Organization works to help deaf, hard of hearing students as the start of school nears

It's back to school for many students across the state, even if it means doing it in front of a computer.

Online learning presents its challenges, and for children who are deaf, hard of hearing or blind, this also holds true.

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AND WHILE LEARNING WILLBE REMOTELY -- NINE ON YOURSIDE'S VERONICA ACOSTAEXPLAINS WHY IT'S NOT SOSIMPLE FOR ONE GROUP OFTEACHERS AND STUDENTS.

14-25IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL FOR (MANYSTUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE THISMONTH EVEN IF IT MEANS DOINGIT IN FRONT OF A COMPUTER NATONLINE LEARNING PRESENTS ITSCHALLENGES THIS HOLDS EVENMORE TRUE FOR CHILDREN WHO AREDEAF, HARD OF HEARING OR BLINDNAT 7:33-7:39 - "IT'S NOT AONE SIZE FITS ALL FORCOMMUNICATION." SHERRI COLLINSIS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FORTHE ARIZONA COMMISSION FOR THEDEAF AND HARD OF HEARING SHESAYS THERE ARE CERTAINCHALLENGES TEACHERS FOR THOSEWHO ARE DEAF, HARD OR HEARINGOR BLIND, ARE WORKING TOOVERCOME 2:16-2:37 - "WHEN ASCHOOL IS USING ANY VIDEO FORA PART OF THE CLASSROOMINSTRUCTION THEN YOU HAVE TOSEND IT OFF TO MAKE SURE THATINFORMATION INCLUDESINTERPRETING TO TRANSLATE THATEDUCATION MATERIAL INCLUDINGCAPTIONING SO YOU HAVE TO PLANAHEAD." COLLINS SAYS DOINGSOME OF THIS PREP - LIKEGETTING VIDEOS CAPTIONED ORGETTING INTERPRETERS HAS TOBE DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER2:41-2:52 - "ARE THEYPREPARING ALL THEIRINSTRUCTION MATERIAL REMOTELYIN A TIMELY MANNER WHILESTUDENTS ARE LEARNING AT THESAME TIME." COLLINS ADDEDGETTING CLEAR MASKS TO DEAFAND HARD OF HEARING SCHOOLSHAS ALSO BEEN A CONCERN.3:36-3:41 - "THERE ARE SO MANYREQUESTS, MANY ARE FROM THESCHOOL SYSTEM." WHILE MANYSCHOOLS HAVE NOT DETERMINEWHEN THEY'LL RETURN TOIN-PERSON LEARNING COLLINSSAYS HER ORGANIZATION IS THERETO HELP FAMILIES THAT NEED ITMOST 5:01-5:04 - "WE HAVERESOURCES, WE HAVE STAFF WHOCAN ASSIST." VERONICA ACOSTAKGUN NINE ON YOUR SIDETHE BIG WELCOME CONTINUES THISMORNING AT THE UNIVERSITY OFARIZONA.

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