Council on Education of the Deaf (CED)

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CED Officers

Board Representatives

Initial and Ongoing Certification for Teachers and Professionals

Application for Certification (First-time Applicant and Renewal)

CED Manuals

• Manual I: Standards for Programs Preparing Teachers of Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  
• Manual II: Procedures for Evaluating Programs Preparing Teachers of Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  
• Manual III: Site Visitors Evaluation Form
  
  

• Deaf Education Specialists
• Initial Standards Deaf and Hard of Hearing

President
Judy Harrison
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AGB)

CED Treasurer
Joe Finnegan
Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf, Inc. (CEASD)

CED Secretary
Dr. Deborah Haydon
Association of College Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACE-DHH)

Dr. Kevin Miller
Council of Exceptional Children/Division on Communication Disorders and Deafness (CEC/DCDD)

Executive Director
Dr. Karen Dilka, Professor
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program
Eastern Kentucky University
Wallace 245
Richmond, KY 40475
859-622-1043 (Phone)
859-622-4443 (Fax)
Email: karen.dilka@eku.edu

Director of Program Evaluation
Dr. Tony Martin, Chair
Department of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
Lamar University
P.O. Box 10076
Beaumont, TX 77710
409-880-8175 (Phone)
409-880-2265 (Fax)
Email: tony.martin@lamar.edu

ACE-DHH – Association of College Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

*Dr. Deborah Haydon, Associate Professor
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program
Eastern Kentucky University
Wallace 245
Richmond, KY 40475
859-622-6537 (Phone)
859-622-4443 (Fax)
Email: Debbie.haydon@eku.edu

Dr. Deborah S. Stryker, Assistant Professor
Deaf Education
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
400 East Second Street, NH 028
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
570-389-4197 (Phone)
Email: dstryker@bloomu.edu

AG Bell - Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

*Judy Harrison, M.A.
Director of Programs
Alexander Graham Bell Association
3417 Volta Place, NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-337-5220 (Phone)
202-337-8314 (Fax)
Email: JHARRISON@AGBELL.org

Dr. Donald Goldberg, Associate Professor
Director, Freelander Speech and Hearing Clinic
The College of Wooster
Wooster, Ohio 44691
330-263-2031 (Phone)
330-263-2690 (Fax)
Email: goldbed@ccf.org

ASDC - American Society of Deaf Children

*Dr. Beth S. Benedict, Professor
Communication Studies
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20002
202-651-5420 (V/TTY)
Email: beth.benedict@gallaudet.edu

Cathy Rhoten, Principal
Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
300 East Swissvale Drive
Pittsburg, PA 15218-1469
412-244-4216 (Phone)
412-244-4223 (Fax)
Email: crhoten2@wpsd.org

CAID - Council of American Instructors of the Deaf

* Dr. David Smith, Assistant Professor
Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Studies
California State University, Fresno
5310 North Campus Dr. M/S PH 80
Fresno, CA 93740-8019
559-278-8039 (VP)
559-278-2423 (Phone)
559-278-5187 (Fax)
Email: dhsmith@csufresno.edu

Dr. Larry Quinsland, Professor
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
2261 Johnson
52 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, New York 14623
585-475-6237 (V/TDD)
Email: Larry.quinsland@rit.edu

CEASD - Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf

* Joe Finnegan, Executive Director
CEASD
P.O. Box 1778
St. Augustine, FL 32085-1778
904-810-5200 (Phone)
904-810-5525 (Fax)
Email: nationaloffice@ceasd.org

Dr. Edward Bosso, Dean
Laurent Clerc National Center
Kendall Demonstration Elementary School
800 Florida Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002-3695
202-651-5636 (TDD)
202-651-5346 (Phone)
202-651-5646 (Fax)
Email: edward.bosso@gallaudet.edu

NAD – National Association of the Deaf

*Nancy Bloch, Chief Executive Officer
National Association of the Deaf
8630 Fenton Street, Suite 820
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-587-1789 (TTY)
301-587-1788 (Phone)
301-587-1791 (Fax)
Email: nancy.bloch@nad.org

Dr. Bobbie Beth Scoggins
National Association of the Deaf
8630 Fenton Street, Suite 820
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-587-1789 (TDD)
301-587-1788 (Phone)
301-587-1791 (Fax)
Email: scoggins@nad.org

CEC/DCDD - Council on Exceptional Children/Division on Communication Disorders and Deafness

*Dr. Kevin J. Miller, Supervisor
Hearing Support Program
Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22
705 Shady Retreat Road
Doylestown, PA 18901
215-348-2940, ext 1240 (Phone)
215-340-1639 (Fax)
Email: kmiller@bucksiu.org

* denotes President of each organization, automatically on CED Board, in accordance to the CED Bylaws. Note: To achieve CED meeting quorum for action items, at least one official representative per organization must be present.

The Council of Education of the Deaf is an organization sponsored by the six national premiere organization in deafness. The Council maintains high standards for persons working with deaf and/or hard of hearing students in the education process. To this end, the Council certifies the following professionals according to the established guidelines in the specific area of training and experience.

TEACHERS OF THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
Individuals may qualify for no more than 2 endorsements depending on their professional preparation as listed below:

• PARENT-INFANT EDUCATION
• EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
• ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
• SECONDARY EDUCATION
• MULTI DISABILITIES EDUCATION

The following may be endorsed by CED for certification as relates to their speciality in addition to knowledge in education of deaf and/or hard of hearing students.

SUPERVISORS OF INSTRUCTION
Individuals who have had educational training in this area are supervising teachers in their educational institution may wish to apply for this endorsement.

ADMINISTRATORS
Current and future administrators wishing to be endorsed by CED as administrators

PSYCHOLOGISTS
Psychologists who have had appropriate training as school psychologists with knowledge of educational processes and issues in deaf education may be endorsed by CED.

FEES
The Council maintains reasonable fees for certification with CED. To this end, the following categories constitute the current fees. Each certification with CED is good for 5 years from the date of issuance.

• Initial Teacher Certification $75.00
  • ($50.00 if submitted by the program director of approved CED teacher training program as part of a group application)
• Teacher Certification Renewal $75.00
• Supervisors of Instruction $75.00
• Administration $75.00
• Psychologists $75.00
• Late Fees (lapsed certification)$25.00
• Bounced Check Fee $25.00

Those interested in obtaining initial provisional or professional certification with CED may do so by applying directly to:

Council on Education of the Deaf
Attention: Trina Schooley-Fernandez
Gallaudet University
P.O. Box 2094
800 Florida Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002-3695
Email: councilondeafed.org