Please join us for the third in a series of FREE virtual sessions on
SESSION 3:
During elementary, middle and high school, parents can advocate for their children. However, college will be different. Colleges and universities generally do not collaborate with parents—your student must be able to advocate for themselves.
And parents who have sent a student with a learning difference to college can vouch for the benefits of accommodations to help ensure success (even if the student used very few accommodations in high school!).
- How will my college classes be different from high school?
- What accommodations from high school were most helpful to me?
- What are some challenges I can anticipate in a college setting?
- What steps can I take either pre-emptively or when a challenge arises?
- SESSION 3: Tuesday, February 10, 2026
- 7:00 pm
- Virtual Event on Zoom
- Register Now!
- Questions? Contact Linda Findlay at 413.582.1193 or lfindlay@clarkeschools.org.
FREE Registration for Session 3 on February 10, 2026
You will receive an email with the Zoom session link upon registration.These sessions will be guided by Samantha Domingos, MED, Clarke teacher of the deaf, and Linda Findlay, MED, Clarke mainstream outreach coordinator and teacher of the deaf—both with over 25 years of experience working with students who have hearing loss.
Itinerant teacher of the deaf and early intervention coordinator, Clarke Boston
Claire currently oversees the early intervention program for the Clarke Boston campus. She co-leads weekly parent-focused early intervention groups. In addition, she works with students who are deaf and hard of hearing who are mainstreamed into their public schools from preschool through high school. Claire received her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Keene State College and received her Master’s degree in Deaf Education Aural Habilitation from the University of Hartford. Claire has been certified as an Auditory Verbal Educator since October 2014 and is a LSLS mentor to other professionals in the field. Prior to working for Clarke, Claire worked with children who are deaf or hard of hearing for CREC Soundbridge. Claire is an active member of Clarke Boston’s Pyramid Model Leadership team which focuses on developing healthy social emotional development for students who are deaf and hard of hearing.
Education Director for Mainstream Programming and Teacher of the Deaf at Clarke Boston
Katie works with families, professionals and students ranging from early intervention through high school. She holds her master’s degree in Education of the Deaf from Smith College and her undergraduate degree in Deaf Education from The University of Southern Mississippi. Before working in Boston, Katie taught children with hearing loss in the New Orleans Public Schools. Throughout her years as a teacher of the deaf, Katie has provided direct and consultative services for students who are deaf and hard of hearing who are mainstreamed into their public schools. Katie is an adjunct professor for Fontbonne University’s Master’s Program in Education of the Deaf where she teaches two courses on mainstreaming students who are deaf and hard of hearing and developing their language skills. Katie has presented at a variety of local and nationwide conferences focused on children who are deaf and hard of hearing who are mainstreamed into their public schools.
