Accommodation Resources: Deaf or Hard of Hearing

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DO-IT Publications

DO-IT Videos

Equal Access: Universal Design of Computer Labs

2015, 2007

This video presentation shows how to make computer labs accessible to people with disabilities. It is designed to train computer lab managers in precollege and college environments to design labs that are accessible to everyone.
Working Together: Computers and People with Sensory Impairments

2015, 2007

People with visual and hearing impairments demonstrate computer technology for school and work.
Working Together: People with Disabilities and Computer Technology

2015, 2007

High school and college students with a wide variety of disabilities share their experiences using computers and demonstrate the technology they use.
Captioning Lecture Capture Videos: A Promising Teaching Practice

2015

Students and educators show how captioning videos in a lecture capture application helps everyone gain knowledge.
Captions: Improving Access to Postsecondary Education

2014

Professors, students, and IT administrators share the benefits of using captions on videos in postsecondary courses.
Communication Access Realtime Translation: CART Services for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People

2014

Educators tell how Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) provides access to auditory communication for individuals who are deaf.
STEM and People with Disabilities

2011

Educators and students tell how science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) activities can be made accessible and how students with disabilities can prepare for these fields.
Equal Access: Science and Students with Sensory Impairments

2005

The application of universal design principles can make libraries accessible to all visitors.

Online Resources

A-Z to Deafblindness

Resources, art, videos, and other information related to people who are deafblind.
Access Abroad

Provide information and guidance on accessibility overseas to assist students, faculty and staff with the process of identifying and obtaining reasonable accommodations and include planning tools to help prepare
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Financial aid, periodicals, and various resources for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
American Academy of Audiology

Provides hearing care services through professional development, education, research, and increased public awareness of hearing and balance disorders
American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association (ADARA)

Works to enhance the professional competencies of the membership, expanding opportunities for networking among ADARA colleagues and supporting positive public policies for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing
American Sign Language Browser, an Animated American Sign Language Dictionary

Animated sign language dictionary used to look up words or phrases.
American Sign Language Dictionary

Search and compare thousands of words and phrases in American Sign Language (ASL). The largest collection of video signs online.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

Educational materials and public service announcements related to hearing loss and communication disabilities. A resource for locating audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists.
Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO)

Research involving the ear, nose, head, neck, and related functions. Newsletter and abstracts available.
Better Hearing Institute

Conducts research and engages in hearing health education with the goal of helping people with hearing loss benefit from proper treatment
CaptionMax

Leading expert in captioning, subtitling, video description, and encoding services
Center for Hearing and Communication

Hearing centers in New York and Florida that specialize in hearing testing, hearing aid fitting, screeings, speech therapy.
Central Institute for the Deaf (CID)

Primary school in St. Louis, Missouri, open to children with hearing loss from around the world.
Clerc Center

A birth through grade twelve program for deaf and hard of hearing students that provides expertise, services, information, and materials related to deaf education for families and professionals nationwide.
Cochlear Fluids Research Laboratory

Research and information about cochlear fluids in the inner ear.
Communication Access Realtime Translation

Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) provides instant voice-to-text real time transcription or captioning.
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

International professional organization providing professional development, journals, newsletters, conferences, and special education publications related to policy, standards, and advocacy for under-served individuals.
DB-LINK

The National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness provides a library which includes publications and articles related to deafblindness, as well as local, state, and national listings of trainings, conferences, and events.
Deafblind International (DBI)

Membership in DBI allows access to information, networking opportunities, conferences, and DBI Review Magazine.
Deafness: Best of the Web

A collection of links to websites that are resources for people who are deaf or hard of hearing
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education

Gathers and disseminates the professional literature, information, and resources on the education and development of individuals of all ages who have disabilities and/or who are gifted.
Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI)

Offers online training on accessible information technology for persons with disabilities.
Gallaudet University

Undergraduate and graduate programs for deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students based in Washington, DC.
HandSpeak

Subscription-based website consisting of ASL dictionary, lessons, and resources that include Baby Sign, International Sign Language, Emoticon, Bodicon, gestures, manual alphabet (fingerspelling) and numeral, sign stories and arts.
Healthy Hearing

Online database of hearing-related content and health information.
Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)

Provides assistance and resources for people with hearing loss and their families to learn how to adjust to living with hearing loss
Hearing Loss Resources

Internet resources related to hearing loss from Western Oregon University.
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)

Legal information, specific job accommodations, and information links on disability and employment.
National Association of the Deaf (NAD)

Civil rights organization of, by and for deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States
National Captioning Institute (NCI)

Primary purposes are to deliver effective captioning services and encourage, develop and fund the continuing development of captioning, subtitling and other media access services for the benefit of people who require additional access to auditory and visu
National Center on Disability & Access

The National Center on Disability and Access to Education (NCDAE) monitors and promotes electronically-mediated distance education policies and practices that enhance the lives of people with disabilities and their families.
National Deaf Center

Sharing information, networks, and strategies to improve continuing education and training for deaf people.
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)

Publications and information on children with disabilities, IDEA, No Child Left Behind, and research-based educational practices.
National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)

NEADS is a consumer organization with a mandate to encourage the self-empowerment of post-secondary students with disabilities in Canada. NEADS advocates for increased accessibility to college or university education.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Information about research, publications, and education resources related to deafness and other communication disorders.
National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID)

Provide deaf and hard-of-hearing students with outstanding state-of-the-art technical and professional education programs, complemented by a strong arts and sciences curriculum
Nfb-db

Nfb-db is for people who are deaf-blind to exchange information on all aspects of daily life.
NFBNET

National Federation of the Blind sponsored email discussions.
Pepnet 2

Resources to increase the education, career and lifetime choices available to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)

Promotes excellence in the delivery of interpreting services among diverse users of signed and spoken languages through professional development, networking, advocacy, and standards
SayWhatClub

An online community dedicated to enhancing interpersonal communication for people who are hard of hearing, deaf, or have an interest in hearing loss.
Special Education Guide

A resource for parents and educators who want to master the terminology, procedures, and best practices in special education; this includes early intervention, IEPs and RTI, inclusion, classroom and behavior management, and a terminology dictionary.
Special Needs Ontario Window (SNOW)

The education component of the University of Toronto's Adaptive Technology Resource Centre (ATRC) provides online courses and resources to the special education community.
The Described and Captioned Media Program

Educational and general interest library of captioned videotapes, publications, and information on captioning videotapes.
TTY FAQ

Indexed document with questions and answers about TTY use.
United States Department of Education - Office of Special Education Programs (OSERS)

Dedicated to improving results for infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities ages birth through twenty-one by providing leadership and financial support to assist states and local districts.
VITAC

Provides both captioning and video description services
We Connect Now

A resource for connecting college students with disabilities in access to higher education and employment issues.
Wrightslaw

Links to articles, cases, and free resources on topics relating to special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities.