Foreign Language and Disability TeleTraining

WHAT?

During this TeleTraining foreign language professors shared their knowledge and experiences on:

• Historical and theoretical overviews of disability
• Methodologies inclusive of Deaf, hard of hearing and hearing students
• Overseas programs designed to accommodate wheelchair users alongside non-disabled students
• Resources to increase the ability of foreign language teachers and administrators to address the broad spectrum of language learners

Read the biographies of the presenters.

Those who may benefit from this TeleTraining include:

• Foreign language faculty at the K-12, community college and university levels
• Other foreign language professionals
• Educational administrators or diversity coordinators
• Faculty or staff that organize and lead overseas language programs
• Disability professionals or people with disabilities interested in foreign language learning
• Federal government staff working on disability, international exchange or foreign language issues

HOW TO ACCESS THE TELETRAINING?

The live TeleTraining was held on Monday, November 5, 2007. For those who would like to access the free file of the 90-minute TeleTraining and the 30-minute Q&A period following the TeleTraining, click on:

• The written transcript
• The audio file
  

When opening the audio file, click on the "play" arrow to the right of the word "Artist", and reclick on it to stop the file.

The following are the presentation outlines and supplementary materials that were provided with the TeleTraining.

Presentation Outlines

1. An Overview of the Historical and Pedagogical Context
2. Strategies for Helping Students with Learning Disabilities
3. Deaf and Hearing Students Learning Together
4. Wheelchairs and the People Using Them are Everywhere: Studying Abroad with a Disability
   
   

Supplementary Materials

1. Foreign Language and Disability Teletraining: A Select Bibliography
2. International Exchange and Disability Tipsheets
   
3. A World Awaits You journal – Accessing Foreign Languages

Sponsored by:

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

The American Council  on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is the only national organization dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction. ACTFL is an individual membership organization of more than 9,000 foreign language educators and administrators from elementary through graduate education, as well as government and industry.

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
700 S. Washington St., Suite 210
Alexandria, VA 22314 USA
Tel: (703) 894-2900
Fax: (703) 894-2905
headquarters@actfl.org

www.actfl.org

The National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange (NCDE)

Established in 1995, the National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange (NCDE) is sponsored by U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by Mobility International USA (MIUSA). Its goals are to educate people with disabilities and related organizations about international exchange opportunities; increase the participation of people with disabilities in the full range of international volunteer, study, work and research programs; advise international exchange organizations about disability inclusion and accessibility abroad; and facilitate partnerships between people with disabilities, disability-related organizations and international exchange programs.

National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange
Mobility International USA
132 E. Broadway, Suite 343
Eugene, Oregon 97401 USA
Tel/TTY: (541) 343-1284
Fax: (541) 343-6812
clearinghouse@miusa.org

www.miusa.org/ncde