FY 2008 Annual Report of Achievements - Gallaudet University

• Shared Reading Saturdays and Shared Reading Online (Mass.) Continued to collaborate
with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program in Lawrence, Mass., to offer monthly Shared
Reading Program (SRP) sessions for families; continued collaboration with schools and
programs throughout the state for online offering of the SRP as part of a pilot program funded
by the Verizon Foundation.
Southeast Region
• “Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Deaf Consumers” (Ala.) Provided support for this
workshop.
• Florida Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Conference. Cosponsored, exhibited,
and presented a workshop, “Developing Decision-Making Skills.”
• Deaf Extreme (Ga.) Exhibited and conducted a transition workshop for deaf and hard of
hearing students on Gallaudet University and the GURCs.
• Southeast Regional Institute on Deafness (S.C.) Cosponsored and hosted a preconference
workshop, “Identify Your Leader Skills: Developing Influence.”
Midwest Region
• Family-focused events (Wisc., Ill.) Cosponsored several events for families of deaf and hard
of hearing children.
• Illinois Teachers of the Deaf Conference. Cosponsored annual conference.
• Kansas Instructors for the Deaf Conference. Cosponsored annual conference.
• Kansas Association of Interpreters (KAI-RID) Conference. Cosponsored conference.
• “Seventeen Years of the ADA: What Has It Gotten Us?” (Kan.) Hosted workshop in
collaboration with the Greater Kansas City Chapter of ADARA and the Kansas Commission for
the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
• Clerc Center training programs (Tex.) “Portfolios for Student Growth,” “Emotional
Intelligence,” and “Language Experience for Families” (also provided in N.Y.)
A-142