This paper outlines the current state of higher education for deaf students in Germany. While no special universities exist in Germany for the deaf, numerous special provisions such as note-takers and interpreters are made available at regular universities, subject to budgetary constraints. The fact that no single German sign language has yet been universalized is a special challenge faced by these students. A program has been developed to train deaf students in commercial and technical skills that are needed in more than one trade. These skills include economical thinking, problem solving and decision making, communication and cooperation, initiative, flexibility, and creativity. Students complete a project analyzing the flow of information in a commercial enterprise from the receipt of a sales order to successful delivery of the requested product, examining each step in the process from a market-driven, buyer-oriented perspective. (PB)