Police Training for Deaf and Hard of Hearing from The Center for Public Television on Vimeo.
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Training is essential for law enforcement to properly understand how to communicate effectively with Deaf and hard of hearing citizens.
Produced in collaboration with Dr. Darrin J. Griffin.
Members of the Jefferson Co. EMA Committee on Deaf/HOH. (Left to right) Mrs. Robbie Stewart, AIDB; Mrs. Annette Davis, Jefferson Co. EMA; Mr. John De Block, National Weather Service; Dr. Darrin Griffin, UA; Mrs. Jennifer Saari, NWS; Mr. Kent Schafer, Alabama Dept. of Mental Health, Deaf Services
Deaf Advocacy
Terminology and media portrayal recommendations from the National Association of the Deaf.
Severe Weather for the Deaf community
National Weather Service
Severe weather safety videos with sign language and captioning.
Research Grant: “Improving the Accessibility and Comprehension of Tornado Warnings in the Southeast for Deaf, Blind, and Deaf-Blind.”
Severe weather safety videos with sign language and captioning.
Research Grant: “Improving the Accessibility and Comprehension of Tornado Warnings in the Southeast for Deaf, Blind, and Deaf-Blind.”
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Law Enforcement Learn Ways to Interact with Deaf Community at UA Workshop
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — As nearly 20 law enforcement officers from across four different agencies sat in a theatre-style room Tuesday at The University of Alabama, all but one revealed an interaction that surprised workshop organizers Dr. Darrin Griffin and Erin Powell. Nearly all of the officers said they’d had a previous interaction with a person who was deaf or hard of hearing while on duty. “Ninety percent of hearing people meet a deaf person for the first time when it’s their own child who becomes deaf,” said Griffin, assistant professor of communication studies at UA and advocate for the deaf and hard of hearing. “That’s a pretty striking statistic.” READ MORE
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DeafnessRead about a course I offer on Deaf culture. Offered over Winter Interim Feel free to check out the flyer.
Speaker; How UA can become more accessible to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students. Speaker; Archives Week, Avoiding Scriptocentrism Crimson White: "UA Deaf community strives for accessibility, education" |
DEAF Hand SpeakStudent group devoted to awareness of Deaf culture and American Sign Language.
Crimson White Article. Canyon News Article. |
VolunteeringExplore volunteer opportunities:
Tuscaloosa Regional Center of AIDB. |
