Deaf and Hard of Hearing Knowledge & Practice Community

K&P Co-Chairs:

Nadaya Cross, Texas Women's University
Lore Kinast, National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes

Online Community

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Purpose

The AHEAD Deaf and Hard of Hearing Knowledge & Practice Community provides a means for AHEAD members to connect with other professionals in the field and exchange resources to promote postsecondary education equity for deaf and hard of hearing individuals.

Organizations

Association of Transcribers & Speech-to-Text Providers (New Window): is a non-profit organization devoted to advancing the delivery of real-time speech-to-text services to deaf or hard-of-hearing people by establishing a national standard of excellence for real-time transcribers/captionists.
Deaf Education (New Window): Educational Enhancement for the field of Deaf Education.
Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) (New Window): provides a library of over 4,000 free-loan described and captioned media titles.
National Association of the Deaf (NAD) (New Window): is the nation’s premier civil rights organization of, by and for individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States.
National Association of Interpreters in Education (NAIE) (New Window): empowers educational interpreters to promote best practices and to enhance the education of deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind students.
National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC) (New Window) : provides evidence-based strategies to deaf individuals, family members, and professionals at the local, state and national levels with the goal of closing education and employment gaps for deaf individuals.
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) (New Window): promotes excellence in the delivery of interpreting services among diverse users of signed and spoken languages through professional development, networking, advocacy, and standards.
U.S. Department of Education (New Window): Deaf Students Education Services.

Resources

Bureau of Internet Accessibility (New Window) - Checklist for Creating Accessible Videos.
DeafTEC (New Window) - STEM sign dictionary and resources for deaf students in STEM fields.
Department of Justice, ADA Requirements (New Window) - Effective Communication.
Described and Captioned Media Program (New Window)- Guidelines and Best Practices for Captioning Educational Video, Captioning Key.
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (New Window)- Standard Practice Papers.
National Association of the Deaf (New Window) - Position Statement on Colleges and Universities.
National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (New Window)- Serving Deaf Students in Higher Education: A Toolkit for Disability Services Professionals.
Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (New Window) - Instructional writing support and research for deaf students.

Meeting Minutes

The DHH K&P meets annually at the National AHEAD conference. Please check the program schedule for meeting time and place.

Below are the meeting minutes from past conferences: