FW Rgnl Program For Deaf Fort Worth Regional Day School Program for the Deaf is currently celebrating its expanded partnership with local community colleges to provide vocational training opportunities for older students. The program recently held a successful "Sign Language Awareness" workshop where students taught basic ASL to other students in the larger FWISD network. These programs keep making sure that all students have access to a rich, welcoming learning environment that gets them ready for a variety of future paths.

Q1. What ways do people talk to each other at the FW Regional Day School Program for the Deaf?

Ans. The program uses different ways to communicate, like American Sign Language (ASL) and Listening and Spoken Language, to fit each student's Individual Education Program (IEP).

Q2. Do students who don't go to Fort Worth ISD get help from the program?

Ans. Yes, this is a regional program that works with several nearby school districts to offer special services to students who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Q3. Are there trained support staff on site?

Ans. There are certified teachers of the deaf, educational interpreters, audiologists, and speech-language pathologists on campus to make sure that everyone gets the help they need.

Q4. How does the program help you talk to hearing peers?

Ans. Students are given the chance to be included in general education classrooms at partner campuses based on their individual learning needs.

Q5. Does the program provide help for families and classes in American Sign Language?

Ans. The school often holds workshops and ASL classes for families to help them communicate better and get more support at home.