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Education: Disability Specific: College, Vocational and Post Secondary Education for Students with Hearing Impairment and Deafness
Includes Hearing Impairment, Deafness, Hard of Hearing, Hearing Loss.
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National
Gallaudet University located in Washington, DC is the premier university in the United States for students that are deaf and hard of hearing. The school offers both graduate and undergraduate degree programs in a wide variety of fields. In addition to the traditional fields of study, they also offer several unique certificate programs in the areas of deaf history, American Sign Language and Audiology. They have also created a Deaf Studies department, which has been designed to "give students an opportunity to acquire an understanding of the deaf community as a part of human diversity." For more information, visit their website or call (202) 651-5000 (V/TTY).
Postsecondary Education Programs Network is a national collaboration of four Regional Postsecondary Education Centers for Individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The Centers are sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education
and Rehabilitative Services. They assist postsecondary institutions across the nation in attracting and serving individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The site provides informational links on the regional centers, news, positions, grants, listserv, on-line training, conferences, chats, and more.
Midwestern States Region
Midwest Center for Postsecondary Outreach promotes increased access and availability of postsecondary education for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. They offer brochures on-line, a new publications and products section and ADA guidebook, information on outreach, news and events, student financial aid and more.
State Listings
New York
National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), located in Rochester, New York, is the world's largest technological college for students who are deaf and hard of hearing. NTID, one of eight colleges of the Rochester Institute of Technology, offers a diverse selection of undergraduate and graduate degree programs as well as a number of recreational and campus activities. For more information or to set up a campus visit, call (716) 475-6700 (Voice/TTY).
South Carolina
South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind (SCSDB), located in Spartanburg, SC offers post-secondary programs and services to qualifying adult, state residents who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, blind or visually-impaired, or sensory multidisabled. Their Postsecondary Vocational Training Program is typically one or two years in length and lead to a certificate of completion of the required course work. Students develop portfolios designed to demonstrate their skills to prospective employers. Training areas include Building Maintenance, Digital Arts, Food Service, Forklift Truck Driving, Horticulture Technology, Information Systems Technology (Computers), or Therapeutic Massage (through Spartanburg Technical College). For more information, call (864) 577-7744 (Voice/TTY).
International
United Kingdom
Westgate College for Deaf People is a specialized college for young, deaf people aged 16 to 25 years. They offer a number of courses with a focus on vocational development. Study programs include the Vocational Access Program, the Independent Living and Social Skill Program, Animal Care, Conservation, House Keeping and Catering. They also offer individualized study programs. For more information, call 01843 836300.
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