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Home > Bureau of Rehabilitation Services > Division for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing> Resource Guide > Education Resource Guide: EDUCATIONLast Updated; August 24, 2009 Adult Education ServicesMaine Department of Education Bangor Adult EducationGreg Leavitt, Director Portland Adult EducationRob Wood, Co-Director Bangor Regional Program for the Hearing ImpairedOffice of Pupil Services This program offers self-contained classrooms as well as mainstreamed classes in the Public Schools, grades K-12, for hard of hearing and deaf students in the greater Bangor area. Communication methods are based on the student's individual needs through total communication, which may include American Sign Language, signed English, auditory-oral, cued speech. Auditory evaluation, equipment and management are provided. Carrie Pierce, Deaf EducatorMA: Deaf Education Services Provided Upon Request: Services available to individuals, private groups, organizations, schools, daycares, hearing, Deaf, hard of hearing, children, and adults. Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MECDHH) and Governor Baxter School for the Deaf (GBSD)Mackworth Island This statewide educational organization is an excellent resource regarding educational needs of deaf and hard of hearing children from birth through high school at the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf on Mackworth Island and statewide. The school will provide assistance with educational and audiological evaluations for referred children. Through the Statewide Educational Services division, MECDHH operates statewide outreach with children and their families, birth to age 5, and technical assistance to public school educational programs that have children who are deaf or hard of hearing. MECDHH also conducts a number of training workshops and seminars that pertain to a variety of areas concerning deafness. MECDHH also offers, through its Statewide Resource Center, access to its collection of books and videotapes related to deafness through the Maine Library Network and evening classes for families. Postsecondary Education Programs Network Northeast (PEPNet)Contact for: Maine, Rhode Island & Vermont PEPNet’s national network of regional centers provides resources, information, in-service training, and expertise to enhance educational opportunities for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. PEPNet-Northeast previously was known as the Northeast Technical Assistance Center, (NETAC). NETAC was established in 1996 as one of the four regional centers on post-secondary education for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. NETAC established an extensive collaborative network throughout the northeast region that included two and four-year colleges, proprietary programs, secondary schools, vocational training programs, adult education programs, private and public community service agencies, consumer and professional organizations, state and national organizations and individuals. In 2006 NETAC changed its name to PEPNet-Northeast to better reflect its affiliation and collaboration with the three other regional centers that together comprise the Postsecondary Education Programs Network. PEPNet-Northeast is comprised of 14 states/territories (Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Vermont). Statewide Educational Services (SES)Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing The Statewide Educational Services Department (SES) provides educational programming, information, support and training to families, students and professionals statewide, and encompasses the following programs: Outreach Programs:Early Childhood and Family Services ProgramEarly Childhood and Family Services (ECFS) provides information, support and training to families and professionals statewide. Family choices for communication supported. Assistance to families with identifying appropriate resources to help them meet the individual needs of their infant and young child is provided. For questions and referrals to the Early Childhood and Family Services, contact: Public School Outreach ProgramThe Public School Outreach (PSO) programs assist service providers in offering a beneficial and positive education experience within
the local school district for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. This is accomplished through: For questions and referrals to the Public School Outreach Program, contact: Early Childhood Programs at GBSD:Parent Infant/Toddler ProgramGovernor Baxter School for the Deaf The Parent Infant Toddler Program offers a family centered approach. Services are provided to parents and caregivers, children who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have suspected hearing loss, and their siblings. A multidisciplinary approach is used to meet the needs of families. The program meets twice each week with offerings for the parents including a parent support group, audiology support sessions, and an ASL class. The Parent Infant Toddler program supports the continuum of communication options. Preschool ProgramGovernor Baxter School for the Deaf The preschool program offers a language enriched developmentally based program of learning for deaf and hard of hearing children ages 3 to 5. The program is rich in experiences, which foster and nurture the child’s language development and sense of self. Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) goals are followed in the daily plans in the preschool. The ASL Preschool is a Bilingual environment, offering children American Sign Language (ASL) as the language of daily interactions and communication in the classroom, and English in print, as developmentally appropriate. Both languages overlap in many ways and one often supports the other. Preschool aged siblings are welcome to join the preschool depending on space availability. The Sound ‘n Sign Preschool utilizes spoken/written English and American Sign Language (ASL) as two separate languages. Children spend a portion of the morning in the ASL preschool and then move to the Sound ‘n Sign classroom. Children will be encouraged to develop auditory, listening and oral language skills. Expressive and receptive ASL growth and development will also be fostered. The Communication Garden provides a language-enriched, developmentally appropriate program. The children who attend are three to five-year-olds with a variety of speech, language, and communication skills. Some are experiencing delays and are receiving developmental therapy services. Others are typically developing and act as social language models. The classroom environment has been adapted to minimize background noise and reverberation. In this setting, children with a range of language and communication styles are guided to play, interact, and appreciate the unique tales that each brings to our community of learners. hear ME now!P.O. Box 896 hear ME now! offers oral deaf early intervention and public school outreach programming. We specialize in providing services to children and adults with cochlear implants and hearing aids who wish to communicate through listening and speaking. Parent/Infant Program: Toddler Program: Preschool Program: Preschool Extended Care: until 4:00 PM Sandcastle Preschool Program144 Howe Street An inclusive preschool program that incorporates signing for all children as a language development tool. University of Maine at Orono (UMaine)123 East Annex Located within the College Success Programs, the director provides counseling and coordination of services such as interpreters, note takers, tape recorders, special testing situations, on-campus TTYs, and building accessibility for students with disabilities. University of Southern Maine (USM), Portland & Gorham CampusesUSM information: academics, events, employment, etc. Academic Support for Students with Disabilities - Mike Wing Linguistics Department, USM Wayne Cowart, Ph.D., Department Chair Judy Shepard-Kegl, Ph.D., CSC, OTC, SC:L, (EIPA: Primary & Secondary ASL, PSE, MCE), Coordinator of the ASL/English Interpreting Track of Linguistics and Director of the Sign Language Research Laboratory Sign Language Research Laboratory The Linguistics Department at USM offers a BA degree in Linguistics with an ASL/English Interpreting concentration for students who plan careers in interpreting. The program accommodates both Deaf and hearing interpreters and provides a comprehensive training program intended to prepare students to take the national certification exams offered by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf usually within two years of graduation from the program. Courses are offered both at USM and at off campus sites. Wilton (Maine) Free Public LibraryHands On PAH!6 Goodspeed Street
Hands On PAH! is a service of the Wilton Free Public Library dedicated to meeting the information and accessibility needs of the Deaf and hard of hearing communities of western and central Maine; it also informs the general public about hearing loss, the Deaf community, American Sign Language and Deaf culture. |
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