VOLUME 7 SPRING 2013 Gallaudet University Regional Center-Midwest John A. Logan College 700 Logan College Road Carterville, IL 62918 www.jalc.edu/gurc Salutations! If you are a parent or a professional working with a deaf or hard of hearing (d/hh) child with additional disabilities, then you know how challenging it is to find helpful resources and guidance. The result of the 2009-2010 Annual Survey of D/HH Children and Youth conducted by the Gallaudet Research Institute shows that 39% of d/hh children in the nation have one or more disability. The needs of d/hh children with additional disabilities vary considerably and there is no specific educational technique that is appropriate for all deaf children with special needs. Gallaudet University and the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center continue to work towards providing better training opportunities and useful information for parents and professionals. Please take the time to explore what they have to offer in this newsletter. I encourage you to contact me at [email protected]if you need assistance or training in your area. Thank you! Sheri Cook Training Opportunities! Free Webinar! More Than Meets the Eye: An Introduction To Autism Spectrum Disorders A new webinar with Dr. Christen Szymanski Thursday, April 18, 2013 3 to 4 p.m. EST In this second webinar on deaf and hard of hearing students with autism, Dr. Christen Szymanski will explain the early warning signs of autism that may present in young deaf or hard of hearing children. She will also discuss how some of the current characteristics, warning signs, and tools for diagnosing autism in deaf or hard of hearing children may not apply. Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders are diagnoses that consist of lifelong challenges in communication, socialization, and behavior for both the children who are given the diagnoses and their families. Children who receive early and accurate diagnoses often receive earlier interventions-supports, services, and treatment-that can lead to greater benefits later in life. Register today for this free webinar. http://www.123contactform.com/form-469281/Autism- Webinar-2013
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Gallaudet University Regional Center-Midwest John A. Logan College
700 Logan College Road Carterville, IL 62918 www.jalc.edu/gurc
Salutations! If you are a parent or a professional working with a deaf or hard of hearing (d/hh) child with additional disabilities, then you know how challenging it is to find helpful resources and guidance. The result of the 2009-2010 Annual Survey of D/HH Children and Youth conducted by the Gallaudet Research Institute shows that 39% of d/hh children in the nation have one or more disability. The needs of d/hh children with additional disabilities vary considerably and there is no specific educational technique that is appropriate for all deaf children with special needs. Gallaudet University and the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center continue to work towards providing better training opportunities and useful information for parents and professionals. Please take the time to explore what they have to offer in this newsletter. I encourage you to contact me at [email protected] if you need assistance or training in your area. Thank you!
Sheri Cook
Training Opportunities! Free Webinar!
More Than Meets the Eye: An Introduction
To Autism Spectrum Disorders
A new webinar with Dr. Christen Szymanski
Thursday, April 18, 2013 3 to 4 p.m. EST
In this second webinar on deaf and hard of hearing students with autism, Dr. Christen Szymanski will explain the early warning signs of autism that may present in young deaf or hard of hearing children. She will also discuss how some of the current characteristics, warning signs, and tools for diagnosing autism in deaf or hard of hearing children may not apply. Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders are diagnoses that consist of lifelong challenges in communication, socialization, and behavior for both the children who are given the diagnoses and their families. Children who receive early and accurate diagnoses often receive earlier interventions-supports, services, and treatment-that can lead to greater benefits later in life.
Archived Webinars Check out the Clerc Center’s archived webinars
at http://www.gallaudet.edu/Clerc_Center/Webi
nars.html
Workshops The Clerc Center offers several social and emotional health workshops for parents and professionals. To see a list of these workshops, please go to…
Graduate Certificate in Educating Deaf Students with Disabilities.
This 21-credit graduate certificate program may be completed in one year and emphasizes culturally relevant critical pedagogy as a foundation for preparing highly qualified special education teachers. The program focuses on working with the whole child, the family, and other professionals while merging content standards and CEC standards, in addition to general, bilingual, special, and deaf education pedagogy through coursework to prepare teacher candidates to work with a diverse group of children within a range of educational settings.
You can sign up for an online course during the spring, summer and fall semester. To see a list of courses, check out:
http://www/gallaudet.edu/ccs.html Online Certificate Program
Online Courses
Onsite Courses
Prevention and Management of Problem Behaviors course (Recently modified!)
This 1 credit professional course will address problem behaviors in students with multiple disabilities from a communication perspective. Those taking the course will learn to analyze such behaviors from their communicative or functional intent. They also will learn to design programs to provide their students with socially acceptable ways to meet these communicative functions or needs and to reduce the magnitude of the problem behaviors. Contact Sheri Cook at [email protected] if you want to set up this training in your area.
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Publications
Coming Soon!!!
The Clerc Center’s Odyssey magazine features articles about issues important to educators and other
professionals who work with deaf and hard of hearing children and their families. Each issue centers on a specific theme. The 2008 issue focused on deaf children with autism and the 2010 issue centered on students with diverse needs. The 2012 Research to Practice issue is worth checking out as well. Subscriptions to Odyssey are free. All back issues are archived on the Clerc Center website at:
The Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center will soon launch the Deaf Students with Disabilities Network, which has been developed for parents, teachers, and professionals living and working with deaf and hard of hearing students with disabilities. This website will be designed to address the gap of knowledge specific to deaf and hard of hearing students with disabilities. This site will provide information and, more importantly, discussion forums that allow people from across the U.S. to interact and learn from one another. You will receive an email once this website is launched!
The purpose of GURC?
• We provide information on professional development opportunities.
• We provide assistance in planning programs or workshops.
• We provide academic excellence through Gallaudet University courses.
• We provide technical assistance related to the education of deaf and hard of hearing students.
