Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH) students often do not graduate with their same age peers, continue on to college, have satisfying social and emotional relationships, or achieve gainful employment as adults due to their delays in language and communication skills (Antia, Stinson, & Gaustad, 2002; Siegel, 2002a). The purpose of this study is to…

The National Technical Institute for the Deaf is training post secondary deaf students with different communication skills to use the standard telephone and teleprinter equipment. (Author)

Provided are a philosophical background and rationale for the Division of Communication training programs at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), an overview of how media and technology are applied in the development of communication skills for the deaf adult, and a description of the research program at NTID. (BD)

The article describes the first national postsecondary technical program for the deaf and the first attempt to educate large numbers of deaf students on a college campus with hearing students. To date, 97 percent of all graduates have been placed in jobs which require their specific level of expertise. (Author/AJ)

THE PURPOSE OF THE 3-YEAR PROJECT WAS TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO THE VOCATIONAL PROBLEMS OF THE LIMITED HEARING POPULATIONS COULD BE FOUND THROUGH UTILIZING THE EXISTING EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, AND, IF SO, HOW IT COULD BE IMPLEMENTED. FORTY-ONE ADULTS WITH WIDELY DIVERGENT EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDS, DIFFERING DEGREES OF HEARING…

Described is a regional program in post secondary vocational training for deaf students established at the St. Paul Vocational Technical Institute (TVI) to demonstrate that deaf students can be successfully trained in an environment normally serving the hearing. Included is background information on the problem of providing post secondary…

Speech and hearing therapists investigated the effectiveness of video taping as a multisensory approach to therapeutic procedures aimed at developing adequate communication skills for students with speech or hearing difficulties. They also studied the usefulness of such taping for parent counseling and inservice training of therapists and…

Educational programs for the parents of deaf children are described, including a correspondence course, an evening program in which psychologists provide information on child management problems and help in dealing with parents' attitudes, a communication curriculum, and a demonstration nursery school. (DLS)

Described is a 6 week summer school demonstration project for 25 multiply handicapped deaf and educable mentally retarded children, aged 8 to 12 years old. The overall purpose is said to be development of knowledge for establishing ongoing programs for multiply handicapped deaf children in local communities or within existing framework of the…

Described is a 6 weeks summer school program for 23 multiply handicapped deaf and educable mentally retarded children, aged 6 1/2 to 13 years old. Specific educational objectives are: behavior change in social settings such as dormitory, school, and playground relations; behavior change in study habits; academic achievement in mathematics; motor…