Deaf Discrimination

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This paper discusses how the hearing impaired and the deaf in America have worked hard to level the playing field when it comes to education and job opportunities. It shows how, although many advances have been achieved ,there are still areas that need improvement. It shows how those who are hearing impaired have rights that are defined by the federal government and how the red tape within those rights and the subtle ignoring of them still cause education and work issues. It explores how the hearing impaired have to deal with discrimination at work, at school, and in their recreational activities, and looks at the different states that are well-known for supporting the needs of the hearing impaired and those that are not.

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"To change the plight of the deaf when it comes to employment the nation must start by changing the educational outcome of the deaf citizens here. Studies have shown that the deaf and hearing impaired have limited opportunities for education, especially at the secondary level. While the disabilities act does protect them from discrimination that does not provide them with a hearing impaired friendly learning environment. The hearing impaired and the deaf have reported becoming extremely frustrated in trying to communicate with bosses, co-workers and teachers. The ADA made it illegal to discriminate against the deaf in 1990, whether it is in school or at the work place(Lewison, 1992)."

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