Pam Millet, PhD, M.Cl.SC., is an associate professor at York University in the Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program. She is also an Educational Audiologist. Pam shares her knowledge on how to make a smooth transition to post-secondary and how to be a good self-advocate.
Katherine Gomes from the Deaf Services Department at George Brown College shares the programs and supports available. Katherine is an alumni herself and now works with Accessible Learning Services. A special thank you to Monique Ledrew for her ASL interpretation.
Sophie from the Counselling and Accessibility Services Office at Seneca College shares some of the groups and supports that Seneca offers to all students.
Angela Lecompte, a Student Accessibility Counsellor with Student Accessibility Services at York University, shares some of the resources and services available to students at York, as well as discussing the registration process and how to make a smooth transition.
Canadian Hearing Services provides an educational presentation including information on employment services and assistive devices.
Karina Cotran is a passionate advocate for accessibility and currently works in the field of Corporate Communications and Knowledge Management. Karina also has hearing loss and uses her experience to share tips on getting accommodations for post-secondary education. You can find Karina also blogging and chatting about her experiences with hearing loss by following her on Instagram on @hearingdifferently.
Lauren Nayman is currently a student at McMaster University working towards a degree in Civil Engineering. She is also a graduate of the University of Waterloo with a degree in Architecture. With her nine years of post-secondary experience, Lauren shares some of her most helpful strategies for navigating post-secondary with a hearing loss.
A special "thank you" to Vera Goudie for providing ASL interpretations for our virtual presentation and Carrie Wong for captioning videos.