Students can share feelings about their classroom experiences. Students who are better at signing in American Sign Language can teach others, she said. I think video-conferencing could be the best tool to do that. USF's Academic Computing department has helped her get the Web page up and running, she said, and could digitize video so that she can upload it on the Web. There's always a shortage.
Many people become deaf, whatever the reason.
There aren't enough interpreter training programs across the country. But actually, it's nothing for them to be afraid of. Certainly, Lucas-Smith doesn't seem to be afraid of much. Her second child is due in the middle of spring semester. Surprisingly, Lucas-Smith did not learn sign language until she was 17.