<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-823cd9a8-7fff-8f20-1d01-ae5dea4f1202"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Greetings Byron,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The </span><a href="https://www.nationaldeafcenter.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes </span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(NDC) saw your post and we wanted to respond. We recommend contacting the </span><a href="https://askjan.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Job Accommodations Network</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for direct assistance as they provide free consultation and assistance with troubleshooting workplace accommodations for employees.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In the meantime, here are several resources and considerations based on our experiences with deaf students in similar environments:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:9pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Review the common ALS types in our </span><a href="http://www.nationaldeafcenter.org/als101" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Assistive Listening Systems 101</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> guide, including system components (i.e., transmitter, microphone, and receiver). </span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:9pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The deaf faculty member should consult with their Audiologist to receive a customized recommendation on what assistive listening devices could work for them, especially if they have a hearing aid or cochlear implants. Generally speaking, an ALS can be used with headphones or an intermediary device that transmits sounds directly to hearing aids and cochlear implants (e.g. neckloop or streamer device). It may be uncomfortable to wear headphones over hearing aids but could still be an option to try. If you have a portable system, consider loaning it to the deaf faculty member for further testing.</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">It would also be helpful to know more specifics about the setting and how people are communicating in the setting. For example:</span></p></li><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Is the deaf faculty member unable to hear student questions and comments from around the room as they are lecturing? </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Are there group discussions or activities involved?</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:9pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Are people wearing masks?</span></p></li></ul></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-left:72pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:9pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Is there a sound system in the classroom and if so, what does the room sound system look like? Is there a single microphone attached to the podium at the front of the room only? Are there table top or ceiling microphones spread throughout the room that connect to the in-room speakers? Are multiple microphones available to pass around the room?</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:9pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Another option to consider discussing with the faculty is providing real-time </span><a href="http://www.nationaldeafcenter.org/stts" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">speech-to-text services</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (e.g. CART, C-Print, or TypeWell) where they would receive real-time captions produced by a professional. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Speech-to-text providers can be remote or in-person. A laptop or another device with the real-time captions can be strategically placed for the faculty to see.</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(8,7,7);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Classroom management strategies can help ensure equitable access to communication in the room. Here are some ideas that may work in this environment:</span></p></li><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Establish turn-taking protocols, such as passing a mic around so that questions and comments are easily accessible to everyone in the room.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ask students to repeat themselves or re-phrase questions in a different way.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:9pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Set up an interactive document where questions or comments can be typed in realtime (e.g. Google Documents). This could also become an option for communal notes for the entire class.</span></p></li></ul></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We would also recommend subscribing to the NDC Listserv and asking colleagues for additional suggestions. To sign up for the listserv go to </span><a href="http://www.nationaldeafcenter.org/signup" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">nationaldeafcenter.org/signup</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Once the listserv admin adds you to the group, you can send a new question by emailing <a href="mailto:nationaldeafcenter@utlists.utexas.edu">nationaldeafcenter@utlists.utexas.edu</a>. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(24,24,24);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We hope the above resources and considerations are helpful. 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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Our campus has an adjunct who has hearing loss is having difficulty hearing the students in the classroom. The room is not yet set up as a smart classroom. Does anyone have any suggestions on an amplification device that can be purchased
for the instructor to improve/enhance the sound in the room so they are able to hear the students better? Or any other potential solution?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks and have a nice weekend.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Bryon<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Bryon Kluesner RhD, ATAC<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Adaptive Technology Coordinator<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Disability Resource Center<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">615 McCallie Ave., Dept. 2953<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chattanooga, TN 37403<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">423-425-5251<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To schedule an appointment, please click the following link:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><a href="https://utcemsa.as.me/DRC-BK-AA60" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://utcemsa.as.me/DRC-BK-AA60</span></a></span></u><u><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><u></u><u></u></span></u></p>
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