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I forgot I even posted this lol that's why I haven't been on to reply.
Need more info. Are you oral, sign,CI, etc.
Oral, Bilateral Sensorineural Severe-Profound, I wear 2 hearing aids...thinking of getting a CI for my senior year.
You know, you're very lucky. You're in a state with a very good Deaf School. I would contact Western PA School for the Deaf, or even Pennsylvania School for the Deaf about suggestions for colleges, and accomondations beyond Gally and NTID.
WPSD Outreach Services and
PA School for the Deaf: Center for Community and Professional Services
You might really do well at NTID. A lot of AG Bell kids (oral) end up there. I believe Norttheastern is also good.....same with BU and so on and so on
My best advice...look for a college or university that has a large population of dhh students. The worst thing you can do in college is try to swing it solo with crappy generic accomondations.
shelia, it does seem like the disabilty services at the name brand colleges are really good. However, if she attends a random state college or even a college where they're not too experianced with dhh kids, she prolly won't get good accomondations.
I searched her posts. She posted about maybe going to Gally b/c she would love to learn ASL and meet other dhh kids. In which case maybe a college with a large Dhh population would be good!
Yeah, that's a good idea to go to a college that has a lot of DHH students...for the past 11 years, I've gone to school with hearing students and rarely interacted with people like myself. Thank you for the links also! What exactly is AG Bell kids? My mom is trying to get me to go to an Alexander Graham Bell conference soon, will AG Bell kids be there? And I agree on the random state accommodations...I can see really having to stress the importance of what I need. I'm not too sure about Galladuet anymore. Someone else posted that a lot of the teachers didn't sign and it was very oral and cliquey. Sounds just like the school I go to! lol I can meet other DHH people at DHH events. Now that I think of it, I'm not too sure if I'd do well at a college for the deaf because I'm not used to being around DHH people, sadly.
I'm a deaf, oral MIT student and I do get good accommodations around here. They are also usually very nice and accommodating with you, including re-wiring flashing fire alarms and doorbells so you can stay in the dorm of your choice. I usually use CART for my lectures and seminars. I admit there's only two of us here at MIT at undergraduate level, but it doesn't mean we aren't doing well. I chose MIT for its academics and my social life here isn't bad either, but it's understandably harder if you're an ASL only student.
I agree with Botts. Need more info about you.
When you say dorm of your choice, does that mean that, as a disabled student, I can choose wherever I'd like to live on the campus?
Oral, Bilateral Sensorineural Severe-Profound, I wear 2 hearing aids...thinking of getting a CI for my senior year. Do you recommend I should learn ASL in between now and the time I go to college in case I ever meet ASL only students?
I was kind of thinking the same thing. That if mikatehgr8t had a choice between NTID or Gallaudet, NTID might be more suitable for his or her background.
I didn't know there were other deaf colleges. I guess that's another college to add to my list.
I'm a deaf student at Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania. I don't know which college you are looking to attend, or what kind of background you have with your hearing loss. Since your profile indicates that you're from Pennsylvania as well, if you want more information about Bloomsburg University, you can reply to this post or drop me a private message.
Anyways here are some of the services that I suggest you watch out for -
1. Interpreters.
Does the university already have staff interpreters, or will they have to hire some? Are the interpreters certified or not? Would you allow uncertified interpreters to interpret for you in your classes? There are a lot more questions you could look into.
2. Notetakers.
Being in college is a lot different from high school. High school may be easy enough for you to just float around in classes and not have to bother with notes much. At least I never had to worry about notes. However college is much more difficult, and you actually need to learn the materials for your future. I've found that it's far more beneficial to request some good notetakers and just focus on listening to the professor instead (while still taking some of your own notes - your notetaker might be really good at taking notes, but he or she may not know what kind of stuff you are more likely to remember or forget). You will need to check on the quality of your notetakers too. Some people only copy what's written on the board or typed on Powerpoint presentations. Others might write down extra stuff from the professor's lectures, but they may not get the important points, or their notes may not be easy for you to understand. My personal experience is that I've had the former a LOT more often than notetakers who are actually good. If your notetakers are not satisfactory enough, you will have to discuss the situation with your professor - sometimes your professor can help you find some good notetakers based on test scores or the quality of essays/projects that people have handed in.
3. Visual fire alarms, door alarms, etc.
This is important if you are looking to live in a dorm or an apartment. It doesn't matter if you will live on campus or off campus. If you choose to live off campus and rent some space from a private landlord, you will need to check into the landlord's legal responsibilities, lease information, and city/town ordinances. I know that around here, landlords are required to provide things like fire alarms, fire extinguishers, etc. I've never had any problem with asking my landlord to foot the bill and provide visual fire alarms.
4. Accommodative testing.
I don't know how well you are off when it comes to your reading level or grades. Sometimes some people require more time on their tests. Other times they prefer to take their tests verbally rather than written. The office may require you to schedule accommodative testing in advance - for example, at BU, you can't just waltz in there whenever you have a test. Usually you're required to get approval from your professor, fill out some forms, and schedule a time/date.
I think that's pretty much it. I can't think of much else that you would possibly require as a deaf student. If you have any more questions, just ask.
THANK YOU!
This was exactly what I was looking for! I've heard of Bloomsburg, I think I've gotten a few letters from them (Lol I wouldn't know, I put all my college mail in a box and I'm too lazy to read them all
) but the area code is the same as the area code I used to live in. I'll check this college out
oral can survice at any college. social life, dunno
deaf cannot survive at hearing colleges. well they can with terps but social life - Gallaudet have fraternities, sororities, athletics....
:thumbd: thanks for the opinion though lol
The biggest thing that you must remember is that you have to request what you want and not accept any substitution. YOU have to be your biggest advocate, especially if your accommodations are not working for you.
I agree on this. hahah, I can't depend on my parents to get me what I want at college
I would consider the average class size in the college or university. I go to a small private college near my home. I believe the biggest class (that I have experienced) is 30 students.
yeah, I've heard about classes have 800+ students in there and if I ever had a class like that, I would definitely have to be booking to get there first & catch a seat in the front lol. I work best in smaller groups so maybe a smaller college would be good for me.
That is an extremely ignorant post. I don't know whether you're actually deaf or not but I wouldn't be surprised if you were hearing with your ignorance and all. Do not ever try to insinuate that deaf people can't survive at hearing colleges or have successful social lives just because of their hearing loss. That's just plain insulting. A lot of deaf people can still figure out how to communicate efficiently enough to form friendships and participate in activities. Also, you never know, some hearing people may even want to learn sign language and communicate with us or befriend us instead!
Take me for example. I'm a deaf student at a HEARING college. I don't speak very well with my voice, yet I've still managed to meet a lot of cool people and form a lot of friendships/connections that I hope will last a lifetime. My social life is going quite well right now thank you very much.
I'm pretty quiet when it comes to social situations so hopefully when I get to college or even sooner, my social situation will be like yours!
