, known for his role as the Incredible Hulk

5 Famous Deaf People Who Changed the World

Famous people with hearing loss

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ASL Stories Directory - American Society for Deaf Children

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Find your child's favorite books in our ASL Stories Directory! Get links to hundreds of free videos of sign language stories your child will love!

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The NAD is the nation's premier civil rights organization of, by, and for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals in the United States of America.

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DCARA - One of The First Deaf-Run Nonprofit In The United States

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DCARA provides communication access assistance, independent living skills, employment services, peer counseling, information & referral, advocacy services and community education that empower Deaf* people to live independent and productive lives, with full access to the rights, privileges, and opportunities available to the general public.

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The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) is now accepting applications from community-based organizations (CBOs) and regional centers (RCs) for SAE grant funds available in 2022-23. More information

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Senate Bill 210 (Galgiani) Committee

Purpose and Background: Senate Bill (SB) 210 (Galgiani) requires the California Department of Education (CDE) to select language developmental milestones from existing standardized norms and develop a resource for use by parents of children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (birth-five). The bill further requires the CDE to select existing tools or assessments that educators can use to assess the language and literacy development of young children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. These tools are to be used, in addition to the assessment required by federal law, to track the linguistic development of young children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
The first meeting of the SB 210 (Galgiani) Committee will be Thursday, September 29, 2016.

May 8-9, 2017, Senate Bill 210 (Galgiani) Committee Meeting Minutes (Posted 19-Jun-2017)

May 8-9, 2017, Senate Bill 210 (Galgiani) Committee Agenda (Posted 26-Apr-2017)

March 7, 2017, Senate Bill 210 (Galgiani) Committee Meeting Minutes (Posted 26-Apr-2017)

March 7, 2017, Senate Bill 210 (Galgiani) Committee Agenda (Posted 23-Feb-2017)

January 10, 2017, Senate Bill 210 (Galgiani) Committee Meeting Minutes (Posted 23-Feb-2017)

January 10, 2017, Senate Bill 210 (Galgiani) Committee Agenda (Posted 23-Dec-2016)

September 29, 2016, Senate Bill 210 (Galgiani) Committee Meeting Minutes (Posted 23-Dec-2016)

September 29, 2016, Senate Bill 210 (Galgiani) Committee Agenda (Posted 16-Sep-2016)

SB 210 Reports

Annual report on the existing tools or assessments for educators to use to assess the language and literacy development of children who are deaf and hard of hearing, birth to five years of age.

SB 210 Language Milestones in English (Updated 13-Oct-2017) | SB 210 Language Milestones in Spanish
These Language Milestones were developed by the SB 210 committee for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children birth to five years of age.

Senate Bill 210 Webinar
This video is the October 19, 2017, Webinar explaining Senate Bill 210, a bill that requires language assessment of Deaf and Hard of Hearing children, birth to five years of age.

Through Your Child's Eyes: American Sign Language (Posted 22-Mar-2011)
A 13-minute, research-based film that describes the positive developmental and social benefits of learning and using American Sign Language for parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Outreach for more information, and to connect to parents to resources in their area:

Position Statement on Access to Language for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (Updated 17-Dec-2021)
Deaf Child's Bill of Rights (Assembly Bill 1836, encoded as Education Code 5600.5)

Assembly Bill 1836
The Deaf Children's Bill of Rights
Deaf & Disabled Telecommunications Program - California Telephone Access Program
Hands & Voices
Supports families and their children who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as the professionals who serve them.

California Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Dedicated to the pursuit of educational excellence for Deaf and hard of hearing children.
State Special Schools Division -- CalEdFacts
Last Reviewed: Thursday, March 30, 2023

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Deaf Education - State Special Schools (CA Dept of Education)

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Provides technical assistance to and monitoring of local educational agency (LEA) operated programs serving Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and Hard of Hearing students.

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AB 89 - Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Program

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AB 89 - Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Program

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The Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Program (HACCP) offers hearing aid coverage to eligible children and youth, ages 0-20, including supplemental coverage for applicants whose other health coverage has a coverage limit of $1,500 or less for hearing aids.

​Announcements​

Save the date: Tuesday, September 12 at 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Please HACCP Webinar for Families and Community Partners- register in advance to let us know you'll be joining us! For more information, visit our Resources for Families.

