In January 2024, NC State gained a new Coordinator of Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind (D/HH/DB) services to support Deaf students, staff and faculty at NC State. The Office of Equal Opportunity is delighted that Taylor Ofori, a certified sign language interpreter with degrees in criminology and signed language interpreting from the University of New Mexico, has taken on this inaugural role.
The coordinator position assists with coordinating campus-wide sign language interpreting and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services for Deaf individuals and programs. Since taking this role, Taylor has worked with several departments to provide guidance in support for equal access in classrooms, community, and university events, like university admissions presentations, universal design symposium within the College of Design and the Watauga Medal Ceremony. Taylor also serves on the NC State Accessibility Collaborative steering committee.
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