Making Online Learning Accessible for Deaf Students: A Guide for Disability Services

As of 2019, around 46% of deaf college students had taken online courses—almost half of all deaf students! Many educational activities also happen online, such as office hours, group projects, internships, conferences, or webinars. Deaf students can benefit from online learning in many ways, but thorough and proactive planning is needed for deaf students to experience the most benefit. This document has two main sections: being proactive and being responsive. All institutions have busy times and not-so-busy times. This guide gives disability service offices tools to increase readiness to serve deaf students through proactive planning and being prepared to respond to requests from students and faculty membersThis document was developed under a jointly funded grant through the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs and the Rehabilitation Services Administration, #H326D160001. However, the contents do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the federal government.National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcome