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Deaf Education Guide     

Text in BROWN indicates that the item is located in Hoover Library.
Dewey call numbers for books on Deafness: 362.42; 617.8

Individual Periodicals with Full-Text Articles on Deaf Education

• Go to the Subject Guide on Education, for most of the full-text periodical articles.
• Journal of Communication Disorders
  • Vol. 33 no. 3 (May 2000) to present. Not searchable.
  • Hoover Library carries vol. 33 (2000) to present.
• Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
  • Full text v.4 (1999) to present; abstracts v.1 (1996) to v.3 (1998).
  • Hoover Library carries vol.6 (2000) to present.
• Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education
  • Full-text magazine on deaf education. Continues Perspectives in Education and Deafness. Not searchable.
• Perspectives in Education and Deafness
  • Full text of selective articles from Sept/Oct 1996 to May/June 1999. Perspectives ceased publication in Sept/Oct 1999. It is continued by Odyssey. Not searchable.
  • Hoover Library carries vol.8 no.2 (Nov/Dec 1989) to vol.18:no.1 (Sept/Oct 1999) with many missing issues.

Individual Periodicals on Deaf Education with Citations Only

• American Annals of the Deaf
  • Index to v.136 (1991) to present.
  • Hoover Library carries vol.62 (1917) to present. Current issues in paper; older issues on microfilm.
• Sign Language Studies
  • Citations and abstracts.
  • Hoover Library carries no.2 (1973) to no.93 (1996); and vol.1 (2000) to present.

General Resources

• DeafEd Web Site (Association of College Educators D/HH )
  • Instructional strategies, curriculum materials, information on teacher preparation programs, and employment opportunities.
• DB-LINK: The National Information Clearinghouse On Children Who Are Deaf-Blind
  • Fact sheets, bibliographies, state resources, and a searchable database of bibliographic citations, and referral service related to children and youth who are deaf-blind (ages 0 to 21 years).
• Deaf Resource Library (Karen Nakamura)
  • Materials dealing with deaf cultures in Japan and the U.S. Includes deaf bibliographies, communities resources, and links to resources related to deafness.
• DisabilityInfo.gov
  • Information on U.S. federal programs, services, and resources for people with disabilities and their families.
• ERIC (US Dept. of Education)
  • ERIC clearing houses no longer exist, but many information is still available through ERIC. Check out Journal Databases for links to the ERIC databases.
• Gallaudet Encyclopedia of Deaf People and Deafness. (1987). (Vols. 1-3). McGraw-Hill, 1987
  • (Call number: R 362.4203)
• Information on Deafness (Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center, Gallaudet University)
  • Information on deafness, hearing loss, and services and programs related to people with hearing loss.
• Kids Together
  • Non-profit organization from southeast Pennsylvania providing information and resources to enhance the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities. Also has list of organizations in Pennsylvania.
• Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) (Maryland Department of Education)
  • Information about services available in Maryland to those with disabilities and employment information.
• Mid-South Regional Resource Center (MSRRC)
  • Is one of six Regional Resource Centers (RRCs) established to assist states in improving education and related programs serving children and youth with disabilities and their families. A few full-text publications available.
• National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) (University of Minnesota)
  • Provides technical assistance and publications, including technical reports, state activity updates, policy documents, and self-study guides (some available online), related to the monitoring of educational results for all students, including students with disabilities. Searchable.
• National Clearinghouse on Careers and Professions Related to Early Intervention and Education for Children with Disabilities
  • Centralized source of information about seeking a career in special education or recruiting, training and retaining special educators.
• National Council on Disability (NCD)
  • U.S. federal agency. Some full-text publications available.
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
  • Fact sheets, bibliographies, state resources, parent guides, student guides, and other full-text publications on specific disabilities and disabiliity-related issues. Special focus is children and youth (birth to age 22). NICHCY also makes referrals. Also in Spanish.
• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
  • Health information, fact sheets and some other full-text publications on the subjects of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language. Other publications can be ordered online and free of charge. Searchable site. NIDCD is one of the Institutes that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
  • Part of the U.S. Dept. of Education. Is composed of 3 program-related components:
    • Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
      
    • Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)
      
    • National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
      

Deaf Associations

• Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
• The American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC)
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
• Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf (CAID)
• National Association of the Deaf (NAD)

Closed Captioning

• Gary Robson's Closed Captioning FAQ Index
  • All about closed captioning. Good site.
• National Captioning Institute (NCI)

Certification for Deaf Education

• Council on Education of the Deaf (CED)
  • Is involved in establishing standards and providing teacher certification and evaluating university professional preparation programs.
• Maryland Certification (Maryland State Department of Education)
  • Information about the teacher certification process, including the NTE (Core Battery and Speciality Area Tests), and the Praxis Series.
• Pennsylvania Teacher Certification (Pennsylvania Department of Education)
• Requirements for Certification of Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Administrators for Elementary and Secondary Schools. Ed. Elizabeth A. Kaye. Chicago: University of Chicago.
  • (Call number 379.157 R427) Hoover Library keeps the latest edition.

Laws Pertaining to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

• EDLAW (S. James Rosenfeld)
  • Provides access to the texts of laws governing the provision of special education.
• Laws Affecting Children with Special Needs: Selected Federal Statues and Regulations.
  • (Call number: R 346.0135 L425)
  • Pertinent federal statutes, regulations and programs compiled into one binder.
• Wrightslaw: The Special Ed Advocate
  • Articles, cases, newsletters, and other information about special education law and advocacy.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

• ADA Information Center for the Mid-Atlantic Region
  • Provides training, information, and technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act to businesses, consumers, and state and local governments.
• Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center (Duncan C. Kinder)
  • Contains copies of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), ADA regulations, technical assistance manuals prepared by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and technical assistance documents sponsored by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) and reviewed by EEOC or DOJ.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 (IDEA'97)

• IDEApractices
  • Information to help implement the IDEA'97 Amendments, including laws and regulations, legal cases, Dept. of Education updates, explanatory materials, case studies, and programs. Searchable.
• Students with Disabilities and Special Education. Birmingham, AL: Oakstone Legal and Business Publishing.
  • (Call number: R 344.0791 S933) Annual publication. Library keeps only the latest edition.
  • Presents important legal cases and laws and regulation regarding special education and disabled students rights.

Deaf Schools and Programs

• Gallaudet University
• National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology
• CED Endorsed Deaf Education Teacher Preparation Programs (DeafEd)
• College and Career Programs for Deaf Students (Gallaudet University and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf)
  • Web version of the of the printed book. Can search for institutions under "Program Descriptions."
• Deaf Schools and Colleges (Howard College)
• Dr. Dave's Deaf and Hard of Hearing Web Links - Education
  • Links to deaf schools and programs in the U.S., Canada and internationally, as well as to teacher preparation sites.

Deaf Statistics

• Annual Survey of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children and Youth (Gallaudet Research Institute)
  • Demographic data.
• Disability Statistics Center (University of California San Francisco)
  • Data on disability and the status of people with disabilities in America. Searchable.
• Gaullaudet Research Institute (GRI) (Gallaudet University)
  • Includes summaries of studies on the demographics, health care services, academic assessment and literacy of deaf and hard-of-hearing populations.
• PennData 2000 Special Education Data Collection and Reporting System (Pennsylvania Dept. of Education)
  • Data regarding students in programs of special education from 3 through 21 years of age.
• Also see Education Statistics.
• Also see Subject Guide on Statistics.