Employment for Deaf and Hearing People

Employment related stories, experiences, and advice for deaf job seekers, current employees, and employers themselves.

Is there discrimination against some deaf and hard of hearing people in the hiring process?

Deaf and hard of hearing people share examples of discrimination that they have encountered when applying for jobs.See submissions

Some deaf and hard of hearing people face harassment on the job from supervisors and coworkers. What can they do?

Sometimes deaf and hard of hearing people will experience discrimination on the job based on their hearing loss. Here are some suggestions on how to handle that discrimination.

If a deaf person loses a job, one option is to apply for Social Security Disability Income (SSDI).

Information on deafness for employers, including the hiring process and on the job accomodation.

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.

One way for a deaf person to be sure to have a job, is to start his or her own business.

Vocational rehabilitation and state services for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Can deaf people work as lifeguards. They can, if the employer accepts only Red Cross certification. Otherwise...