Accommodating support needs of students who are deaf and hard of hearing in their college of choice

Issue title: Postsecondary Education

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Petty, Debra Martin^; | Kolvitz, Marcia

Affiliations: The University of Tennessee, College of Human Ecology, UT-TIE, Knoxville, TN, USA | The University of Tennessee, College of Education, Rehabilitation, Deafness, and Human Services Unit, Postsecondary Education Consortium, Knoxville, TN, USA

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Abstract: Increasingly, students who are deaf and hard of hearing are attending colleges and universities that may not operate ‘special program of services’ for these students. This article contains a discussion of suggested guidelines that may assist Directors of Disability Services in meeting the individual support needs of students in their school of choice.

Keywords: Postsecondary education, Students who are deaf and hard of hearing, Choice, Support service guidelines

DOI: 10.3233/JVR-1996-6305

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 243-255, 1996