ERIC Number: ED531768
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Feb
Pages: 4
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College Students Who Are Deaf-Blind. Practice Perspectives--Highlighting Information on Deaf-Blindness. Number 7
Arndt, Katrina
National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness
Imagine being in college and being deaf-blind. What opportunities might you have? What types of challenges would you face? This publication describes a study that begins to answer these questions. During the study, 11 college students with deaf-blindness were interviewed about their college experiences. They were like most college students in many ways, but in addition to managing their classes and social lives, they had to educate others about deaf-blindness, adjust to changes in their vision, coordinate interpreting services, and get orientation and mobility instruction. These students are truly role models. As more young adults with deaf-blindness begin to attend college, it is essential to understand what college is like for them and make sure they have the support and assistance they need to be fully included in college life.
Descriptors: College Students, Role Models, Blindness, Deaf Blind, Deafness, Late Adolescents, Higher Education, Interviews, Student Experience, College Environment, Visual Impairments, Social Life, Friendship, Interpersonal Relationship, Social Development
National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness. Teaching Research Institute Western Oregon University 345 North Monmouth Avenue, Monmouth, OR 97361. Tel: 800-438-9376; Fax: 503-838-8150; e-mail: info@nationaldb.org; Web site: http://www.nationaldb.org
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education (ED)
Authoring Institution: National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB)
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