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Employment First Fremont County
March 18, 2015
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Objectives for today Learn about hearing loss
Transitioning to the workplace
Learn about workplace challenges for HI employees/employers
What is effective communication? What resources are available
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Hearing vs. Understanding
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Guiding Documents→ Accessibility Civil Rights Act of 1964-
discrmination
Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Americans with Disabilities Act (& Amendments) Specifically Title II
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Identification of HL In Wyoming 98% of newborns
screened-HA 6 months/CI 1 y.o
CDC screen
Schools screen
Hearing loss is as unique as each person.
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FAMILIAR SOUNDS AUDIOGRAM
Frequency; Pitch; Hertz (Hz)
Low frequency-vowels
High frequency-consonants
‘Power’ vs. understanding
500-4000 Hz most critical for understanding speech
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Poor S/N Good S/N
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Signal Power to Noise Power +15 to +20 decibel S/N is ideal
Increase
accessibility
of signal
Decrease
competition
from BG noise
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Brain- Reading Brain-Hearing
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Words Have Multiple Meanings She is running to the store.
My nose is running.
The refrigerator is running.
Did you leave the computer program running?
Amber is running four miles today.
I keep running into you!
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The child that begins kindergarten with 5,000
words should finish high school knowing
90,000-100,000 words
500,000 Words in the English Language
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English Language
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Learning to Read
vs
Reading to Learn
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“Number your paper from 1 to 10.”
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AUDIOGRAM OF FAMILIAR SOUNDS FREQUENCY IN CYCLES PER SECOND (HZ)
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Click on Speaker to Present Spelling word.
Spelling Words through Simulated
Hearing Loss above 1000 Hz
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AUDIOGRAM OF FAMILIAR SOUNDS FREQUENCY IN CYCLES PER SECOND (HZ)
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Shoe
Tree
Math
Desk
Snack
Miss
Test
Thumb
Fish
Spill
Click on Speaker to Present Spelling word.
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Signal Power to Noise Power +15 to +20 decibel S/N is ideal
Increase
accessibility
of signal
Decrease
competition
from BG noise
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Expectations are everything
Type of HL
Age of identification
Age at intervention
Language supports i.e. AV, ASL etc.
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Effective Communication Dependent on the history of the
person
Dependent on primary mode of communication
Is as variable as each individual person-HI individual is the expert
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Transitioning Indicator 13
Mandatory IEP participation at age 16
Student can start earlier
Invited agencies e.g. DVR invited
Transition workshops with DHH/WDE-have them write their post-sec goals, DVR forms
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From interview to hire Not required to disclose HL
If accommodations are needed should disclose in their best interest
Person should know what is needed
Clear job description
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Employment Why is it in their best interest to disclos HL??????
HL can make the person appear aloof, offputting etc.
Need to be held accountable for job performance including communication
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Mismatch in the workplace Realistic performance
Liability for employer-e.g. dispatcher
Spoken language
Co-workers
Effectiveness of HI employee
Safety of employee and others
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My Wish List Realistic discussion of job performance
Access to technology i.e. HA’s, CI’s and BAT
Advocacy taught early in life-IEP goals
Employers that understand hearing loss
All people with disabilities find successful employment not just HI
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Miscellaneous Wyoming Relay Handout
Funding for devices
Employers can inquire about the ability of the applicant to perform essential functions
15 or more employees-known disability-reasonable accommodations unless undue hardship(difficulty or expense)
Tax credit may be available to offset cost of compliance
Job Accommodation Network reports that 50% of accommodations cost employers nothing
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Thanks for being good listeners!