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Gateway - Working with Students with Disabilities: Hearing Impairments and Deafness

Hearing Impairments and Deafness

An Introduction to Auditory Disabilities from WebAIM
An overview of the types of auditory impairments, the difficulties faced in accessing the web, and web accessibility principles for people with auditory disabilities.

Teaching Strategies

The Faculty Room - Deaf or Hard of Hearing
University of Washington

Creating Online Content

Captioned audio and video -- or written transcripts -- are critical to the hearing impaired student.

Amara (formerly Universal Subtitles)

Communication and Etiquette

Interpreting: Etiquette for the Speaker
Deaf Empowerment Awareness Foundation, Inc.
Disability Etiquette: Tips on Interacting With People With Disabilities
United Spinal Association
Communication Hints
University of Washington
Interacting with People with DisAbilities: An Etiquette Hand-book
DisAbled Women's Network (DAWN) Ontario

Other Links

Free on-line classes in American Sign Language