Dumped ...Because she's deaf

This stuff happens in the hearing world to hearing people too and it sucks. I wonder if there is a way you could all get together in some sort of lawsuit. How about the ACLU, would that help? I know at some of the jobs I've had, I've gotten in trouble for training people to do things that had them dealing with the public and management wanted them kept hidden away. They didn't present the image that the big bosses wanted. Sick.
 
I am surprised they hired me to deliver the mails and drive their LLV. Hopefully they continue to hire more deaf to drive thier LLV in the future.
 
jillio said:
Actually Meggie, you do need to worry about that. And more than worrying about loosing your volunteer position....which is not covered under the ADA and for which an employer does not have to provide accommodations, you need to worry about whether you will be able to find a job in the future that will allow you to support yourself. Once the employer is in a position of providing accommodations, as in paid employment, they become much more reluctant to hire anyone with a disability.

It would be great if the world was all sunshine and roses and you, at your young age, still believe. But there is a whole wide world of difficulties out there that you are likely to encounter as you get older. Denying that they exist will not prepare you to deal with them.
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jazzy said:
I am surprised they hired me to deliver the mails and drive their LLV. Hopefully they continue to hire more deaf to drive thier LLV in the future.
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I am not surprised. deaf people are very good drivers. they tend to pay attention to the road more.
 
I did apply a job for a bus driver. But no they dont hire deaf ppl. Duh I remmy when I was younger and my aunt offer me to teach me to drive a bus. Sure I know a owner of the bus company willing to let me drive but I decided not to. Duh me but at least I am still here and alive.
 
jillio said:
Actually Meggie, you do need to worry about that. And more than worrying about loosing your volunteer position....which is not covered under the ADA and for which an employer does not have to provide accommodations, you need to worry about whether you will be able to find a job in the future that will allow you to support yourself. Once the employer is in a position of providing accommodations, as in paid employment, they become much more reluctant to hire anyone with a disability.

It would be great if the world was all sunshine and roses and you, at your young age, still believe. But there is a whole wide world of difficulties out there that you are likely to encounter as you get older. Denying that they exist will not prepare you to deal with them.
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I not deny of difficulties out there in the world but I volunteers in many different places. But things could be impossible but with HIM, everything is possible. But I understand what you are saying though. You do have a point but what if a person already have resume and things that require for a job all in a folder? Like I have. My teacher help me with that.
 
Meggie2 said:
I not deny of difficulties out there in the world but I volunteers in many different places. But things could be impossible but with HIM, everything is possible. But I understand what you are saying though. You do have a point but what if a person already have resume and things that require for a job all in a folder? Like I have. My teacher help me with that.
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Having a resume and a portfolio is great preparation for applying for jobs and looking for work. Unfortunately, the best resume and the most outstanding qualifications are not going to guarantee you a job, or prevent you from being discriminated against. That is the whole point of the article.
 
shel90 said:
Yea, so by fully mainstreaming me didnt do much for me, didnt it? What's the point of being mainstreamed fully if I am going to get discriminated or rejected anyway?
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I feel the same way as you do. I learned to speak and wear hearing aids... Does these really help me with getting a job? No. Does these really help me keep my job once I have it? No. That is why I also suspect that CI will not prevent a deaf person from discrimination. What a waste of time and money in speech therapy and hearing aids/CI! It looks like no matter what we do in our attempt to get ahead, we get blocked out.
 
A crossing guard is asked to leave with the flippant excuse of losing her hearing.

I sense an ulterior motive/agenda. That much is clear.
 
Wokamuka said:
A crossing guard is asked to leave with the flippant excuse of losing her hearing.

I sense an ulterior motive/agenda. That much is clear.
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Very observant of you! Long story, with the same cargo airline.....due to a mgmt shuffle and a MASSIVE workforce layoff, I could not longer "run" two departments so I was back in the gatehouse reading Miami Herald (no more Mgmt hassles over regulations at airport) .......until a female VP got so frustrated with the phone not being picked up. Hola! Did you think I could suddenly use the phone? Anyway, she kept trying to get me fired out of the gatehouse but couldn't. Too many good things about me.

