Resources and Website Links
Deaf Civics
Deaf Civics provides unique intensive hands-on learning and experiential learning activities to build daily living skills and knowledge of community resources. The teacher uses a guided learning process – role play and demonstration – for students to understand concepts. Deaf Civics training allows context for deaf immigrants and refugees to build self esteem and self sufficiency skills that will ultimately support full integration in the community. In addition, participants regularly attend ABE classes that complement the civics curriculum and focus more on building ASL, English, math literacy skills and citizenship and computer skills.
The schedule for Deaf Civics changed to provide structure for maximized learning and application of what was learned. The class stayed in one classroom at Lehmann Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Monday through Thursday, providing an intensive learning environment and the ability to focus on specific skills for longer periods of time. Teachers were also able to use equipment and materials that aided in visual learning. The success of these strategies is shown in the increase in CASAS score percentages. Educational gains were made by an unprecedented fifty percent of learners this year.
Providing deaf role models, deaf speakers and socialization with other deaf people along with the hands-on activities continue to be successful strategies in teaching deaf students.
Minnesota Deaf and Hard of Hearing ABE Contacts
For more information about working with deaf or hard of hearing adult students, please contact:
Deaf Adult Basic Education Program
CSD of Minnesota
2055 Rice Street
St. Paul, MN 55113
651-487-8865 Voice/TTY
www.c-s-d.org
Leslie Cotter, Lead Teacher/Deaf Consortium Manager
lcotter@c-s-d.org
Peggy Camp, Outreach Coordinator/Teaching Assistant
pcamp@c-s-d.org
Online Resources
Deaf Statistics and Education
Clerc Center www.clerccenter.gallaudet.edu
Demographics of Deaf and Hard of Hearing, GRI Research www.gallaudet.edu
Gallaudet Press gupress.gallaudet.edu/catalog.html
Midwest Center for Post secondary Outreach www.pepnet.org
ADA Information
ADA---Your Employment Rights www.eeoc.gov
Department of Justice ADA Home Page, Myths About the ADA www.usdoj.gov
Dealing with Deaf and Hard of Hearing People in the Workplace
Communication Service for the Deaf www.c-s-d.org
Deaf Resource Library www.deaflibrary.org
Deaf Related Organizations
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, MN Commission Serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing People (MCDHH) www.dhs.state.mn.us
Deaf Bilingual Coalition Deaf Children’s Advocates www.dbcusa.org
Harris Communications www.harriscomm.com
Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) www.hearingloss.org
MN Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf www.mrid.org
National Association for the Deaf www.nad.org
Provides information on events happening in the Minnesota Deaf community www.tcdeaf.com
Provides an excellent online training about "Understanding Deafness" with a certificate. Good resource for postsecondary education. www.pepnet.org
Magazine online dealing with all topics in the area of hearing loss. www.deafness.about.com
Website that provides information on family medicine issues. www.deafandhh.com
Provides information regarding the measurement of hearing loss. www.audiologyawareness.com
Deaf Culture
Magazine dealing with all topics in the area of deafness and deaf culture. www.deafness.about.com
Has resources on deafness/deaf culture. Has great links to various aspects of deafness, deaf culture, art, etc. www.signmedia.com
This site has many links on a large variety of subjects in the area of deafness. www.deaflibrary.org
Deaf Sports
Listing of elite athletes and fall collegiate athletes. www.deafdigest.com