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Disability Studies & the Deaf Community (SL 320)

Term: 2020-2021 Fall

Faculty

Laura A Godbold
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Sara C Evans

Dr. Evans is a graduate of THE University of Tennessee where she completed her PhD in Deaf Education and Interpreting Education.  She earned her M.Ed. in Teaching ASL from Tennessee Temple and her BS in Early Childhood Education from Berry College.  She has taught Deaf Education in the public schools for almost 19 years and has spent the last 15 years interpreting at the college level, community interpreting as well as with VRS and VRI.  In addition she has taught at the college level teaching ASL, Deaf Education and Interpreting at UT, Eastern Kentucky University and Lee University.  

Missions is a big part of her focus and providing the best interpreters for the Deaf community!

Her favorite bible verse is Jeremiah 29:11

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

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Description

The skills intensive course provides students with an overview of various cultural and contextual considerations when working with people who are d/Deaf and differently-abled. Groups covered include but are not limited to DeafBlind, Deaf+Intellectual differences, Deaf+physical differences, and Deaf+learning differences. Course content includes an overview of professionalism, ethics, credentialing, equivalent message, vocabulary, register choice, linguistic adaptations, and other industry standards related to this specialized setting.