Making Organizations Inclusive: Stories of Deaf Gain in the Outdoors

Webinar Outline

Are you a project contact for an ASL (American Sign Language) inclusion or crew with Deaf Corps Members this summer? Do you work with Deaf people in the outdoors? Are you looking for resources on how to work and communicate with your Deaf and Hard of Hearing members, participants, or co-workers? This training will provide you with some of the needed tools, understanding, and resources so that you can be more inclusive, respectful, and successful.

Learning Objectives:

• Introduction to Deaf community/culture
• Resources to learn ASL
• Hiring qualified interpreters
• Working with Deaf and hearing individuals in the outdoors
• Minimize risks and emergency situations

Location

This is a virtual training. See the event website for more details.

Trail Core Competencies

• Project Preparation
• • Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Principles

• Project Planning and Design
• • Universal Design/ADA Accessibility

• Project & Crew Management
• • Crew Management
• • Jobsite Safety
• • Jobsite Risk Management

• Program Administration and Leadership
• • Communications
• • Education and Public Outreach

Relevant Trail Types

General. All trail types are relevant.