Deaf Initiative in Information Technology (DIIT)

聋人信息技术倡议 (DIIT)

• 批准号: 0070982
• 负责人: Donna Lange
• 金额: $ 52.63万
• 依托单位: Rochester Institute of Tech
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-07-01 至 2003-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0070982&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Deaf; Initiative; Information; Technology; DIIT

This project provides retraining workshops to deaf and hard-of-hearing adults in the information technology (IT) field, clusters these workshops into a certificate program, and modifies the workshops into undergraduate courses. A critical national need exists for individuals trained in IT and for constant upgrading of their skills. Deaf and hard-of-hearing IT professionals have difficulty in obtaining training and skills development that meets their communication and learning style needs, even with an interpreter.The sponsoring institution is a two-year technical college for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. It was established to reverse the long history of underemployment and unemployment among our nation's deaf and hard-of-hearing citizens. The project provides funds for professional development for the entire faculty. This time is used to enhance IT skills, develop curricula and offer IT workshops to deaf and hard-of-hearing adults already in the national workforce or preparing for IT employment. The project establishes a new computer laboratory to support workshop activities, and to allow faculty to incorporate new information technology material into the full-time undergraduate curriculum.

该项目为信息技术（IT）领域的聋人和听障成年人提供再培训讲习班，将这些讲习班集中到证书课程中，并将讲习班修改为本科课程。国家迫切需要接受信息技术培训的个人，并不断提高他们的技能。即使有翻译，聋人和听力障碍的IT专业人员也很难获得满足他们沟通和学习方式需求的培训和技能发展。主办机构是一所两年制的技术学院，专为聋哑和听力障碍学生开设。它的建立是为了扭转我国失聪和重听公民就业不足和失业的长期历史。该项目为全体教员的专业发展提供资金。这些时间用于提高IT技能，开发课程，并为已经在国家劳动力中或准备从事IT工作的聋人和听力障碍者提供IT讲习班。该项目建立了一个新的计算机实验室，以支持讲习班活动，并允许教师将新的信息技术材料纳入全日制本科课程。