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Let’s Make College Work Better For Deaf College Students—Together.

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At the National Deaf Center, we believe access and sense of belonging for deaf college students shouldn’t stop at the classroom door. That’s why we’re asking for your support to make these spaces accessible for all students across campuses.

Each year, we collect feedback from students and disability services staff across the country to better understand what’s working—and what still needs to change.

We’re inviting current deaf college students and recent graduates to share their experiences through two key surveys:

📌 Deaf Student Postsecondary Access and Inclusion Survey

📌 2024 Campus Career Services Survey

Both surveys help us identify gaps, improve our resources, and amplify student voices nationwide.

You can help by sharing the surveys with the deaf students you work with—and encouraging your campus career center to do the same.

You can also explore last year’s findings in our 2022-2023 survey report here.

Got questions? Email help@nationaldeafcenter.org for support.

 

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Delaware Deaf Senior Citizens (DDSC) Donate Books for Deaf Children to Milton Library

The 4 people on the left side are from DDSC while the other 2 on the right are librarians.
Pictured left to right: Dr. Martha Sheridan, Project Coordinator; Allen Talbert, DDSC President; Mark Alford, DDSC Vice President; Mary Ann Richmond, DDSC Secretary; Lisa Petrecca, Director, Milton Library; Beverly Marvel, Youth Services Coordinator, Milton Library.

Delaware Deaf Senior Citizens (DDSC), a nonprofit Delaware-based organization, has donated 21 books depicting deaf children and American Sign Language to the Milton Public Library.  As a part of their community outreach, DDSC supports deaf and hard-of-hearing children in Delaware. The books were purchased in March and arrived at the library on April 10th.

In celebrating the arrival of the books, Allen Talbert, DDSC president stated, “This donation helps DDSC ensure that deaf and hard-of-hearing children have access to books that recognize their language, depict them positively, and promote awareness of their lives and capabilities.”

Mary Ann Richmond, DDSC secretary, emphasized the importance of language development opportunities for deaf children through reading. Richmond said that she plans to bring her grandchildren to the library to enjoy the books. “These books will also be a great tool for teachers to use in their classrooms to help students learn about deaf children,” said Richmond.

Parents of deaf and hard-of-hearing children, their siblings, and friends will also benefit from the books as they learn to include and communicate with the deaf child, notes project coordinator Dr. Martha Sheridan. “Another benefit of having these books in the Delaware library system is that deaf children will see themselves in the books, and that will encourage reading and advance their education,” said Sheridan. “Some of the books were written by deaf authors who understand the importance of books created for deaf children,” Sheridan added.    

The National Association of the Deaf recognizes April as National Deaf History Month. “The books arrived just in time,” Milton Library Director Lisa Petrecca said. “The books focus on babies to age 5 and are shelved in the Children’s section of the Milton Library, but are available by request from any library in Delaware,” added Petrecca.  For more information, please visit your local Delaware library or https://lib.de.us.

– News shared by Martha Sheridan, Project Coordinator

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