Busting some wrong ideas you may have about hiring deaf employees! Share this to spread awareness!

The resources we share in this video are:
The NAD, AskJAN.org, Department of Labor (DOL), Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), Federal Government’s Schedule A program, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and there are more!

[TRANSCRIPT & DESC: Zainab is standing. Zainab is pointing to the text above, “Wrong ideas you may have about hiring deaf employees”

Black and white footage of a person walking down the hall with TEXT: Deaf people are expensive. NAD Team jumps in frame and signs, “Not True!”

ZAINAB: Companies actually may qualify for tax benefits and financial incentives if they hire us.

Black and white footage of a person labeling a beaker in the lab with TEXT: Deaf people aren’t really social. NAD Team jumps in frame and signs, “Not True!”

ZAINAB: Give a heads up or schedule an interpreter to allow opportunities for everyone to socialize. If you’re not sure how, ask deaf employees for ideas.

Black and white footage of a person looking at a device with TEXT: Deaf people are hard to accommodate. NAD Team jumps in frame and signs, “Not True!”

ZAINAB: There are many resources available to help you accommodate your deaf and hard of hearing employee. Contact who? Zainab points to different suggestions around her: the NAD, AskJAN.org, DOL, VR, Federal Government’s Schedule A program, EEOC, and MORE!]

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