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CT State Library Niche Academy - Kathy MacMillan

The CT State Library Niche Academy is available to all CT library workers and contains self-paced trainings and webinars. Any CT library worker can create a free account in Niche Academy. Once you have an account, all your trainings and progress will be saved to your profile.

Creating a Welcoming Space for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patrons at Your Library with Kathy MacMillan on CT State Library Niche Academy

Webinar Resources

Below is a selection of resources from Stories by Hand from Kathy MacMillan. For additional resources and information, please visit Kathy's website using the link above.

Advocacy, Accommodation, and Access

ADA Requirements: Effective Communication
Advocacy Letter for Museums and Libraries from the National Association of the Deaf
This document lays out the legal requirements for accommodations in libraries and museums in great detail.
Disability Rights Watch with author Sara Nović

Amplification and Assistive Listening Devices

Assistive Equipment and Technology
An overview of alerting devices, technologies, and apps for deaf and hard of hearing people from the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
Accommodations 101: Assistive Listening Devices.
National Deaf Center, 2020.

ASL Vocabulary

Communication Resources

Guidelines for Effective Communication with Deaf, Late-Deafened, and Hard of Hearing People (Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing)
Live Captions for iPhones
Follow these instructions to set up real-time captioned communication on your smartphone.
Live Transcribe for Android Phones
Follow these instructions to set up real-time captioned communication on your smartphone.
Special Needs Communication Guide
A handy printable resource you can keep at service desks to assist in communicating with patrons who are Deaf or hard-of-hearing, speak Spanish, or have limited communication skills.

Deaf Culture Resources

Deaf Culture PEPNet Tipsheet
Authored by Professor Linda Siple, Assistant Professor Leslie Greer, and Associate Professor Barbra Ray Holcomb, all of the Department of American Sign Language and Interpreting Education, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

Institutional Resources

Accessibility Resources from CSUN
A listing of accessibility and accommodation resources from California State University, Northridge.
Maryland Deaf Culture Digital Library

Interpreters

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
Click “Search the Registry” to find interpreters in your area.