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This two-part video, from the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, is presented in American Sign Language by Howard Rosenblum, a disabilities rights lawyer. The videos describe the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and how it applies to postsecondary education. The first video runs 32:56 minutes in length and describes the ADA in...

This DeafTEC webpage provides best teaching strategies, based on Universal Design for instructors teaching in a mainstreamed classroom with a mix of hearing, deaf, and hard-of-hearing students. The goal of these strategies is to improve teaching practice that will provide greater access to learning for deaf and hard-of-hearing students but will...

This webpage, made available by the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, features 2-page resource that provides information about speech-to-text services for the deaf and those with hearing impairments. Speech-to-text is defined as an "umbrella term used to describe an accommodation where spoken communication and other auditory...

Working Together: Deaf and Hearing People Online Course is designed to help employers develop the sensitivity and skills to communicate effectively with deaf and hard-of-hearing employees, enable deaf and hearing colleagues to work together more productively, and assist in fostering a workplace culture of diversity and inclusion. This course is...

This tip sheet, published by the Internet Scout Research Group, provides guidance for employers on making their workplaces more accessible for deaf and hard-of-hearing employees. The article is divided into three areas: accommodations, safety, and additional resources. Technology; telecommunication services, devices, and interpreters; captioning;...