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Deaf Scholars in Deaf Studies Conference Videos

Watch videos of every session of a conference on the role of Deaf scholars in Deaf studies. The conference was in June 2017.

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Basic information on monitoring & evaluation

Explains basic information on monitoring & evaluation and guides you through process of evaluating a project with people with disabilities.

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Transformative mixed methods in research with deaf people

The authors explain how they used “transformative mixed methods” in research with deaf people and discuss cultural challenges.

Accessible News and Information in American Sign Language

D-PAN’s mission is to provide accessible news and information for the U.S. Deaf and Hard of hearing community in American Sign Language (ASL)

Asia Signs Database: Tool for linguistics researchers, teachers, students

The Asian SignBank (an Asia signs database) can help sign linguistics researchers, people teaching or learning sign language, and others.

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Deaf Rights in South Korea

Watch an interview with Hee-Kyung Cho “Choy” about the situation of deaf rights in South Korea in the year 2009.

CODA International: Hearing Adults with Deaf Parents

Children of Deaf Adults International About 90 percent of the children born to Deaf parents can hear. Meanwhile, many are fluent in both a spoken

International Deaf Mobility Research

A team of researchers share what they learned from researching issues related to international deaf mobility, including travel and sign.

Deaf Ugandans Learning Sign Language

In 2014, the TV show Unreported World produced a special episode about deaf Ugandans learning sign language for the first time.

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CBPR with Deaf American Sign Language users

Authors share lessons learned in using Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) with Deaf American Sign Language users in New York.

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Deaf people in Mumbai, India: Communication Strategies

Watch as six deaf people in Mumbai, India, South Asia use many strategies to communicate with hearing people. One of the six is deafblind.

South Korean Association of the Deaf

Watch the six-minute video to learn about the South Korea Association of the Deaf and its history. The video has captions in English.

Poor Health Care for Deaf Sign Language Users in the US

The authors describe issues that cause poor health care for deaf sign language users and propose how public health workers can address them.

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Deaf Australians in Different Jobs

Watch these two videos to see many deaf Australians in different jobs. For example, they include a dental nurse, a teacher, a chef and more.

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Software help medical communication for deaf patients–possible?

Can the right software help medical communication for deaf patients? Researchers compared using an interpreter, or their software, or both.

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Deaf People’s Technology Preferences in the United States

What are U.S. Deaf people’s technology preferences? What do they use most? And what’s accessible? Researchers conducted a national survey.

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Ethnic Minority Deaf People in London, United Kingdom

Author George Taylor researched the needs of ethnic minority deaf people in London, United Kingdom. Has recommendations for empowerment.

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Central African Republic Deaf People

Learn about the situation of Central African Republic Deaf people in education and employment. The six-minute video has captions in English.

Deaf programs in Pakistan: FESF’s Deaf Reach Program

Learn more about the Family Educational Services Foundation (FESF) and their deaf programs in Pakistan. Education, employment, etc.

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Health for UK Deaf People

This report explores the question of health for UK deaf people 2010 and 2011. Do barriers to healthcare lead to poorer health?

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Accessibility for Everyone: Making Participation Inclusive

Are your meetings and documents accessible for everyone? This manual can help you ensure that everyone can participate fully.

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Children Helping Monitor and Evaluate

If your project helps children, they can help decide its goals and assess progress. Learn how to have children helping monitor and evaluate.

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Colombia Video Relay Service

In Colombia, deaf people can use free sign language interpreters via the Colombia video relay service to help with phone calls.

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Sign Languages in Northern Ireland

Learn what researchers found when they investigated sign languages in Northern Ireland. Similarity to British or Irish Sign Languages varied.

Participatory Planning Step by Step

Learn how to use participatory planning step by step. The expert facilitates while the community decides what problems to solve and how.

Celebrate Deaf People: In history and today

Learn about and celebrate deaf people and their achievements, both throughout history and also today. Focuses on Americans.

Participatory Planning Can Help: Involving Your Community with Planning

Participatory planning can help projects for deaf communities, or any other community, succeed. Use this tool to learn how.

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Parents should learn sign language, says Canadian mother

A mother of a deaf girl in Canada believes other parents should learn sign language, too. She believes her whole family is happier with sign.

What USAID staff can do on inclusive development

What is “inclusive development?” What do USAID policies say about marginalized groups? And what can USAID staff do to make programs inclusive?

U.S. Deaf Museum: Educating History, Arts, Culture

A U.S. Deaf museum educates visitors about deaf history, arts, and culture in the United States. It is based in Olathe, Kansas, USA.