Deaf Students’ Strengths and Needs Austin Community College

Deaf Students’ Strengths and Needs

Austin Community College

Presentation by:Lyman Grant

Erika ShadburnePaul Bernells

TCCIA ConferenceJune 4th, 2013

The Deaf Student Experience

A Bad Teaching Example

The ACC Deaf Program & Services

at the Riverside Campus

• Texas School for the Deaf

• Regional Day School Programs for the Deaf

• Large & Vibrant Deaf Community at ACC & in Austin

• Interpreting Agencies and Video Relay Providers

• Post-secondary educational options - ACC, UT, TX State

• TCSDHH & DARS • Out-of-State and

International students

Why So Many Deaf Students at ACC?

ACC Deaf Students

Austin Community College Offers:

BOTH L1 (ASL) and L2 (English) Instruction

Largest post-secondary program for Deaf/Hard of Hearing students in Texas

Ranked #1 Nationwide as the largest Community College using ASL/English as the main form of direct communication & instruction for Deaf students.

Deaf Student Opportunities

Supportive Academic Environment with Direct Communication & Visual Classroom

Emphasis on Deaf Culture and HeritageSensitivity to National and

International Cultural DiversityMentoring & Support with ASL-Fluent

and Deaf Role Models Recruitment & Retention Activities

Visual Access and Direct Communication

Many Different Classes College Credit Classes

for transfer to 4-year colleges & universities

Workforce Classes to give you job-ready skills

Developmental & ESOL classes to improve reading, writing, & math skills

Continuing Education-CE classes for personal or professional development

Early College Start-ECS for High School students

Classes Taught in ASLL1 ASL Grammar 1 - 4

Reading & Vocabulary 1 - 5Writing & Grammar 1 – 5HUDE 0111 - Transition to College SuccessPsychology 1300 – Effective Learning

Exemplary Support Services for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Students

Interpreters for CE & Credit Classes, plus many ACC Activities & Programs

8+ Staff Interpreters and 100+ Part-Time Hourly Interpreters for more than 200 class sections!

ASL-Fluent Tutors for all levels of English, Math, Science & other subjects

Articulation (Transfer) Agreements with both NTID & Gallaudet University

ASL-Fluent Tutors & Instructors in RVS Learning Lab

Additional Support Services at ACC ASL-Fluent Deaf Counselor

Provides help with Registration, Financial Aid, Careers, Transfer Information, Careers and Personal Counseling

Office for Students with Disabilities - OSDProvides Advising & Registration, plus

academic accommodations (Note-taking, Interpreters, CART)

Work with many High Schools, DARS and other community agencies

Analyzing ASL grammar, syntax, and structure

Southwest Gallaudet University Regional Center at

Austin Community College

GURC-SW offers programs, courses & workshops for Deaf/Hard of Hearing People, their Families, and the Professionals who work with them.

GURC-SW is the only Regional Center that offers a 2 + 2 agreement program to take ACC classes for credit & transfer.

Serves an 8-State region: Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana

DeafTEC • NSF award• Texas Sub-Award• Partners• What is available to you• Overall goal of the grant activities

Deaf TEC Goals1. Learn about Deaf/ASL Culture

2. Understand the student’s perspective of access

3. Learn about potential pitfalls and perils while lecturing in the classroom

4. Create a personal plan for classroom strategies

5. Learn about classroom support services

DeafTEC Workshops

PROJECT ACCESS

A WORKSHOP DESIGNED TO HELP FACULTY UNDERSTAND DEAF CULTURE AND ADAPT THEIR TEACHING STYLE TO FOSTER BETTER LEARNING FOR DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING STUDENTS, AS WELL AS ALL OTHER STUDENTS.

WORKING TOGETHER A WORKSHOP DESIGNED

TO HELP EMPLOYERS UNDERSTAND DEAF CULTURE, COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING EMPLOYEES, AND DEVELOP THE SENSITIVITY AND SKILLS FOR COLLEAGUES TO WORK TOGETHER SUCCESSFULLY.

Deaf TEC Class Act Website

www.rit.edu/classact

Its purpose is to provide techniques and strategies to enhance access to instruction for students who are deaf or hard of hearing and are in a mainstream classroom

DeafTEC Class Act• Site Includes:

• Challenges faced by faculty members and strategies for addressing the challenges

• A discussion board for teachers

• A page of additional links to short videotapes with direct comments from students who face issues daily

• A page of videos of faculty with comments on their experiences

LOOK HOW WE GREW!

More than 286 Deaf Students attend ACC Fall 1996 – approx. 20-30 Deaf students Fall 2008 - More than 150+ Deaf students Fall 2010 – 187 Deaf StudentsFall 2011 – 230 Deaf StudentsFall 2012 - 286 Deaf Students

Growing Number of US & International Deaf Students

* Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Cuba, Russia, Mexico, China* Also Idaho, Hawaii, Minnesota, Florida, Maryland, New Mexico, Arizona

0200400

30150 187 230 286

Deaf Students

START HERE - GET THERE!

ACC

Gallaudet

NTID

CSUN

UT

TSU

Want more information?

Patti Singleton, Ph.D.Counselor/[email protected] VP 512-223-6262 Voice

Erika Domatti-Shadburne, MAAssistant Dean/Professor, [email protected] VP512-223-6316 Voice

Both are at the Riverside Campus on 1020 Grove Blvd.

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Questions?