How can I make telephone conferencing in my distance learning course accessible a student who is deaf?
A. If you have a deaf student in your class, you might want to consider handling all discussions using e-mail or a text-based bulletin board system, which are typically accessible. If you would like to conduct phone conferences as well, discuss options with the deaf student and reach consensus on the best solution for maximizing the student’s access to the discussion. One option is to use the telephone relay service. When a relay service is used, one person types her part of the conversation into a TTY/TDD. The message is read by a relay operator who also has a TTY/TDD. The relay operator then reads the message to the other party. As the other party responds, the relay operator types his message into the TTY/TDD unit and the message is then read by the person who is hearing or speech impaired. Postsecondary campus disabled student services offices may be able to suggest accommodations as well. Q. INACCESSIBILITY: I just learned that a person who identified himself as blind enrolled in
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