Deaf Hopsice Education and Volunteer Project (DHEP)
Plugin error: That plugin is not available.   http://www.diversityrxconference.org/	The Deaf Hospice Education and Volunteer Project is a project that conferences every year to help educate and empower deaf people within their community. They do this by helping and educating deaf minorities on health care. The main focus of this project is to educate and devolop deaf leaders of their communites. The co-director of this project is one of the first Deaf Health Care workers in the country. All of the individuals working on this project rely heavily on ASL and are of a distinct ethnic minority. They like to stay enthusiastic about their goals by honoring the "Deaf way" as one of their keys to success. The project has three main objectives:   1. To educate and provide and produce materials on ASL.   2. To train deaf people to be hospice volunteers and program leaders.    3. To increase cultural ability of the hospice staff and health professional through many educational workshops and being face to face with deaf people.      With this project Deaf people will have all the necessary skills that they will need to use in their community. They will now have the opportunity to care for other members in health care setting. One of the main concerns still is the lack of literature. The lack of research and health related literature about the deaf populatons on health care wether it be different attitudes, health behaviors and points of view may be the reason a lot is still unknown. One reason could be because of the small number of Deaf and Hard of hearing physicians. The program has decided to overcome the lack of research and funding by reaching the community and making this program. This program is still in the works, there is alot to be familiar with. Research is still going underway as well as more ASL literature.
Resource:	Integrating cultural sensitivity into palliative and end of life care . Retrieved March 7, 2009, from The Deaf Hospice Education & Volunteer Project (DHEP) Web site: http://www.diversityrxconference.org/
Posted By:	April 13, 2009  Raquel Mendoza

 

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Deaf Women in Science and Engineering
Picure Courtsey of www.deafwise.org	Deaf Women in Science and Engineering was founded in 2001 in Washington DC. This organization was formed to unify deaf women, and to create a place for like-minded deaf women to go. The organizations objectives is to enhance career development and provide resources for deaf and hard of hearing women in the science and engineering fields, promote networking, encourage other school age and college age girls to join these fields and this organization, also they form a sense of community and support for deaf women in professional field dominate by men.  This website is used to notify members of up and coming events, recruit new members or supporters of the organization, and to give recognition to deaf women that have triumphed in their field. The website also gives some statistics about deaf women in these fields: 84% of deaf women are happy in their chosen field, 78% network between others in their field, 57% experienced some kind of barrier in communication or in job advancement, and 71% are the only ones in their field of specialty. This is a great organization to support deaf women in science and engineering.
Resources:	Deaf Women in Science and Engineering.(2005). Retrieved on March 24, 2009 from, www.deafwise.org
Posted By:	Margie Peavy March 24, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fear in the Tellin': The Silence, Suffering, and Survival of Deaf Professional Women by Kathleen J. Grant
	Kathleen J. Grant is a deaf woman who writes her dissertation on Deaf Professional Women (DPW) and researches the issues these women face at the workplace. Grant uses qualitative methodology as she interviews twenty-eight deaf women from thirty-three states over the course of three years. She logs in over 168 hours of interviews and covers a broad range of problems and stigmas that DPW experiences in the workplace. Grant's research includes the topics of oppressions, communication (American Sign Language), gender, sexual orientation, race, and ethnicity. Grant also goes over the many gateways and doors that are closed to deaf women due to being Deaf and a woman. From 2003 to 2006, Grant focused her study on "language, practices, categories, rules, beliefs, and social organizations." (Grant)     Grant's dissertation was extremely enlightening as she delved into the discriminations that the twenty-eight Deaf women experience whe the women step out of the Deaf Community to pursue a career.
Resources:	Grant, Kathleen J. (2007).  Fear in the tellin': The silence, suffering, and survival of deaf professional women. Ph.D. dissertation, The American University, United States -- District of Columbia. Retrieved April 9, 2009, from Dissertations & Theses: Full Text database. (Publication No. AAT 3273594).
Posted By:	Tamara Rodriguez April 9, 2009

