Anderson, G.B. (2005, February).Celebrating our black deaf achievers. Presentation at Deaf Network Annual Black History Month Program, Indianapolis, IN. (Estimated 75 participants).

Anderson, G.B. (2005, April). Vocational Rehabilitation Services: Then and Now. Invited presentation, New Employee Orientation, Arkansas Rehabilitation Services, Hot Springs, AR. (Estimated 22 participants).

Anderson, G.B. (2005, April). Personal perspectives on deaf culture. Invited lecture in ASL I Class, Interpreter Training Program, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR. (Estimated 15 undergraduate students).

Anderson, G.B. (2005, April). Productive partnerships between deaf professionals and interpreters. Invited lecture in ASL II Class, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR. (Estimated 17 undergraduate students).

Anderson, G.B. (2005, October). History of vocational rehabilitation services: Then and now. Invited presentation, New Employee Orientation, Arkansas Rehabilitation Services, Hot Springs, AR. (Estimated 25 participants).

Cooper, S. B., Watson, D., Schroedel, J.G., & Reisman, J. (July, 2005). Academic status of sign language programs in institutions of higher education in the United States. Refereed paper presentation at the national conference of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, San Antonio, TX.

Friend, J., Boone, S., Sabik, S., Conway, P., & Watson, D. (2005, May). Using partnerships to enhance services to deaf-at-risk in Kentucky. Refereed paper presentation at biennial conference of the American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association, Orlando, FL.

Mantooth, S., & Watson, D. (October, 2005). Deaf empowerment: How to be a player in the changing USA job market. Refereed paper presentation at the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Deaf Empowerment Symposium, Columbia, MO.

Sabik, S., Friend, J., Boone, S., Conway, P. & Watson, D. (2005, May). Comparing rehabilitation services and outcomes of deaf African American and Caucasian consumers in Kentucky. Poster session at biennial conference of the American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association, Orlando, FL.

Schroedel, J.G., & Watson, D. (2005, April). New perspectives on innovating VR services to hard of hearing consumers: Your ideas are needed. Refereed paper presentation at the 2005 Western Symposium on Deafness, San Diego, CA.

Schroedel, J., Watson, D., & Ashmore, D. (April, 2005). Effects of unserved college students with hearing loss on program planning. Refereed paper presentation at Western Symposium on Deafness, San Diego, CA.

Schroedel, J., Watson, D., & Boone, S. (April, 2005). Patterns in the employment and vocational rehabilitation of hard of hearing persons. Refereed paper presentation at Western Symposium on Deafness, San Diego, CA.

Schroedel, J. Watson, D., & Ashmore, D. (May, 2005). There are more college students than you think: Implications for program planning. Refereed paper presentation at biennial conference of the American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association, Orlando, FL.

Schroedel, J. & Watson, D. (May, 2005). New perspectives on innovative VR services to hard of hearing consumers: Your ideas are needed. Refereed paper presentation at biennial conference of the American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association, Orlando, FL.

Watson, D. & Agin, A. (2005, March). Improving employment outcomes via job coaching and workplace supports. Refereed paper presentation at Region II Training Conference, Whatever Works II. Paramus, NJ.

Watson, D., & Boone, S. (2005, March). Surviving and thriving at work: Providing Quality services in an era of change and challenge. Refereed paper presentation at 2005 Region II Training Conference, Whatever Works II. Paramus, NJ.

Watson, D., Boone, S. & Anderson, G. (2005, March). Role and function of SCDs and RCDs: Providing quality services in an era of change and challenge. Refereed paper presentation at 2005 Region II Training Conference, Whatever Works II. Paramus, NJ.

Watson, D. (2005, May). Navigating the course to quality services and employment Outcomes for low functioning deaf individuals. Poster session at biennial conference of the American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association, Orlando, FL.

Watson, D., Myers, D., Razuri, J., & Quinto-Pozos, D. (2005, July). The Texas trilingual initiative: Development of trilingual interpreter certification tests. Refereed paper presentation at the national conference of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, San Antonio, TX.