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A need exists to prepare interpreters with specific skills to serve students who are deaf and hard of hearing in various educational settings. Specifically there is a need to prepare educational interpreters to serve students who are deaf or hard of hearing in rural areas. Educational interpreters need a comprehensive educational background as a foundation for serving students with hearing losses in rural educational settings, and as members of the educational team. A consortium was formed consisting of The University of Alabama, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Montevallo, and Jacksonville State University, for addressing this need. The goal for program participants was the demonstration of skills necessary for interpreting in inclusive rural educational settings and in working in multicultural environments with culturally diverse learners and teachers. The classes offered in this project were to have been conducted on each of the four campuses with several of the courses being offered via the interactive intercampus television system to all students on all four campuses simultaneously.

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The Preparation of Educational Interpreters for Rural Education Settings

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