 

 

 

Deaf Women Artists
Picture from website  http://www.rit.edu/ntid/dccs/dada/dada/htm	This website has over 40 deaf and hard of hearing artist work that captures film, paper canvas, wood, sculptures, paintings, pictures, etc.  The deaf women artists range from the world of renowned artists to women who just love to express themselves through art. Most of the women found on the website for Rochester Institute of Technology became deaf at early ages and are expressing themselves by using this website to expose their talent and careers as artisticly deaf women. Other websites include creative art designed by deaf women such as deafart.com. On this particular website nine women from around the U.S. are explicitely pointed out. Through their work, each personality is diplayed as well as their knowledge of the world as they see it. Some of the women seem to relate more to the deaf community than others with their work focusing on the deaf iondividual as a whole. Others simply engage in what they personally are interested in like nature, jewels, etc.
Resources:	Deaf Art/Deaf Artists. Retrieved November 13, 2008 from National Technical Institute for the Deaf Web site: http://www.rit.edu/ntid/dccs/dada/dada.htm   Kushner, Lesley (1999, March 27). Works by Deaf Women: A Group Exhibition of Nine Artists. Retrieved February 26, 2009, Web site: http://www.deafart.org/Past_Exhibits/Works_by_Deaf_Women/works_by_deaf_women.html
Posted By:	Lanita Matthews-November 13, 2008, Steffany Ellsworth-February 26, 2009

 

 

 

Work by Deaf Women
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielgreene/232716491/	Ceres Gallery presented a wonderful piece of art named, “Works by Deaf Women”.  It is a combination of paintings, sculptures, and photographs of deaf women’s masterpieces.  These women are from all around the United States and Canada. The art that was presented by these ladies reflects the deaf community. Janet Adams forms paper into art. Irene Bartok’s and Claire Bergman photograph’s show beautiful colors with shapes of nature all around them.  Susan Duroper gets her inspiration from both the deaf world and the hearing world.   She was brought up with hearing parents and thinks of American Sign Language as an art form. Lesley Kushner’s sculptures involve many items such as: jewels, fabrics, and some flower-patterns. Mary J. Thorley is one of the women that influenced Ceres gallery with her paintings. Her goal is to have many pieces that represent deaf art. She is currently an artist at Gallaudet University. All of these ladies and many more have come together to show off their work. Many of them consider art as their career, with their inspirations coming from deaf experiences and from the local community. These different works of art help try to teach others about the hardships in the deaf community.
Resource:	Works by Deaf Women.(1999). November 4, 2008. http://www.deafart.org/Past_Exhibits/Works_by_Deaf_Women/works_by_deaf_women.htm Thornley, M.(2002). November 4,2008. http://www.deafart.org/Biographies/Mary_J__Thornley/mary_j__thornley.html
Posted By:	Jamie Smith November 12, 2008 Rebeka Bock February 8, 2009

 

 

 

 

National Deaf Business Institute
Photo courtesy of: http://www.ndbi.org/ndbiorg/index.php	This is a non-profit organization that was founded to help deaf individuals obtain skills needed to start, manage and operate a business or organization. The institute was founded in July 2001. It offers programs for yound deaf individuals as well as deaf professionals. The NDBI offers a directory of Deaf professionals to help with the finding of a mentor for new entreprenuers.  The NDBI's Mission is to advance entreprenuership by deaf people through education, research and outreach. The vision of the NDBI is to build economic power amoung deaf individuals by aiding in the increase of business prductivity. The NBDI Credo is: M- Mentorship I-Internship N-Networking T-Training S-Support
Resources:	National Deaf Business Institute, Retrieved on April 14, 2009 from http://www.ndbi.org/ndbiorg/index.php
Posted By:	Christen Cochrane April 14, 2009   Ashley Proffitt March 31, 2008

