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  • Disability Services Online Resource Guide


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Transition from High School to College

Transition from High School to College Checklist 

Transition of Students with Disabilities to Postsecondary Education 

Rights and Responsibilities of Students with Disabilities 

Transition PowerPoint Presentation by Kathy Lutes
Differences Between High School and College

Tennessee College Disability Services Directory

Disability Services Handbook Including Policies and Procedures (main handbook for Roane State students, faculty, and staff)
Learn more about our services and documentation requirements.
Get the documents you need to get the process started. 

Roane State Disability Testing Center Guidelines 

DisabilityInfo.gov


Additional Transition Resources

100 Things Every College Student with a Disability Ought to Know
(Available for purchase above) 

Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) 

Dounay, Jennifer. (2006). “Involving Families in High School and College Expectations.” Education Commission of the States. 

Getting Ready for College: Advising High School Students with Learning Disabilities 

Great Schools: The Parents’ Guide to K-12 Success

Postsecondary Innovative Transition Technology (activities for students, teachers, parents) 

Help for College Students with Disabilities

LD OnLine 

NCSET – National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
(Resources and technical assistance) 

National Center for Learning Disabilities 

Navigating the College Transition Maze: A Guide for Students with Learning Disabilities 

Preparing for College: An Online Tutorial

POST-ITT: Transition Resources for Parents, Teachers, and Students 

Students with Special Needs

The Documentation Disconnect for Students With Learning Disabilities: Improving Access to Postsecondary Disability Services 

Tennessee Department of Education Transition Resources 

Transition 

Transition Coalition
Online Self-Directed Module Training for Secondary Education Personnel

Transition of Students with Disabilities To Postsecondary Education: A Guide for High School Educators

Transition Planning

Transition: There are No IEPs in College 

Transition to College 


Financial Aid Resources

Creating Options: Financial Aid Information for Students with Disabilities 

FinAid: Financial Aid Checklist 

FinAid: Financial Aid Information for Students with Disabilities

Financial Aid Guide for Students with LD (Schwab Learning)

Vocational Rehabilitation Resources 

Vocational Rehabilitation Contact Directory 


Faculty / Staff Resources

Faculty Handbook

What Faculty and Staff Need to Know About Disability Services
View this quick presentation to learn Roane State processes and procedures.

Universal Design in Learning Presentation Powerpoint by Robin Jones

Guidelines for Faculty Wishing to Utilize the Testing Center for Students with Disabilities 

Sample Syllabus Statement

Non-Discrimination in Higher Education: What’s the Law?

National Center on Disability and Access to Education 

Tennessee Accessibility Guidelines


Faculty / Staff Training

Faculty & Administration Modules in Higher Education
(Self-directed Case Study Training) 

The Faculty Room 

FacultyWare 

Access Learning Training Modules for Distance Education 

Fact Sheets on Accessible Distance Education 

PBS: Misunderstood Minds
(Includes some great simulation activities) 


Additional Faculty Resources and Readings

AHEAD (Association on Higher Education and Disability)
Various publications available for purchase.

The ASD Project (Accommodating Students with Disabilities). Utah State University.
(Materials for purchase, but there is a free demo packet they can send)

Charlton, J. I. (2000). Nothing About Us Without Us: Disability Oppression and Empowerment. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.

DO-IT Project (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, Technology). University of Washington. (Materials available free on line for downloading and printing, or for purchase)

Gordon, M., & McClure, F. D. (1996). The Down and Dirty Guide to Adult ADD. DeWitt, NY: GSI Publications, Inc.

Gregg, N., Hoy, C., & Fay, A. F., Eds. (1996). Adults with Learning Disabilities: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives. New York: Guilford.

Hallowell, E. M. & Ratey, J. J. (1994). Driven To Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood. New York: Touchstone.

Solden, S. (1995). Women with Attention Deficit Disorder. Grass Valley, CA: Underwood Books.

Willits, P., Gephart, D., Gomez, C., Brodrick, C., & Filo, E. (2005). Faculty Training Tips: Guidance for Teaching Students with Disabilities. Horsham, PA: LRP Publications.


An Informational Web Links and Resource Guide For Teaching English to Students Who are Deaf & Hard of Hearing

We hope you will find this compilation list of resources helpful. If you have trouble with any links or if you have questions please contact Chester Goad, Disability Services, Ext. 4209.

Also available in PDF form by clicking here: (I’ll send it in PDF Form)

The University of Tennessee recently received a grant which will allow them to maintain and provide online information through the links listed below.

English Teachers Think Tank for Teaching Deaf and Hard of Hearing 

PEPNet-South Center on Deafness 

Additional resources from UTK 

RIT: National Institute for the Deaf

Improving the Language and Learning of Students Who are Deaf 

Idea Tool: Web Based Online Course Building Tips 

Tip Sheet for Faculty: Improving the Language and Learning of Deaf students 

Tip Sheet for Faculty: Classroom Technology

Tip Sheet for Faculty: Retention

P3 Preparing Post Secondary Professionals
This site includes online training for teaching reading and writing to the deaf. 

Mini Grammar Lesson
Gain a better understanding of how ASL (American Sign Language) interpreters interpret your lecture in this sample grammar lesson. Read the English version and the ASL version of a lesson on Pearl Harbor. 

 

Bibliography of Print Sources for Teaching English to Deaf Students

Andersson, R. (1994). Second Language Literacy in Deaf Students. In I. Ahlgren & K.

Baker, C. (1996). Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 2nd Edition.

Brueggemann, Brenda Jo. (1999). Lend Me Your ear. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press.

Corder, S.P. (1995). The Significance of Learners’ Errors. In Language Issues. Diane Bennett Durkin, Ed. New York: Longman

Ewoldt, C. (1994). Language and literacy from a deaf perspective. Teachers Networking: The Whole Language Newsletter, 13 (1), pp. 3-5.

Krashen, Stephen. (1993). Sheltered Subject-Matter Teaching. In Methods That Work, John Oller, Ed. Boston: Heinle and Heinle.

Larsen-Freeman, Diane. (1991). Teaching Grammar. In Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language, Marianne Celce-Murcia, Ed. Boston: Heinle & Heinle.

Livingston, Sue. (1997) Rethinking the Education of Deaf Students: Theory and Practice from a Teacher’s Perspective. Portsmouth, NH:Heinemann.

Paul, Peter. (1998). Literacy and Deafness: The Development of Reading, Writing, and Literate Thought. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Strong, Michael and Philip Prinz. (1997.) A Study of the Relationship Between American Sign Language and English Literacy. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2:37-46.

Samway, K.D., & McKeon, D. (1999) Myths and Realities: Best practices for language minority students (pp. 17-20). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Swaffar, Janet. S. Romano, P. markley, and K. Arens. 1998. Language Learning Online. Austin: Labyrinth Publications.

Wink, J. (2000). The hidden curriculum. Critical pedagogy: Notes from the real world (p.54-55). New York: Longman.

Wood, Kathleen. 1998. Undergraduates’ Life Stories in the Deaf Education English Literacy System: Revealing Discursive Identities with Coherence Resources. Washington DC: Georgetown University Doctoral Dissertation.

Bibliography Courtesy of Gallaudet University



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