ERIC Number: EJ945009
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
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Blended Outreach: Face-to-Face and Remote Programs
Poeppelmeyer, Diana
Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, v12 p34-37 2011
The Texas School for the Deaf (TSD) has two missions. One is to provide educational services to deaf and hard of hearing students and their families on the Austin campus--this is the traditional, face-to-face, center-based service model. The other is to serve as a resource center for the state, providing information, referral, programs, and services to deaf and hard of hearing children, their families, and the professionals who serve them. That type of service, in a state the size of Texas, may be provided at great distances. TSD's outreach department, the Educational Resource Center on Deafness (ERCOD), is responsible for spearheading these efforts. Despite the distances involved, ERCOD has historically mirrored the school's model of face-to-face service delivery. This article presents a description of TSD's current programs categorized by which model of service delivery best describes their format.
Descriptors: Special Schools, Outreach Programs, Partial Hearing, Deafness, Educational Resources, Delivery Systems, American Sign Language, Sign Language, Models
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center. Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue NE, KS 3600, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-526-9105; Tel: 202-651-5340; Fax: 202-651-5708; e-mail: odyssey@gallaudet.edu; Web site: http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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