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
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
- Authors
- Renee Punch (Author) - Griffith UniversityMervyn B Hyde (Author) - Griffith UniversityD Power (Author) - Griffith University
- Publication details
- Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, Vol.12(4), pp.504-517
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- DOI
- 10.1093/deafed/enm011
- ISSN
- 1081-4159
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Education - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449900002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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