 

 

 

Deaf Women as Social Workers
Picture by:    www.aasw.asn.au/news/socialwork_day.htm	In this field women have to acquire knowledge and skills to work with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. They will also need to be able to work with the deaf culture and the diversity among people. Social Workers also need to be able communicate and work with interpreters that they will encounter along the way. They will also need to realize that they will not be working with just one disability but with several disabilities and will need to be able to know how to handle things and how that person works in everyday life.   Social worker also will be up to date with the laws that pertain to a certain group, for example the Americans with Disability Act and organizations that the deaf individuals might find useful when they need help. Gallaudet University has a Department of Social Work and offers Bachelors in Social Work and a Masters in Social Work. The department helps develop skills to be able to interact with children, adolescents and adults. "Deaf people can do anything, except hearing." I. King Jordan President of Gallaudet University said. I love this phrase because I find it so true. All deaf people can definitely work even if they cannot hear.
Resource:	Gallaudet University, (2007). Department of Social Work. Retrieved March 31, 2008, from Gallaudet University Web site: http://socialwork.galladuet.edu/
Posted By:	Julie Garcia Eve Ta February 21, 2009

 

 

 

Deaf Woman As Audiologist
Picture retrieved from: http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/profiles/postgrads/mackenzie.shtml	Melanie  MacKenzie has a profound Bilateral hearing loss and is studying for a Masters in Audiology at Canterbury University, located in New Zealand. She has also completed a Bachlors of Arts in Anthropology and English at Otago University before going for her Masters. She was awarded National Foundation for the Deaf Quest for Excellence Scholarship in 2007 because the executive manager of the foundation thought she was a good representative for the other 450,000 people in New Zealand with a hearing loss.  At the age of 13, she became hard of hearing and had to be fitted for a hearing aid. Getting fitted for a hearing aid was the worst experience for her. She said there was a stigma associated with it. For the next ten years, her hearing got worse during high school and college. While working with individuals that were disabled, she decided to become an audiologist. She would face challenges such as performing listening tests and doing checks on hearing equipment. Soon, she lost all of her hearing and had to have cochlear implant surgery. She said that it was not a "cure," but that she could hear much better. When she needed her peace, she would just take the hearing processor off. Even though she's been through moderate to severe hearing loss, she has endured many obstacles, and has achieved her goals.
Reference:	Wilson, A (2007). The SouthLand Times: Audiologist goal for deaf student Tapanui woman studies for masters. Retrieved April 3, 2008, Web Site: http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/4338118a6568.html   UC Web Team, Graduate and student profiles: Melanie Mackenzie. Retrieved April 8,2009, from University of Canterbury Web Site: http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/profiles/postgrads/mackenzie.shtml
Posted By:	Tanganyika Tramble April 3, 2008 Symantha McClurg April 8, 2009

 

 

 

