By Lilly Quiroz Maka Oviri lost her hearing unexpectedly, shortly after her first birthday. The junior chemistry major from Warri, Nigeria, attended Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf at Howard College her first two years of college. Now attending Texas Tech University, she is having a hard time with the social aspect of college as a […]
Interpreters Help Deaf Students Succeed
April 12, 2016 by
By Chaz Wilson About a million people between the ages of 5 and 65 in the Unites States are deaf. Many lack sufficient support, but those pursuing degrees at Texas Tech have a dedicated team on their side. Carolyn Scott, the lead sign language interpreter at Texas Tech, said she loves her job. She chose to […]
Journalism Student Speaks at Disability Awareness Event
October 30, 2015 by
October is worldwide Disability Awareness Month, and Tech’s Student Disability Services office hosted events throughout week to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. George Stern, a senior journalism student who is blind, gave a speech called “Context of Disabilities” before the annual deaf bingo event Tuesday night. He started by asking the audience to name disabilities. […]
Deaf Bingo
October 29, 2013 by
Student Disability Services kicked off its Disability Awareness Week with Deaf Bingo at Wall/Gates Residence Hall. James Whitfield, assistant director and interpreter coordinator for Student Disability Services, said the main goals of the event were to raise awareness of what deaf students on campus experience and awareness of the entire week’s events. “This kind of […]
