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RE: tutoring deaf ESL students

Hi all,

I am currious as to the legal standing of institutions that do not 
provide interpreters for the deaf.  I have been informed that it is a 
violation of ADA not to provide an interpreter.  Is this correct?

--clint
> Rebecca,
> I, too, would like to hear some advice about working with deaf
> students.  I had four of them in a developmental writing class last
> Spring.  I noticed right away that if they are using American Sign
> Language to communicate, they are already working with a second
> language as they try to write in Standard English.  I had an
> interpreter for the classroom instruction and would suggest that you
> try to encourage the student to bring an interpreter along to the
> tutoring session.  Also, if you can get a note-taker to provide a
> written account of the session that the student can take to refer to
> later, it should be helpful.  That's all I can suggest.  Truthfully, I
> was at a loss.  When I approached my faculty chair, he told me that he
> was at a loss too.  It seems that many institutions are not really
> equipped to handle the special needs of the hearing impaired students.
>  Good luck!  I hope you get some valuable tips.
> 
> Judy
> 
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From:	rday [mailto:rday@UTB1.UTB.EDU]
>   Sent:	Monday, October 25, 1999 12:30 PM
>   To:	wcenter@ttacs6.ttu.edu
>   Subject:	tutoring deaf ESL students
> 
> 
>   Would anyone be interested in corresponding with me off-list
> about the best
>   way to help a deaf ESL student with writing?
> 
>   Rebecca Day
>   Writing Lab Supervisor
>   Learning Assistance Center
>   University of Texas Brownsville/ Teaxs Southmost College
>   rday@utb1.utb.edu
> 


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Clinton Gardner (cgardner@englab.slcc.edu)
Writing Center Instructional Support Coordinator
Salt Lake Community College
Have you visited the SLCC Online Writing Center today?
http://www.slcc.edu/wc/
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