1. Student Accessibility Services (SAS)
Deaf and Hard of Hearing – Services
Presented by Michelle Shaw, M.Ed.
Director, SAS
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2. Student Accessibility Services
# Students
Assistive Technology
Johnson Scholarship
Tech Fee $
Currently, we have registered students with disabilities all campuses
#1 for Assistive Technology in the SUS System
Johnson Scholarship Awarded $251,699.00
Tech Fee Grant Funding – received $158, since 2009

3. Services Provided (varies by student)
Sign Language Interpreters (ASL)
C-Print Transcription
Communication Access Real-time Translation (CART)
FM Listening System
Visual Alert System
Front row seating
Notetaking assistance
Exam Adaptations
Captioning Services (case by case basis)
Experience significant reduction in sensitivity to sounds
Loss of adaptability to correctly interpret auditory stimuli
May have some capacity to hear but cannot discriminate clearly to rely upon speech
American Sign Language (ASL) and lip (speech) reading
Only 30% of spoken English is comprehended

4. Interpreters
Must be RID (Registry for Interpreters for the Deaf) Certified minimum level III
Most agencies have RID level IV or V
Hours of interpreting per week – hours max
Team interpreting – provide clarification – switch out
SAS Provides ASL Interpreters/C-Print/CART
In-person courses
Hybrid courses (online/in-person)
Meetings with Professors
Group projects outside classroom
Meetings with Academic Advisor – course registration

5. Costs and Arranging Services
SAS does not have a staff interpreter
Arrangements
CART
Interpreters
* See handout – Budget & Costs
Needs:
Staff Interpreter
– Notetaking Coordinator, Assistant Director (Davie) & Director SAS
C-Printers are Graduate Assistants (National Institute for the Deaf) $450 certification training & $330 for software
CART - $120 an hour: 2 hour min
ASL NIR - $80 an hour plus
SAS needs a fulltime staff member to coordinate interpreting services – knows ASL