Linda G. Gottermeier, AuD, is a rehabilitative audiologist and associate professor of audiology in the Department of Communication Studies and Services at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York. Carol L. De Filippo, PhD, is a professor of audiology in the Master of Science Program in Secondary Education of Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York. Raja Kushalnagar, JD, LLM, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Information and Computing Studies at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York. Bonnie L. Bastian, MS, is a speech-language pathologist in the Department of Communication Studies and Services at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York.
The authors would like to recognize Stacy Jackson, graduate speech-language pathology student, for her assistance in data collection and for her encouragement and support of participating subjects.