Deaf Women's Leadership Positions
	Individual Perceptions, Organizational Dynamics, and Career Mobility Of Deaf Women In Academe Leadership Positions is the work of Sally Martin Baynton, where she explores the leadership positions available for deaf women in the United States. Among many other things, her study found out the following:   (c) early career counseling is crucial deaf women to advance in leadership positions; (f) hearing people are not the sole change agents for the deaf; (g) deaf women’s experiences in post-secondary education organizational leadership is one of non-equitable career progression, and (h) deaf women are considered a risk and/or a liability to organizations. (Baynton, 2005)   This study focused on “factors that might be organizational or individual barriers for deaf women seeking leadership positions in academe” (Baynton, 2005). Baynton also states that “for many past generations, normal-hearing and well-intentioned vocational advisors, educational instructors, and guidance counselors advocated, if not inculcated, the premise that job openings, career fields, and life options of deaf individuals were negligible, limited, and predestined”(p. 1). It has been demonstrated that deaf women barely get leadership positions in post-secondary educational organizations, and when they do they are not completely “interwoven into the pattern of post-secondary educational organizational life” (p. 3). She also mentioned that popular belief encourages deaf individuals to work only with other deaf people (Baynton, 2005). According to Baynton, reports from the “United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (1995) divulged that 6.8% of deaf federal employees have reached professional levels”(p. 56). She also presented a table from the investigations of Watson and Schroedel (2000) stating that the annual income from deaf professionals was lower than their hearing counter parts. The table is the following:   Annual Earnings of Deaf AlumniRelative earnings of Deaf and Hard-of-hearing IndividualsDeaf Professional Women** Hearing Graduates and Remuneration Deaf Graduates and Remuneration Associate-$31,700 Associate-$25,000-29,999 Bachelor-$40,100 Bachelor-$30,000-34,999 Master - $50,000 Master-$35,000-40,000 Besides from being paid less than hearing professionals, deaf women also fall behind deaf men, which in 1998 earned between 10,000 more than deaf women (Baynton, 57).
Reference:	Baynton, Sally Martin (2005). Individual perceptions, organizational dynamics, and career mobility of deaf women in academe leadership positions. D.M. dissertation, University of Phoenix, United States -- Arizona. Retrieved April 3, 2008, from ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. (Publication No. AAT 3243734).
Posted by:	Ericka Castillo April 2, 2008

 

 

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Relative Earnings of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals
picture courtesy of  www.news-libraries.mit.edu	In an article about the salaries between deaf and hard of hearing indviduals compared to hearing indviduals there really wasnt much differences between college educated women and the general population (hearing women). The article also gave the differences between Deaf and hard of hearing men and the general population (hearing men).   The National Health Survey (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1994) reports that there is no significant difference of salaries earned between deaf women and hearing women.  The study was conduted using 240 people with 71% identifying themselves and deaf and 29% identifying themselves as hard of hearing. The table in the article shows the differences between the deaf and hard of hearing women against the hearing women.   As one can see, Deaf or hard of hearing women earned an average of $25,178 yearly while hearing women earned between $21,290 and 27,415. These reports concluded that the only difference between salaries is the level of education.   Overall,  the higher your education level, the higher your salary is going to be whether your deaf or hearing. Hearing women who had bachlor's degrees made more than deaf women who had associate's degrees and vice versa. This survey goes to show that education is vital for everyone to succeed in life.
Resources:	Jones, D. (2004). Relative earnings of Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Individuals. Economic Consulting Services. Retrieved April 4, 2009 from http://jdsde.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/9/4/459
Posted By:	Amanda Malaney  April 3, 2008  & Shontanise Neal April 4, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Prejudices Deaf Women Face in Their Careers	Women in the workplace are at an extreme disadvantage. Even with all of the changes women have made to shatter the inequality at work; it is still present at all levels of many professions. When you add another reason for people to discriminate, you undoubtedly are facing an uphill battle. This is very evident when talking to DPW (deaf professional women). Now when a woman walks into the business world not only is her gender, sexual orientation, and race being considered and in most cases judged, her hearing or lack of hearing is as well. When studying DPW though, it is evident that they have worked out many ways of coping with the discrimination that they deal with on a daily basis. This makes it extremely hard for deaf professional women to raise their status in the workplace. They often have to work twice as hard as other people in their offices to get noticed at all. Since employers may have it in their minds that the deafness these women face is impossible to overcome.
Resources:	Grant, Kathleen J. & The American U., US. (2008). Dissertation Abstracts International. Dissertation Abstracts International Section A: Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol 68. (7-A)pp.3004.
Posted By:   Edited By:	Jaclyn Lester  October 10, 2008    Colleen Smith April 5, 2009

 

 

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 Long-Term Career Attainments of Deaf and Hard of Hearing College Graduates

 

 

