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Deaf, hard of hearing students find opportunities to get involved<\/strong><\/p>\n

September 25, 2014<\/p>\n

BY CHRIS MENDEZ<\/p>\n

American Sign Language professors discussed ways in which deaf and hard of hearing students can get involved on campus at the Julius Glickman Conference Center on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The event, which was the second annual meet-and-greet for deaf and hard of hearing students, takes place in September, which holds<\/span> Deaf Awareness Week.<\/p>\n

According to linguistics lecturer David Simmons, there are more than 60 hearing-impaired students on campus and 10 faculty and staff. Simmons said Austin is the second-largest deaf populated city in the United States with roughly 70,000 deaf and hard of hearing individuals.<\/p>\n

The event allowed deaf and hard of hearing students to eat snacks and mingle with each other. Students majoring in deaf education also attended to become more familiar with ASL.<\/p>\n

As the ASL program in the Department of Linguistics continues to grow, Simmons said he hopes the event will flourish and provide students with a connection to their community.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a good way to bond,\u201d Simmons said.<\/p>\n

Exercise science senior Christy Hediger said she often finds it difficult to meet other hearing impaired students on such a large campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s really cool because most of us never get to meet each other,\u201d Hediger said. \u201cWe\u2019re a really small community, so it\u2019s nice to get to know each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additional networking opportunities for deaf and hard of hearing students include joining the college bowl team, which competes against other schools in a trivia game at the National Association of the Deaf conference, UT alumna
\nLisa Guerra said at the event. Guerra<\/span> graduated with her bachelor\u2019s in history last year and competed in the college bowl team when she attended UT.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe compete in different categories like language, arts, deaf culture, mathematics, science and so many more,\u201d<\/p>\n

Guerra<\/span> said through a translator. \u201cI learned a lot about my own identity while learning about deaf culture. You can meet anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deaf education junior Amy Mulkey attended the event to further her knowledge in ASL and said she hopes to immerse herself in the culture.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve met a lot of friends through this, which has been wonderful,\u201d Mulkey said. \u201cI automatically fell in love with [ASL].\u201d<\/p>\n

SOURCE:<\/p>\n

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