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Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education Advance Access originally published online on April 29, 2007
The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education 2007 12(4):504-517; doi:10.1093/deafed/enm011
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Career and Workplace Experiences of Australian University Graduates Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Renée Punch, Merv Hyde and Des Power

Centre for Applied Studies in Deafness, Griffith University


  Abstract

This article reports on the experiences of a group of deaf and hard-of-hearing alumni of Griffith University in south-east Queensland, Australia. Participants completed a survey answering questions about their communication patterns and preferences, working lives, career barriers or difficulties anticipated and encountered, and workplace accommodations used or sought. Results revealed a range of career barriers and workplace difficulties encountered by these participants, as well as solutions found and strategies used by them. Differences in employment sector, job-search activities, difficult workplace situations, and use of accommodations were noted between 2 groups: those who communicated primarily in Australian Sign Language and considered themselves to have a Deaf or bicultural identity and those who communicated primarily in spoken English and considered themselves to have a hearing identity. Implications for university services supporting deaf and hard-of-hearing students are outlined, and suggestions for further research are made.

Correspondence should be sent to Merv Hyde, Centre for Applied Studies in Deafness, Griffith University, Gold Coast 9726, Queensland, Australia (e-mail: m.hyde{at}griffith.edu.au).

Received October 19, 2006; revised March 5, 2007; accepted March 6, 2007


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