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I can't recalled how I came across this link - from AllDeaf or I stumbled on it while searching for links on deaf education. This Deaf Education Reform sounds very interesting. I'd like to hear your opinions on this.

NDEP - National Deaf Education Project

This is what NDEP have done:
- Developed a reform strategy to help individual states craft a written reform plan and enact a Deaf Child's Educational Bill of Rights (DCBR). New Mexico and Colorado have both passed a Deaf Child's Bill of Rights and developed written reform plans.
- Articulated the position that IDEA violates 1st and 14th Amendment rights of deaf and hard of hearing children. The NDEP is working for a legal recognition of the right to communication and language.
- Served as one of four advisory members of the National Agenda (NA) which has developed eight national goals for the reformation of the education for deaf and hard of hearing students. The NA is working with the U.S. Department of Education and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education [NASDSE] to further the cause of a communication and language-driven paradigm.
- Co-sponsored, with Hands & Voices, the production of a definitive training video that describes how to create and implement communication and language-driven programming for students who are deaf or hard of hearing titled "A is for Access."
 
I would suggest that anyone interested in deaf ed check out this website, and also the Hands and Voices website. Some very good info contained there.

Thanks, Bufflao, for the great link.:ty:
 
I am very interested in this...thanks for the link, Buffalo. It is time to think of the deaf children's linguistic needs not the needs of the parents.
 
Buffalo said:
I can't recalled how I came across this link - from AllDeaf or I stumbled on it while searching for links on deaf education. This Deaf Education Reform sounds very interesting. I'd like to hear your opinions on this.

NDEP - National Deaf Education Project

This is what NDEP have done:
- Developed a reform strategy to help individual states craft a written reform plan and enact a Deaf Child's Educational Bill of Rights (DCBR). New Mexico and Colorado have both passed a Deaf Child's Bill of Rights and developed written reform plans.
- Articulated the position that IDEA violates 1st and 14th Amendment rights of deaf and hard of hearing children. The NDEP is working for a legal recognition of the right to communication and language.
- Served as one of four advisory members of the National Agenda (NA) which has developed eight national goals for the reformation of the education for deaf and hard of hearing students. The NA is working with the U.S. Department of Education and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education [NASDSE] to further the cause of a communication and language-driven paradigm.
- Co-sponsored, with Hands & Voices, the production of a definitive training video that describes how to create and implement communication and language-driven programming for students who are deaf or hard of hearing titled "A is for Access
."
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Thanks for the link. I hope they imp this as Deaf Ed is in serious need of reform. About time the deaf children's language needs get addressed. Erm make that way past the time
 
I am bumping this thread for new AD members as I think it is very important.
 
YES, THANKS for the link.....I went and looked and found the information very valuable and do agree with what NDEP is doing-
 
Just want to add that I appreciate education I am getting on AllDeaf forum!
 
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