HACCP Webinar for Medical Providers and Hearing Professionals-​ ​ Save the date: Thursday, September 14 at 12:00-1:00 p.m. Please register in advance to join us for program updates, billing tips, and more. ​For more information, visit our . Resources for Medical Providers ​

HACCP Webinar for Families and Community Partners

​Event recording and PowerPoint from June 21, 2023, are available in the ​Events Archive.​​​​​

​​​​Additional languages are now available to apply online for coverage! HACCP's Online Application Portal now supports Laotian, Japanese, and Hindi, in addition to English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Russia​n, Hmong, ​Armenian, Arabic, Tagalog, Ukrainian, Farsi, Cambodian.​​​

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California Connect, also called the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program (DDTP), is a public program that distributes specialized telecommunications equipment to persons with disabilities; provides a dual-party relay system called California Relay Service; and supplies assistance for speech generating devices- subsidized by the State of California, removing any financial barriers.

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California Connect, also called the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program (DDTP), is a public program that distributes specialized telecommunications equipment to persons with disabilities; provides a dual-party relay system called California Relay Service; and supplies assistance for speech generating devices- subsidized by the State of California, removing any financial barriers.

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Empowering families with Deaf and Hard of Hearing children through California’s Early Start, Family Deaf Coaches, Parent Mentors, & early intervention programs.

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Alexander Graham Bell Association - A life without limits for children with hearing loss

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Angie graduated from Loma Linda University with a bachelor's degree in child development and family sciences, and worked as a general education teacher for a year before completing the master's program at the University of Southern California in education/deaf education. Angie completed a second master's degree in special education at the University of San Diego, where she conducted research on parents' satisfaction with telepractice. Angie has a clear DHH credential with authorizations in autism spectrum disorders and English learners. Angie has worked at John Tracy Center for 30 years, first as a teacher for 9 years, then as Director of Education Services for 21 years. As Director of Education Services, Angie provided the vision and supervision in John Tracy Center listening and spoken language programs, including early intervention, preschool, and itinerant services. Angie created John Tracy Center Bilingual Program in 2007 to serve the growing numbers of Spanish-speaking families. Her own bilingual skills are in demand as a speaker at local, national, and international conferences, as well as in the JTC Talks telepractice program that reaches families around the world. Presentation topics include parent empowerment, bilingual education, development of listening and spoken language skills, and mainstreaming.

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John Tracy Center - The leading diagnostic and education center for young children with hearing loss

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Director of Graduate Instruction and Teacher Development DHH Graduate Program Angie graduated from Loma Linda University with a bachelor's degree in child development and family sciences, and worked as a general education teacher for a year before completing the master's program at the University of Southern California in education/deaf education.

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Center for Early Intervention on Deafness (CEID)

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Center for Early Intervention on Deafness (CEID)

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Center For Early Intervention On Deafness

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Center For Early Intervention On Deafness

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Maximizing communication potential through early education, family support, and community audiology services for children & adults who are deaf or hard of hearing.

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Teaching California newborns, babies, infants & toddlers deaf or hard of hearing to listen, speak, and learn. Children who are deaf or hard of hearing can learn to talk. Weingarten Children’s Center (WCC) operates as a Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) school and clinic, preparing children who are deaf or hard of hearing to thrive socially, emotionally, and academically, setting them up for lifelong success.

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Southern California State School for the Deaf

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Southern California State School for the Deaf

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Students at California School for the Deaf are engaged in a positive environment where ASL and English are valued, cultures are embraced, learning is relevant, and self-worth is uplifted. In collaboration with families and school communities, Southern California students prepare for college and careers through academic rigor, innovative technology, and extra-curricular opportunities.

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One-on-one assistance and system advocacy to ensure equal access and opportunity to education, employment and public services. Information and consultation for businesses, employers and public agencies about the Americans with Disabilities Act and other applicable non-discrimination laws. Information about your legal rights and strategies for self-advocacy for communication access issues, disability discrimination, free and appropriate public education, and other areas. Assistance and representation at administrative proceedings including Individualized Education Program or Social Security.

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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) refers to the practice of screening every newborn for hearing loss prior to hospital discharge.