For Employers: Resources for Hiring and Inclusion

This resource, provided by DeafTEC provides "employers like you with resources you can use to attract, interview, and hire deaf and hard-of-hearing employees, and successfully integrate them into your workplace." In this section, several pages which cover information on hiring deaf and hard-of-hearing persons are included: Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing: Some Definitions; Hiring a Deaf Employee; Accommodations; Communicating on the Job; and Additional Employment Resources. The focus on employer education is valuable and will facilitate diversity in the workplace, "hiring skilled deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals can give your business a competitive advantage by adding important diversity to your organization. And by NOT hiring a deaf or hard-of-hearing individual you may be missing out on the best-qualified and most committed individual you could find."