York's University's Faculty of Education Teacher of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Program prepares teachers to work in a variety of educational programs and across the full range of communication/modality options. York's program provides the broadest possible base for candidates to learn about the field and to make decisions about future areas of specialization.
Established in 1989, the Teacher of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Program is a collaboration between University faculty and practitioners in the field. It continues the Faculty of Education's tradition of strong field-based components that link theory and practice.
With its location in Toronto, the Faculty's Program has access to many valuable resources including: large Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing communities; numerous agencies that serve these groups; and proximity to Provincial Schools for the Deaf. While some practicum placements occur in Toronto, varied sites throughout the province are used for the practicum experiences.
Program course work deals with areas pertinent to the education of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing students. These include: communication, language and literacy development; curriculum and instructional methods; Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing studies; audiology; speech; principles of Auditory Verbal learning and the study of sign languages.
The program supports equity of access through provision of sign language interpretation, assistive listening devices, and real time captioning.
Upon successful completion of the Program, candidates will receive a York University Post Baccalaureate Diploma. Candidates are then recommended for certification as teachers of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing to the Ontario College of Teachers.
Full time candidates access the program face to face. Part time candidates may access the program online or face to face. All candidates must attend face to face the last week of August when enrolled in the Language and Literacy Development courses. Part time candidates must take 3 years to complete the program.
Keynote Speaker: Connie Mayer, Ed.D., OCT, Associate Professor
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The Full-time Program requires full-time study for one academic year that begins in August and may continue until June.
Part time candidates may take the program online with the inclusion of the week long face to face component in late August. Part time and full time candidates take the same courses and both complete the practicum requirements.