Career and workplace experiences of Australian University graduates who are deaf or hard of hearing

Renee Punch; Mervyn B Hyde; D Power

doi:10.1093/deafed/enm011

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Career and workplace experiences of Australian University graduates who are deaf or hard of hearing

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Career and workplace experiences of Australian University graduates who are deaf or hard of hearing

Renee Punch, Mervyn B Hyde and D Power

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, Vol.12(4), pp.504-517

2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/deafed/enm011

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Specialist Studies in Education

deafness

university graduates

hearing disorders

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.

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Title: Career and workplace experiences of Australian University graduates who are deaf or hard of hearing
Authors: Renee Punch (Author) - Griffith University
Mervyn B Hyde (Author) - Griffith University
D Power (Author) - Griffith University
Publication details: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, Vol.12(4), pp.504-517
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date published: 2007
DOI: 10.1093/deafed/enm011
ISSN: 1081-4159
Organisation Unit: School of Education - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449900002621
Output Type: Journal article

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