Abstract

Postsecondary career counselors often are at a loss when it comes to interacting with and providing services to deaf and hard of hearing students. This is especially true for career counselors who have little or no previous contact with deaf and hard of hearing students. The lack of previous contact may be due to the low incidence of this population at respective campuses, geographic isolation, or no available independent living center services or Department of Rehabilitation services, as well as other factors. In order to address this serious issue, the Southern California Outreach Center at El Camino College, an affiliate program of the Western Region Outreach Center & Consortia (WROCC), developed and produced a short video targeting postsecondary career counselors to assist them with improving and providing their services. Funding was provided by WROCC.