Until the feds came. Just my luck to be the lone employee rounding everyone up! So I got fired two days later. So I was free to sing like a canary the very next morning. Cargo Airline outta business forever! Don't get mad, get even.:D
 
jillio said:
Having a resume and a portfolio is great preparation for applying for jobs and looking for work. Unfortunately, the best resume and the most outstanding qualifications are not going to guarantee you a job, or prevent you from being discriminated against. That is the whole point of the article.
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True but it also depend on your college education as well, right? I am going for master degree in teaching.
 
Meggie2 said:
True but it also depend on your college education as well, right? I am going for master degree in teaching.
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What do you mean by "depend on your college education"? Suppose a deaf person did very good at college and got a master degree, the employer might not look past that person's hearing loss and decided not to hire him/her just because s/he is deaf. That could happen to any deaf person even though if he/she can speak clearly. It has happened before so it is nothing new.
 
Buffalo said:
What do you mean by "depend on your college education"? Suppose a deaf person did very good at college and got a master degree, the employer might not look past that person's hearing loss and decided not to hire him/her just because s/he is deaf. That could happen to any deaf person even though if he/she can speak clearly. It has happened before so it is nothing new.
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I have a masters and its gotten me work in a warehouse because of my hearing or lack of rather. Education doesnt mean anything. They dont look past the hearing loss, its just hard to prove that its only because of the hearing loss. I get very frustrated with the whole situation.
 
Buffalo said:
What do you mean by "depend on your college education"? Suppose a deaf person did very good at college and got a master degree, the employer might not look past that person's hearing loss and decided not to hire him/her just because s/he is deaf. That could happen to any deaf person even though if he/she can speak clearly. It has happened before so it is nothing new.
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Exactly.
 
NickCameron1031 said:
I have a masters and its gotten me work in a warehouse because of my hearing or lack of rather. Education doesnt mean anything. They dont look past the hearing loss, its just hard to prove that its only because of the hearing loss. I get very frustrated with the whole situation.
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You and I are in the same boat. I got my job as a computer programmer but down my 10 years with that company, the original boss got fired (or forced to retire ?) the 4th or 5th boss decided to let me go.
 
Buffalo said:
You and I are in the same boat. I got my job as a computer programmer but down my 10 years with that company, the original boss got fired (or forced to retire ?) the 4th or 5th boss decided to let me go.
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I think I put in an earlier post in here my last job was actually re-written so answering the phone was required meaning I had to go. It was pathetic.
 
Buffalo said:
What do you mean by "depend on your college education"? Suppose a deaf person did very good at college and got a master degree, the employer might not look past that person's hearing loss and decided not to hire him/her just because s/he is deaf. That could happen to any deaf person even though if he/she can speak clearly. It has happened before so it is nothing new.
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Oh yeah, so unfortunately and unfair to the deaf victims! I personally experienced like that a few times in the job world... so did many others, too.

Even it's still going on in some cases nowadays despite more and more hearing people learning about the deaf. It's something we still need to educate and impress more about the deafness and what we can do in the job world and life by using media or such that are rather more effective way, due that since the deafness is still the least known handicap amongst the hearing people.

So this is a part of the problem that we need a real solution to fight against. ADA may be helpful at times but sometimes not. One example: Any boss could get by choosing another over you so how could you know or prove that you're more qualified than the guy he/she hired. It's not that easy sometime depending on the situation.
 
Another interesting notice... deaf-friendly places it usually gets much easier to find jobs... that part we do indeed notice so far.

Big cities are often known more deaf-friendly regarding to applying for jobs rather than small cities. Even cities/towns where the deaf schools reside in it does help, too. (not all do same but very noticeable)

So I wonder as if the deaf411 could be helpful a sort of. It's quite new so it should be interesting how it fares in the near future.
 
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