This presentation will discuss how the Program for Deaf Adults (PDA) at LaGuardia
Community College has successfully met the educational and support services needs of
students from different cultures. In this presentation we will discuss specific ways in which
the program recruits and retains its students from entry into continuing education
programs through college graduation. The presenters will discuss the program's special
programs and projects such as its literacy courses, the Regional Support Services
Program, which provides support services to a total of 18 City University colleges, and its
unique Interpreter Education program, whose mission it is to prepare and educate
interpreters, especially those from different cultural backgrounds, to serve culturally diverse
populations.