Project PRISM-Ed (Preparing a Pipeline for Recruitment and Retention of Social Justice and Equity-Minded Deaf Educators)

There is a critical need for highly-qualified educators of deaf students, including those from linguistically, ethnically, and racially minoritized groups. The purpose of Project PRISM-Ed is to implement a pipeline through Deaf Studies into the Deaf Education Preliminary Credential Program at California State University, Northridge. Project PRISM-Ed will recruit, retain, and pr...

Parentlinks

The goals of the program are to (1) increase the number of families who complete the Newborn Hearing Screening Program and receive follow-up services tailored to their needs, and to (2) ensure that all families with infants identified as D/HH are referred to the network of resources in place to offer ongoing support. Specific program objectives reflect the Parentlinks Family Focus Resource & Empowerment Center Parentlinks California State University, Northridge 2 program goals and p...

IDEP: Interdisciplinary Deaf Education Teacher Preparation

The Interdisciplinary Deaf Education Teacher Preparation Program (IDEP) at California State University Northridge addresses the absolute priorities of focus area D: Training Personnel in Minority Institutions to Serve Children with Disabilities. The project helps to reduce the critical shortage of highly qualified teachers who work with students who are deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind* by: 1) recruiting and retaining 30 high quality...