Results of a national survey of 240 college graduates with hearing loss. These results confirmed that economic benefits resulted from these alumni's postsecondary training. Most respondents were relatively successfully employed and pleased with their life. Over time, increasing numbers had completed higher degrees and secured white-collar positions. Between 1988 and 1998, men in the study sample made more dependable earnings gains than their female counterparts. Larger proportions of deaf alumni had earned advanced degrees and secured white-collar jobs than hard of hearing alumni. Deaf alumni also earned more. Results also showed that, recipients of associate's degrees earned more than recipients of bachelor's degrees. Recommendations were made on how to improve career decision making by deaf and hard of hearing adolescents, improve the career potential of deaf and hard of hearing women, and increase the productivity of workers with hearing loss as a whole

 

 References:

 

SchrodelL John G, (200). Long-term career attainments of deaf and hard of hearing college graduates :

     Results from a 15-year follow-up survey. American annals of the deaf, 145(3), 303-314

 

 Posted By Ashley Butters

October 22, 2008

 

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 Deaf Women: Workplace Discrimination and Underemployment

 

 

 

References:

 

Bachelder, L., & Braddock, D. (1994). The glass ceiling and persons with disabilities. Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1115&context=key_workplace

 

 

Barnes, C., & Roulstone, A. Working futures? Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?id=0eLxkJW_7ywC&pg=PT1&dq=working+future%3F+barnes+roulstone#PPP1,M1

 

 

Finch J. R., Moxley, D. P., & Pray, J. L. Sourcebook of rehabilitation and mental health practice. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?id=8va_XyGuD1gC&printsec=frontcover&dq=source+book+of+rehabilitation+and+mental+health+practice#PPP1,M1

 

Posted by: Rachel Bennos

October 25, 2008

 

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Employment of Deaf Women
	In 1992, MacLeod-Gallinger conducted a study comparing the employment status of 4,917 deaf high school graduateds to national data in the United States. When the findings were revealed, it was shown deaf women had a higher rate of unemployment compared with their male counterparts. In addition, deaf employees frequently worked in lower paying jobs than hearing employees. There was also shown to be a difference in salaries between deaf and hearing workers, even in the professional occupations. Deaf women held positions at the low end of the salary range, mainly because the deaf women held the low paying clerical jobs. The study was not that extensive, in that it left out all of the deaf people with college degrees and only examined deaf high school graduates; because of this, the study did not represent the entire deaf population as a whole.
Resource:	MacLeod-Gallinger. (1992). The Career Status of Deaf Women- A Comparative Look. American Annals of the Deaf, 137(4), 315-325. Retrieved from: American Annals of the Deaf.
Posted By:	Brianna Reynolds April 9, 2009

 

 

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Deaf Women’s Perceived Responsibility in the Workplace

 

 

          This study included 10 Deaf women who viewed themselves as a members of the Deaf community and not as disabled people. Throughout the interviews, the women discussed a feeling of responsibility to work twice as hard or to prove themselves due to their deafness. Many shared experiences when their bosses or co-workers would help to accommodate them in the workplace. Some women asked their bosses and managers for technologies such as a TTY or even an interpreter and were denied. Most of the bosses felt that it was up to the women to get whatever “help” she needed.

 

          The women discussed the difficulty in obtaining a job as well as the difficulty to sustain their employment. The women also expressed a lack of social connection to their co-workers because the fellow employees did not understand what it means to be Deaf nor did they want to learn.

 

 

Reference:http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/0/9/6/1/2/p96124_index.html

 

 

Posted By: Elizabeth Musgrave

November 10, 2008

 

 

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An Opprotuniy to Excell in the Justice System for BOTH Deaf/HOH men and WOMEN!

 

 

          There have been many obstacles preventing Deaf men and women from entering the justice system for years. Many of the reasons attached to this epidemic are due to educational outlets available to the Deaf community as well as adequate role models and ofcourse  the stigma placed on Deaf people as a whole. The idea that Deaf people are lazy, not intelligent and or able to complete such complex tasks such as defending/ representing someone in a court room. This site provides support, information and testimonials of real life Deaf lawyers, solicitors and barristers as well as a blog page . Deaf lawyers U.K is growing and updating its page and will be providing more sources and outlets for its viewers in the coming months. The idea that finally Deaf women have a place to turn if  they so choose to go down the judicial path they have a resource available to them for inspiration and guidence.

