Related services are the specialized supports, like speech, counseling, and other therapies, that surround a student's education. This reading list gathers research showing why those services work best when they are delivered in fluent ASL, are culturally responsive, and are coordinated across the team. Use it to ground your program decisions in evidence, to support proposals and planning, and to explain to colleagues and families why ASL-fluent service delivery matters for language access, well-being, and learning.
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An informational presentation staff use to understand what strong, ASL-accessible support services such as counseling, speech, and therapy look like as one coordinated, student-centered team.
A training presentation teams use to build a shared picture of strong, ASL-accessible support services such as counseling, speech, and therapy, and how to deliver them as one coordinated team.
A leadership checklist administrators use during program review to verify that support services such as counseling, speech, and therapy are fully staffed, ASL-accessible, and well coordinated.