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Employment for Deaf and Hearing People

Jobs and working in the deaf community, and in the hearing world.
Jobs - Careers Involving Sign Language
Forum members discuss careers that include the use of sign language.
Jobs - How to Become a Captioner
Captioning is a growth field, and it needs employees for offline and realtime (live) captioning.
Jobs - Career Choices
Feature article on choosing whether to work in the deaf world or in the hearing world.
Jobs - Careers for Hearing People in Deafness
Feature article on careers for hearing people working with deaf people, such as interpreting.
Jobs - Employment Resources in the Deaf/HOH Community
Are you looking for a job in the deaf community? This article looks at the various resources available on the internet to hearing and deaf job-seekers.
Jobs - Job Search Discrimination
Is there discrimination against some deaf and hard of hearing people in the hiring process?
Jobs - Information on Deafness for Employers
Information on deafness for employers, including the hiring process and on the job accomodation.
Jobs - How to Become an Interpreter
Want to become an sign language, oral, cued speech, or deaf interpreter? This article explains how to become one.
Jobs - Internships/Co-ops
Feature article on internships and co-ops for deaf students.
Jobs - Deaf/HOH Owned Businesses
One way for a deaf person to be sure to have a job, is to start his or her own business.
Jobs - Vocational Rehabilitation and State Services
Vocational rehabilitation and state services for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Jobs - Use an Interpreter in Job Search
Feature article on a lesson I learned while job-seeking.
Jobs - Making Supervisors and Co-Workers Comfortable with Deafness and Hearing Loss
Deaf and hard of hearing people often must deal with the challenge of having to make supervisors and co-workers comfortable with deafness and hearing loss.
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