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Breaking barriers
for deaf & hard of
hearing children

If you believe access to language is a human
right, you’ve come to the right place.

The Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center researches, trains, and models best practices in the education of deaf and hard of hearing students from birth to 21. Our work supports families and caregivers, education and healthcare professionals, and state leaders.

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Deaf Education Connections
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State Partnerships
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Early Intervention
Demonstration Schools
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CLERC CENTER FEATURED PROGRAMMING LIVE EVENTS COMMUNITY

Beyond Classroom Walls
Exploring Family Learning and Camps for Deaf Children
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Deaf Education Connections
Your one-stop shop for best-in-class deaf education resources, training, and live events.
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Fitting the IEP Pieces Together
Discover best practices for how parents, teachers, related service providers, and IEP coordinators should work together.
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New DIRECTIONS in Deaf Education

ODYSSEY

Odyssey magazine is an award-winning publication published annually by the Clerc Center. Each issue is theme-based, focusing on topics of importance as they relate to research, philosophy, and application of practice of instruction in the deaf education classroom.

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The Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center at Gallaudet University is a federally funded center with exemplary elementary and secondary education programs for deaf and hard of hearing students and is tasked with developing and disseminating innovative curricula, instructional techniques, and products nationwide while providing information, training, and technical assistance for parents and professionals to meet the needs of deaf and hard of hearing students from birth to age 21.

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