ATE Impacts 2020-2021

� DeafTEC Rochester Institute of Technology � Rochester, NY General Technological Education Center for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students http://deaftec.org "DeafTEC has been a key partner for Caterpillar in advancing our employment of individuals with disabilities. Our disability­ inclusion-focused Employee Resource Group would not be where it is today without the collaboration of DeafTEC and their partner employers and schools." Charles Golden, Abled & Disabled Employees Partnering Together (ADEPT) Global Chair Caterpillar, Inc. Peoria, IL DeafTEC Helps Deaf/HH Students Prepare for STEM Careers DeafTEC provides online STEM career awareness curriculum for deaf/hh middle and high school students. This four-unit, twenty -two lesson curriculum DeafTEC increases teachers' abilities to teach introductory STEM concepts. It is accompanied by videos of deaf/hh high school students interviewing deaf/hh college students in STEM majors about their experiences in college, why they chose that major, and the challenges that they have faced and overcome on their path to a STEM education. DeafTEC offers job readiness curriculum for deaf/hh students that provides targeted assistance in preparing for a job: developing job search skills, writing resumes, and interviewing, as well as understanding workplace expectations, communication, and accommodations. This online course consists of nine self-paced modules. DeafTEC's other free digital resources include Working Together workshops, math tutorials, instructional best practices, STEM career information, and an American Sign Language STEM dictionary. An applied computer technology student successfully builds a personal computer.