Journal article
Career and workplace experiences of Australian university graduates who are deaf or hard of hearing
Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, Vol.12(4), pp.504-517
2007
PMID: 17470440
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Abstract
This article reports on the experiences of a group of deaf and hard-of-hearing alumni of Griffith University in south-east Queensland, Australia. Participants completed a survey answering questions about their communication patterns and preferences, working lives, career barriers or difficulties anticipated and encountered, and workplace accommodations used or sought. Results revealed a range of career barriers and workplace difficulties encountered by these participants, as well as solutions found and strategies used by them. Differences in employment sector, job-search activities, difficult workplace situations, and use of accommodations were noted between 2 groups: those who communicated primarily in Australian Sign Language and considered themselves to have a Deaf or bicultural identity and those who communicated primarily in spoken English and considered themselves to have a hearing identity. Implications for university services supporting deaf and hard-of-hearing students are outlined, and suggestions for further research are made.
Details
- Title
- Career and workplace experiences of Australian university graduates who are deaf or hard of hearing
- Creators
- Renee Punch - Griffith UniversityMerv Hyde - Griffith UniversityDes Power - Griffith University
- Publication Details
- Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, Vol.12(4), pp.504-517
- Identifiers
- 991013053513802368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article