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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA / WASHINGTON, DC

Gallaudet University – Disability Services Center – CoNavigation Program

800 Florida Ave NE, Peet Hall – 5th Floor, Washington, DC  20002

Edwin Martinez, Accommodations and CoNavigation Program Coordinator

202-250-2059 videophone

conavigators@gallaudet.edu

Gallaudet University CN Program   

Service Area: Currently only providing within the perimeters of the Gallaudet University campus

Program Established: January 2014 as an SSP program on campus; changed to CoNavigator program in 2022

Funding Sources: Gallaudet University

Eligibility: Services are only for current Gallaudet students, staff, faculty, alumni and visitors

Number of Individuals Served: 15 students

Preferred Terminology: CoNavigator (CN)

Certification/Endorsement: none available currently.

Types of Service Requests: CoNavigation Program provides support by conveying visual, social, and environmental information to DeafBlind people to maintain their own autonomy rather than acting as a caretaker for them. CNs are essential, as a guide and communication facilitator, in ensuring that DeafBlind clients are enabled to navigate and engage with their academic and campus life (events) within various campus locations, including the pre-approved, off campus academic-related functions.

Training Requirements: orientation training and subsequent refresher training

Program Coordination: Part-Time

CN Pay Rate: The program pays $16.00/hour for student workers. All assignments occur on campus, so no travel reimbursement is needed.