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Tips for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf-Blind Employees
For Deaf and Deaf-Blind Employees
- Request accommodations so that you can fully participate
- Blackberry, email or videophones as necessary for job functions
- Communication can be tiring. If you need an eye break, ask for a break in long meetings.
- Set up turn-taking in meetings (use hand signals)
- Use interpreters when necessary in meetings, team meetings, or discussions with employers
- If you are not clear, put down the information and ask later for clarification
For Hard of Hearing Employees
- Self-identify as Hard of Hearing so co-workers know how to accommodate communication needs
- Request accommodations, FM loops, amplified phones
- Set up expectations for note taker or CART services
- Put down phrases or unclear words so you can clarify later
- Request printed materials before meetings
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