KEARNEY, Neb.
Mark Dallman is like every other freshman at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
He’s adapting to life in the dorms, getting to class on time and keeping up with his studies.
But, Dallman may be having a more difficult time adapting to life at UNK than his peers.
“I’m the only deaf student on campus. That makes it really tough on me,” Dallman said.
Although Dallman uses technology to help him during class and tutoring sessions, he said he isn’t getting the full college experience because he doesn’t have a sign language interpreter.
Cheryl Bressington, UNK’s director of affirmative action, equal opportunity and ADA, said the Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing changed certification requirements for sign language interpreters working on college campuses.
