Reading: Deaf Education
Professor Larry Stephen-Northern Essex Community College
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Deaf professor urges his American Sign Language (ASL) students to interact with the deaf community using their new language...
A List of Community Colleges in Massachusetts that offer programs in American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf Studies
Community Colleges:
Bristol Community College
BBC offers an Associate in Arts in Deaf Studies. The Deaf studies program explores the language, culture, history and contemporary issues of Deaf people. Fundamental to the program are both competency in American Sign Language and a desire to work with Deaf people and not for them. This program prepares students, both...
A Call to Fathers of Special Needs Children
If you are a father of a special needs child and reading this blog, hooray! We are so happy that you are involved in your child’s life! We really, really want to congratulate you and encourage you. If you are a mother reading this blog, and you will like your husband or spouse to become more involved...
Building Your Deaf Child’s Self-Confidence
It is important to build your child’s self-confidence, and this applies to all children. One of the easiest ways to build your child’s self-confidence is to support his or her passion. For example if your child loves soccer, music, swimming, gymnastics or another activity, use this activity to build their...
A New Year, A New Decade, Time for New Efforts.
It is the first week of February 2010, January is all gone! I feel this year 2010, is a very special year! It is start of a new decade! So even if it is February it is not too late to make New Year’s resolutions or set goals.
If you recently found out your child is deaf, do...
Deaf Parenting: An Individual Education Plan to Effectively Meet Your Child’s Educational Needs.
It is important for parents of deaf and other special needs children to understand what an Individual Education Plan is and how to ensure your child’s education needs are being met in his or her IEP.
In this article, I will discuss:
What is an IEP
Give tips for having an effective IEP that meets your child’s educational...
American Sign Language Teachers Association- Deaf Parenting.
I will be attending the American Sign Language Teachers Association conference in Phoenix, Arizona. The conference occurs from Wednesday October 28 to Sunday November 1, 2009. Membership in the American Sign Language Teachers Association is open to teachers of American Sign Language, Deaf Studies and other ASL fields.
I have looked at the list of...
Schools for the Deaf in Massachusetts – Deaf Parenting.
The Learning Center for the Deaf.
There are 2 campuses. The main campus is in Framingham. The other campus is in Randolph. The Framingham campus has the following programs:
Parent-infant for ages 0 to 3
Preschool for ages 3 to 4
Kindergarten for age 5
Lower elementary school for ages 6 to 7
Upper elementary school for ages 8 to 12
Middle...
American Sign Language Class-Deaf Parenting
I decided to refresh my sign language skills and so I attended my first of nine American Sign Language (ASL) classes at Deaf, Inc last night. What a great diverse group! The teacher is Deaf and has already set the tone to make the class fun, and raised our interest in ASL and Deaf culture. ...
Adult Education at Deaf, Inc.
HYPERLINK “http://www.deafinconline.org/index.html” Deaf, Inc is located in Allston, MA and the organization’s mission is to empower Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Hard of Hearing and Late-Deafened people to lead independent lives. Deaf, Inc offers educational classes and workshops in basic academic skills, job skills, GED preparation, and American Sign Language.
Parents, siblings, relatives of Deaf children or adults can...
