For resources related to virtual learning tools, specifically for deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind students, please visit the Outreach: Virtual Learning Resources Wakelet.
Administrators and Teachers
Communication Planning Guide for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf
Deaf Education – Educational Enhancement for the field of Deaf Education
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Students with Cochlear Implants: Guidelines for Educational Planning
Supporting Students Who Are Hard of Hearing: Promoting a Positive Educational Experience
Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss
Tips to Go Bookmarks: Supporting Educational Success
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction – Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction – Eligibility Checklist
American Sign Language and Deaf Culture
American Sign Language Resource Guide
American Sign Language Teachers Association
Boys Town National Research Hospital – Classroom Interpreting
Career Stories of Individuals Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Deaf 101, National Deaf Center
iPhone and iPad Apps for Learning Sign Language
National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
Promoting Access for People Who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind, or Visually Impaired
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
Visual Language and Visual Learning
Wisconsin Association of the Deaf (WAD)
Wisconsin Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (WisRID)
Audiology
American Speech, Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding School Audiology Services
Success for Kids with Hearing Loss
Supporting Optimal Listening Environments for Learning
Wisconsin Educational Audiologists
Classroom Tools
Advanced Bionics: Tools for Toddlers & Tools for Schools
Alexander Graham Bell Association-Listening and Spoken Language Knowledge Center
Boys Town National Research Hospital-Classroom Interpreting
Cochlear Americas HOPE Teacher Education Program
Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
Deaf Education – Educational Enhancement for the field of Deaf Education
Described and Captioned Media Program Learning Center
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
Rochester Institute of Technology, home of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Tina Childress – iPad apps to use with students who are deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind
Deafblind
Wisconsin Deafblind Technical Assistance Project (WDBTAP)
WDBTAP Lending Library Request Form
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Equity
National Deaf Center: Why Captions Provide Equal Access
National Deaf Center: Creating Test Equity
Iglesia Martell Law Firm, PLLC: Understanding the Injustices Faced by the Deaf Community
rethinkEd: 7 Tips for Achieving Equity in Special Education
The Hearing World Must Stop Forcing Deaf Culture to Assimilate
Deaf and hard-of-hearing students take lead in equal access advocacy
Books (and articles) about Deaf and Hard of Hearing Inequity
Audism and the Deaf Community: Deaf people’s experiences and Deaf Community Cultural Wealth
Equity in Assessment for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (downloadable)
The SAGE Deaf Studies Encyclopedia (need subscription)
Diagnosis and Early Intervention
Alexander Graham Bell Association – Listening and Spoken Language Knowledge Center
American Society for Deaf Children
Babies and Hearing Loss: An Interactive Notebook for Families With a Young Child Who is Deaf or Hard of Hearing
BOYS TOWN National Research Hospital (information also available in Spanish)
Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Hearing Loss in Children
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI): A Sound Beginning for Wisconsin’s Babies
Joint Committee on Infant Hearing
Marion Downs Hearing Center: An International Center of Excellence in Hearing and Communication
National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communicative Disorders
Wisconsin Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Toolkit
Equity in Education
National Deaf Center: Statement on Racism and Oppression
National Museum of African American History & Culture: Talking About Race
Teaching Tolerance: Race & Ethnicity
Teaching Tolerance: Let’s Talk!
Teaching Tolerance: Teaching About Race, Racism and Police Violence
Anti-Defamation League: How Should I Talk about Race in My Mostly White Classroom?
Anti-Defamation League: George Floyd, Racism and Law Enforcement
Anti-Defamation League: Helping Students Make Sense of News Stories about Bias and Injustice
National Public Radio: Talking Race with Young Children
National Public Radio: What to Say to Kids When the News is Scary
Mental Health
DPI: Resources and Materials Supporting Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Gallaudet University: Mental Health Services
Milwaukee Center for Independence: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program
National Association of the Deaf: Mental Health Services
National Deaf Center: Mental Health Services
The National Coalition on Mental Health and Deaf Individuals
National Institute of Mental Health
Student Mental Health: A Guide to Identifying Disorders and Promoting Wellness
Wisconsin Department of Health Services: Resources for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Parents
American Society for Deaf Children
Babies and Hearing Loss: An Interactive Notebook for Families with a Young Child who is Deaf or Hard
Communication Planning Guide for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Opening Doors: Technology and Communication Options for Children with Hearing Loss
Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER)
Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2)
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction – Wisconsin Statewide Parent-Educator Initiative
 
Simulations
HEARING LOSS SAMPLER by Scott Bradley, Ph.D. of University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
PHONAK – What does hearing loss sound like?
Transition
Visit the Outreach Services Transition resources page.