Professionals: Resources  

Groups

www.agbell.org - The LOFT program (Leadership Opportunities for Teens)
www.agbell.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?p=Leadership_Opportunities_for_Teens

www.nad.org/youth-leadership-programs - Junior National Association of the Deaf

www.dtqquest.org - Deaf Teen Quest. This is a Christian-based group for teens with camps and get togethers.

Don’t forget all of the blogs and vlogs teens are also posting...many deaf/hoh teens communicate through these technologies.

Materials

Davis. C.D., Atcherson, S.R., & Johnson, M.L. (2007). Demystifying Hearing
Assistance Technology: A guide for service providers and consumers.
Northridge, CA:
PEPNet West, National Center on Deafness. California State University, Northridge www.wou.edu/~davisc

English, K. (1997). Self Advocacy For Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. ProEd. Austin, Tx. - an excellent and practical guide to developing self-advocacy skills with
examples and worksheets

Communicating with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing:
ADA Guide for Law Enforcement Officers
, brochure by the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section www.ada.gov/lawenfcomm.htm

Hands and Voices: What Parents Need to Know Series: Spotlight on Self-Advocacy for
Deaf or Hard of hearing Students,
www.handsandvoices.org/needs/advocacy.htm

Spotlight on Socialization and the Child who is Deaf or Hard of Hearing, www.handsandvoices.org/needs/socialization.htm

Spotlight on The Transition Process from High School to Post-Secondary Education for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, www.handsandvioices.org/needs/transton.htm

I’m Determined: Understanding and Preparing for MY IEP 2008, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education Training and Technical Assistance Centers - I’m Determined
Project. php.radford.edu/~imdetermined/index.php

Bourgeois, J. & K. Treubig (2002). A Nuts & Bolts Guide to College Success for Deaf and
Hard of Hearing Students
(2002). Knoxville: University of TN. Click to view PDF file.

Rule the School — A game developed by the Educational Audiology Association to provide parents
and professionals a fun way to evaluate, problem solve, discuss, and role-play student& self-advocacy skills to access their school environments in accordance with IDEA. Available from www.edaud.org/storeindex.cfm

Web Resources

www.phonak-us.com/ccus/professional/eschooldesk.htm

www.utdallas.edu/~thib/fm_wav.html - FM system recordings and more

www.pepnet.org - PEPNet’s iTransition program is a series of four, online trainings created to assist students who are deaf or hard of hearing transition successfully from high school to post secondary education or work. These trainings include activities that help students learn more about themselves, their career goals, and the skills they need to be successful in the post secondary setting.

 clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/Clerc_Center/Information_and_Resources/Info_to_Go/
Transition_to_Adulthood/Portfolios_for_Student_Growth.html - Portfolios for Student Growth (PSG) is a holistic, student-centered process teachers can use to guide students in future planning and goal setting. Through the portfolio process, students develop self-awareness, goal-setting, and decision-making skills essential for lifelong self-determination.

www.hearingexchange.com - Section called HE Teens; this is a moderated group.

www.deafteens.aforumfree.com - For Spanish speakers.

www.facebook.com - Type “hearing loss teens” in the search box and several groups pop up. There are lots of teens and people who are deaf and hard of hearing that use Facebook to communicate.

www.handsandvoices.org - Articles and advocacy information for parents and families of DHH children and youth

www.agbell.org - Look for the online community called Virtual Voices

listen-up.org/htm2/humor.htm - Humor: Sometime Laughter is the Best Medicine

deafness.about.com/od/peopleindeafhistory/People_in_Deaf_History.htm - People in Deaf History

www.ahead.org - Association on Higher Education and Disability, see Special Interest Group (SIG) for deaf and hard of hearing.

www.deafmd.org - Comprehensive medical information is presented in ASL

www.classroominterpreting.org — useful information on the training, roles, and responsibilities of educational interpreters

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