Dr. Caroline Guardino is a Professor of Exceptional Student and Deaf Education at the University of North Florida. Her research interests involve technology and deafness as well as inclusive learning environments for students with disabilities. She enjoys research and teaching in both disciplines, Exceptional Student and Deaf Education, as this combined knowledge provides a platform for her passion to provide professionals with better strategies and resources when working with students who are Deaf with Disabilities and/or Deaf Multilingual Learners.
Conference 2023
Deaf Students with Disabilities:
Strategies that Work
Willie Ross School for the Deaf will host Deaf Students with Disabilities: Strategies that Work on November 7, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. via Zoom and in person at the Fairfield Inn & Suites in Enfield, CT. Lunch will be provided by Delaney House Log Rolling Catering. We have arranged to have vegetarian options.
We will feature a captionist at this conference. Zoom users will need to turn on their closed captions, and we will have a dedicated screen for captioning in person. In addition, we will feature ASL interpreters.
This is a conference for educators, special education directors, parents, school counselors, and school administrators designed to share information regarding deaf students who have additional challenges. The topics discussed in this conference relate to accommodations and accessibility for deaf students with additional disabilities. In addition, we will explore challenges teachers and other school personnel have in instructing deaf students with additional disabilities, including attention, behavior, and learning disabilities.
We will wrap up the presentations with a panel discussion and Q&A time.
Conference Presentations
Drs. Caroline Guardino & Joanna Cannon: Deaf Students with Disabilities: Strategies and Resources
Presentation
This presentation will examine how educators and parents can support the needs of d/Deaf and hard of hearing learners with disabilities (e.g., autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, deafblind). Theoretical approaches and frameworks will guide the discussion and allow participants to reflect on their current and future practice. The presenters will then provide resources and strategies that can support school teams in collaborating with families and learners who are d/Deaf and hard of hearing with disabilities.
Dr. Jessica Scott: Deaf students with disabilities: Adapting and modifying the curriculum to provide access to high quality education!
Presentation
This session will explore the needs of deaf students with disabilities in the classroom setting. This is a diverse group that may have a range of needs based upon their disabilities and the classroom environment. We will explore some commonly used accommodations and modifications, and break off into discussion groups based on disability of interest to identify specific accommodations and modifications that will promote classroom learning and success.
Drs. Joanna Cannon & Caroline Guardino: Learners who are Deaf with a Learning Disability: Unravelling the Complexities
Presentation
This presentation focuses on deaf and hard of hearing children with learning disabilities (d/Dhh-LD) and unravelling the complexities associated with assessment, identification, and placement. Participants will have the ability to share their experiences and troubleshoot challenges when working with these unique learners. Throughout the presentation resources will be shared.
Conference Presenters & Moderator
Let's meet our presenters and moderator!
Jessica Scott is an associate professor in deaf education in the Department of Learning Sciences. She earned her undergraduate degree in deaf education from Flagler College, and both her Ed.M. in language and literacy with reading specialist licensure and Ed.D. in human development and education at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Scott began her career in deaf education as a high school English teacher at the Alaska School for the Deaf. While earning her master’s degree, she also worked as a reading specialist at The Learning Center for the Deaf in Massachusetts.
Her dissertation won Harvard University’s Jeanne S. Chall student research award. In it, she focused on the influence of American Sign Language and academic English proficiency on reading comprehension among deaf and hard of hearing middle and high school students. As an associate professor in deaf education, Scott is interested in further exploring the role that American Sign Language plays in the reading of deaf and hard of hearing students, as well as literacy instruction for deaf students. She is also interested in the needs of deaf and hard of hearing students in developing countries.
Dr. Joanna E. Cannon is a Professor in the Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education department at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cannon has 9 years’ experience as an itinerant and resource teacher of deaf and hard of hearing students and is the parent of a deaf adult with disabilities. She serves as the coordinator of the Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing graduate program and her areas of research include supporting students who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing with disabilities and those whose families utilize a different spoken and/or sign language than the school community.
Moderator, Dr. Patricia Hodgdon-Dickman.
Special Education Consultant in Deafness
School Psychologist, NCSP
Dr. Patricia Hodgdon-Dickman is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist and a Special Education Consultant in Deafness. She has been working as a School Psychologist for 25 years in both public schools and schools for the deaf all over the country.
Currently, her work mostly involves consultations regarding behavior and learning as well as performing Psychoeducational Evaluations, Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Plans. She also teaches graduate students at Franklin Pierce University.
She received her Ph.D. in Special Education Administration in 2005. Her dissertation was on “Bullying in Schools Implications for Special Education Administration”. She recently co-wrote a research paper with Dr. Dani Ocha from Gallaudet University on “The Impact of Bullying Among Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in Residential Schools and Distressful Behaviors of Deaf Students”, which was published in May of 2019 in the International Journal of Psychology and Counseling.
Patti is married to a wonderful man named William and they share many hobbies together. They also have 5 beautiful dogs and 4 egg-laying chickens. She lives in Plymouth, Vermont. She enjoys the country and the beautiful outdoors that Vermont offers. She is also a homebody who enjoys being home with her family.
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