Transition Resources for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students

How to Introduce Young Children to College at an Early Age?

• Point out jobs while you're out and about. ... 

• Talk about the different places where people learn their special skills and visit nearby college campuses.

• Ask them questions about jobs that interest them and why.

• Remind them they have many options for their future.
  https://www.pbssocal.org/education/ask-the-expert-how-soon-should-i-talk-with-my-kids-about-college
  
  

The Nuts and Bolts of College for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
The transition from high school to college can be a very exciting but overwhelming change in a young person's life. Knowing what to expect and armed with knowledge is a key to a successfull transition. The attachments below can help those individuals who are taking this new journey in life.
https://nationaldeafcenter.org/resource-items/nuts-and-bolts-guide-college-success-students-who-are-deaf-or-hard-hearing/ 

Described Caption Media Program (DCMP)
https://dcmp.org/ 

National Deaf Center Transition Resources
https://nationaldeafcenter.org/resources/transition/

Carl D. Perkins Vocational Training Center
https://kcc.ky.gov/Vocational-Rehabilitation/seeking-services/cdpvtc/Pages/default.aspx 

Transition to the Workplace

For students who choose to go into the workplace after high school there are some valuable tools to ensure a successful transition.

JobTIPS
Tips for getting a job and keeping it are at the heart of a government-funded website designed to help individuals with developmental disabilities become gainfully employed. Through text and video-based features, the website known as JobTIPS offers tools for job seekers with disabilities to identify compatible employment opportunities. Moreover, the site offers advice on how to act in an interview or at work and tips on when and how to talk about a diagnosis. In addition to assistance for individuals with disabilities, the website includes resources for educators, clinicians and transition specialists.
https://do2learn.com/JobTIPS/index.html  

Vocational Rehabilitation
The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) understands that people with hearing loss have different communication needs. Clear communication between the rehabilitation counselor and the person with hearing loss is the key to successful vocational rehabilitation services. Eligible individuals receive services to get a job, return to a job, keep a job, or get a better job.

OVR has staff trained to understand about the different problems people with hearing loss may have. Rehabilitation Counselors for the Deaf (RCDs) have sign language skills and serve persons who are deaf and use this type of communication. Communication Specialists are trained about devices and ways to serve individuals who are hard of hearing or late deafened. RCDs and Communication Specialists are also skilled in serving people who have vision problems in addition to a hearing loss or deafness.
https://kcc.ky.gov/Vocational-Rehabilitation/Pages/Kentucky-Office-of-Vocational-Rehabilitation.aspx 

Scholarships
https://sites.google.com/ksd.kyschools.us/ksd-outreach-resource-page/financial-assistance-scholarships