On Being Hearing Impaired in the Workplace.

Hites, Jeanne

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ERIC Number: EJ486824

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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On Being Hearing Impaired in the Workplace.

Hites, Jeanne

Performance and Instruction, v33 n5 p10-12 May-Jun 1994

Describes the author's experience with the loss of hearing in early adulthood. The use of hearing aids, the situations in which hearing is easier or more difficult, and discrimination faced by people with hearing disabilities are discussed. A vision of a future that enables hearing-impaired persons to participate is described. (Contains three references.) (KRN)

Descriptors: Disability Discrimination, Futures (of Society), Hearing Aids, Hearing Impairments, Interpersonal Communication, Manual Communication, Personal Narratives, Social Change, Social Integration, Work Environment

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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