 

Reference: DeafLawyersU.K.(n.d.)Retrieved November 10,2008 from, http://www.deaflawyers.org.uk/

 

Writen by : Abigail Cantu

 

 

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Differences between Deaf Men and Women with Employment

 

             In a study of 4,917 deaf high school graduates conducted by MacLeod-Gallihger many interesting facts were discovered. He found that there is a higher rate of unemployment appeared for deaf women than for deaf men. This was exaggerated when he added in adults without a college education. The employment level of the deaf women is frequently lower, they worked in lower paying occupations than their hearing peers. In the overall outlook socioeconomic status there was no significant difference between deaf women and deaf men that were examined. Although MacLeod-Gallihger did this extensive study, the study only included high school graduates, so the results did not represent the total deaf population. In another study done by Sela and Weisel they studied Israeli's deaf population and their work characteristics. They found a higher rate of employment among deaf men than deaf women.

 

Reference: Weisel, A, & Cinamon, R (2005). Hearing, Deaf, and Hard-of-Hearing Israeli Adolescents' Evaluations of Deaf Men and Deaf Women's Occupational Competence. Retrieved November 11, 2008, from http://services.oxfordjournals.org.

 

Posted by: Keegan Marquis

November 11, 2008

 

 

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Ashley Fiolek Professional Motorcycle Racer
	Deaf women face many obstacles when they choose careers. Not only do they have to overcome those prejudiced towards working women, but they must fight the stereotype that D/deaf people are "disabled".  It is particularly hard for deaf women such as Ashley Fiolek who whoose to enter careers dominated by hearing men. Ashley Fiolek is a deaf 17 year old girl from St. Augustine, Florida. She began competing this summer in motocross racing at the Women's Moto X Racing in the X Games. She won the first three races of this season, establishing her place as the top rider of the American Motocross Association/Women's Motocross Association tour.   Her parents bought her first motorcycle when she was three years old, but she was not allowed to ride it until she was 7 years old.  She began racing motorcycles against boys that same year. She placed 4th out of the 12 boys she competed against in her first race ever. She is currently working on her goal of overcoming the gender barrier to become the first woman ever to ride in a men's professional motocross race.  Her times are only 1.5 seconds above the qualifying time for the men's races.   Ashley Fiolek was born deaf. She communicates by motuhing words and signing. Her father attends every event for her, acting as an interpreter.  She must overcome many obstacles in her career. She cannot hear her opponents when they are behind her, so she must select a path and continue with it.  She cannot cut across the track because she cannot hear the other competitors to find out where they are.  She also had problems learning how to shift gears. She cannot hear the engine, so she depends on the vibrations in the motorcycle to know when to shift.
Resources:	Photo courtesy of prettytough.com Ruibal, Sal Fiolek, 17 Roars to Top of Women's Motocross Championship Series; Floridian Could be First to Race Pro Men.  (2008, June 11). USA Today, p. Sports 10c.   (2008, August 2). Ashley Fiolek. Retrieved November 11, 2008, from Chicago Tribune Web site: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-ashley-fiolek-080802-ht,0,5322227.story?page=1
Posted By:	Jaclyn Reep November 11, 2008 and  Cristina Hooper April 15, 2009

 

 Ashley Fiolek

Professional Motorcycle Racer

 

Deaf women face many obstacles when they choose careers. Not only do they have to overcome those prejudiced towards working women, but they must fight the stereotype that D/deaf people are "disabled".  It is particularly hard for deaf women such as Ashley Fiolek who whoose to enter careers dominated by hearing men. Ashley Fiolek is a deaf 17 year old girl from St. Augustine, Florida. She began competing this summer in motocross racing at the Women's Moto X Racing in the X Games. She won the first three races of this season, establishing her place as the top rider of the American Motocross Association/Women's Motocross Association tour.

