<p>I am looking into going to Gallaudet University, it's a school for the deaf and hard of hearing, but hearing people can also go there, I myself am hard of hearing. If anyone has gone, or currently going there please tell me what you think of it.</p>
<p>Thanks,
Bri</p>
<p>I was on the campus for one day last summer when in D.C. for a conference...we did a ropes challenge course that they have set up that was run by students and also walked around campus. The campus itself was nice and organized and the students (the ones we worked with and those we just saw) were all extremely nice and very accomodating of those who are not hard of hearing--no one in my group was deaf or hard of hearing. They taught us basic sign language and overall were great people to be around. I'm not sure about the school itself but from one day of experience I would recommend it, especially to those hard of hearing or deaf who want to be around others in the same boat.</p>
<p>OTOH, there is a student who sits by me in two classes at my college, who is hard of hearing and has a signer (interpreter? i dont know what they're called)...we've actually become good friends and sadly he's transferring after this year to either a smaller school back home or Gallaudet (he's from Virginia)because he feels he is distracting the rest of us with his interpreter. Not a distraction to me because I'm used to it, but I understand what he's saying.</p>
<p>if you're going to major in a technical area this would be a much, much, much better place to go:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ntid.rit.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.ntid.rit.edu/</a></p>
<p>It also depends how you feel about the concept of "deaf culture." If you don't care for it avoid Gallaudet.</p>
<p>Thanks Cards4Life, and I looked at the school you listed tsad, but they don't offer the Major I want to persue which is Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology.</p>
<p>I attended Gallaudet "many" years ago and it was an unbelievable experience. As a hearing person majoring in Deaf Education, it gave me an incredible perspective that I never would have received from any other college. I can honestly say that it was challenging, but I feel I received a "total" education - - living on campus, attending classes and interacting on a daily basis. Of course, the professors I had also had a more realistic perspective. They didn't just "spout" theory - - they were the leading researchers as well as in the middle of the Deaf community.</p>