The primary goal of this study was to explore how educational interpreter supervisors defined, experienced and approached their work in K-12 schools in the United States of America. A secondary goal was to examine how they interpreted, navigated and enacted educational and interpreting policy in their jobs as supervisors. A comparative case study…

At present, English holds a significant importance in numerous countries worldwide, including Thailand where learning English is compulsory for students. For students with hearing impairment, however, due to their physical limitations, English instruction is different from that of other students. Additionally, students with hearing impairment have…

This empirical qualitative study aims (1) to understand the Chinese context in promoting accessible high-quality education for deaf communities and (2) to create an opportunity for deaf experts to contribute to sign language research, instruction, interpreting programmes, and deaf education in China. Using a focus group methodology, we gathered…

Members of the Deaf New American community reported they arrived in the United States with no formal education, unable to read or write in their native language, and had zero fluency in English. Efforts to educate them have floundered, and the study aims to find out why and how to fix the problem. Interviews of eight Deaf New Americans yielded…

This exploratory study examined student responses to an interactive theater performance about the experiences of deaf students in the hearing culture of higher education. The theoretical framework for the study synthesized sociological work by Zerubavel, Foucault, and Bourdieu on construction and maintenance of institutional boundaries separating…

This biennial report contains information about the efforts and initiatives of education-based agencies, departments, and individuals in Minnesota who served students who were deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years. The report also summarizes the results for students who took the Minnesota Comprehensive…

This study analysed the role of knowledge management (KM) tools used to cultivate a community of practice (CP) in its knowledge creation (KC), transfer, learning processes. The goal of such observations was to determine requirements that KM tools should address for the specific CP formed by Deaf and non-Deaf members of the CP. The CP studied is a…

In a previous article, Eileen Wagner analyzed the "Goodall" case in which parents had unsuccessfully requested that the school district provide their deaf son with an interpreter in a parochial school. A comprehensive alternative analysis argues that Wagner understated the federal requirements with regard to providing special education…

The deaf are being taught to teach the deaf in an approach that combines sign language, lipreading, and body language. (Editor)

Alphabetically lists 39 organizations that are concerned with deafness or related education, research, or advocacy. Gives mailing address and phone numbers, the latter designated as V, TTY, or V/TTY. (TD)

Based upon responses from 363 schools and centered on all types of dramatics activities. (CH)

Through the use of such support services as interpreting, note-taking, and tutors, deaf college students at California State University at Northridge compete with 25,000 hearing peers in an urban, liberal arts university setting. (Author)

In "Zobrest," the Supreme Court held that a public school may provide an interpreter to a deaf student attending a parochial school. Examines the "Zobrest" decision and the interplay between special education and the Establishment Clause, and provides an analysis of the issues left unresolved by the "Zobrest" opinion.…

Since 1964, California State University at Northridge has mainstreamed hearing impaired students, 538 of which have completed degrees. The success of these students demonstrates that qualified deaf students can both succeed and compete in public postsecondary education institutions if provided with adequate support services such as notetaking and…

Examines two cases, both involving hearing-impaired students. In each situation the student's parents had requested the services of a sign language interpreter for all classes at a parochial school. Emphasis is placed on the First Amendment issues the Supreme Court is expected to address in the "Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School…