Inclusive Practice for Clients Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

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Credits Ethics:1.0, General:1.0

Tag(s) 2023 Annual Meeting, Equity, Access & Diversity, Public Interest, Tools & Tips

Description

Nebraska MCLE #256808. 1.0 CLE Ethics Hours. (OnDemand credit)

**This program has been approved for 1.0 hours of distance-learning CLE, including 1.0 hours of ethics. You may claim 1.0 hours of credit total for this program.

Nebraskans who are deaf or hard of hearing can encounter significant barriers when attempting to access private legal services. This session will provide best practices in serving the deaf and hard of hearing, legal requirements under the ADA and state law and will inform practitioners about new legislation which created a Communication Access Fund (CAF) for the Commission on Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Beginning July 1, 2022, the CAF will cover reasonable expenses incurred to provide effective communication access services between attorneys and deaf individuals outside of the courtroom. This session will discuss eligible expenses and the process for accessing services to ensure effective communication between the attorney and the deaf individual (actual or prospective client).

Arlene Garcia Gunderson, BA, MS, M.Ed, Executive Director, Nebraska Commission for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing (NCDHH)

A native ASL user, born to Puerto Rican Deaf parents and raised in a Spanish speaking community in the Bronx, Arlene brings a wealth of professional experiences in advocacy, ASL, Deaf education, human service, and interpreting. Arlene has more than ten years of administrative experience as well as backgrounds in teaching, training, and mentoring in K-12 and higher education. Her personal strength is in strategic planning, setting priorities and managing budgets based on identified goals to lead programs and services. Arlene has made leadership contributions to various community organizations because she feels authentic grass root networking, inter-community resource building, and advocacy are the best way to support diverse, multicultural individuals and enable everyone’s fullest potential.

Sharon Sinkler, Interpreter Program Coordinator/Staff Interpreter, NCDHH
Sharon is the Interpreter Program Coordinator for the NCDHH.

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