 

Her parents bought her first motorcycle when she was three years old, but she was not allowed to ride it until she was 7 years old.  She began racing motorcycles against boys that same year. She placed 4th out of the 12 boys she competed against in her first race ever. She is currently working on her goal of overcoming the gender barrier to become the first woman ever to ride in a men's professional motocross race.  Her times are only 1.5 seconds above the qualifying time for the men's races.

 

Ashley Fiolek was born deaf. She communicates by motuhing words and signing. Her father attends every event for her, acting as an interpreter.  She must overcome many obstacles in her career. She cannot hear her opponents when they are behind her, so she must select a path and continue with it.  She cannot cut across the track because she cannot hear the other competitors to find out where they are.  She also had problems learning how to shift gears. She cannot hear the engine, so she depends on the vibrations in the motorcycle to know when to shift.

 

 

References:

 

 

Ruibal, Sal Fiolek, 17 Roars to Top of Women's Motocross Championship Series; Floridian Could be First to Race Pro Men.  (2008, June 11). USA Today, p. Sports 10c.

 

 

(2008, August 2). Ashley Fiolek. Retrieved November 11, 2008, from Chicago Tribune Web site: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-ashley-fiolek-080802-ht,0,5322227.story?page=1

 

 

Posted by: Jaclyn Reep

November 11, 2008

 

 

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 Computer Technologies Program

 

In Berkley they are trying to expand the career and economic potential for women with disabilities. They were trying to expand the career potential for women with disabilities.  They wanted to raise the number of women in the Computer Technologies training program from 18% to 36%.  There were 10 participants in the focus group that looked at ways to recruit women.  The dropout rate of women in the program was less than the men's.  Deaf students represented less than 10% of the CTP graduates, but 40% of the Deaf students were women.  Deaf women want to become programmers.  The Deaf community also offers support to women in technical fields. 

 

Reference:

 

Fitzgerald, M. (2000). Recruiting Women & Girls to Technology. The Computer Technologies Program.  Retrieved November 11, 2008 from http://www.techup.org/tech/te_ctp.html

 

Posted by: Angela Golden

November 11, 2008

 

 

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Between Worlds

 

 

 

 

Reference: 

Najarian, Cheryl G. (2006). “Between Worlds” Deaf Women, Work, and Intersections of Gender and Ability. New York City, NY: Routledge.

 

 

Posted by: Danielle Veitenheimer

November 12, 2008

 

 

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The Career Status of a Deaf Woman: A Comparative Look
Photo Courtesy of http://home.comcast.net/~johnny_midknight/references.html	In a world full of job opportunities, it seems as though Deaf women are getting the brunt end of the deal. A study done from 1982-1989 at a deaf high school of 4,900 students showed the discrepancies in labor, occupations, and earnings between deaf men and women. A research was conducted and concluded that the degrees earned, labor force activities, jobs held, and socioeconomic status were contributed to this problem.   There have been many attempts to raise awareness of this problem to the deaf community, but despite these efforts deaf women still continue to go into a small range of careers. These careers usually end up being the "typical female job." When deaf women receive lower than a Bachelor's degree they are less likely to receive the same job a deaf male or hearing person would receive with the same educational background. Businesses and companies are demanding higher education and more skills for these jobs as the industry grows making it even more difficult for deaf women to find jobs appropriate for their level of education.
Resource:	Macleod-Gallinger J.E. (1992). "The Career Status of a Deaf Woman: A Comparative Look" Rochester, New York. Received from:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1471588
Posted By:	Macy Reeve November 12, 2008 Gabriela Segundo April 9, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Relative Earnings of Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Individuals

 

 The article compares earnings of male and female deaf or hard-of hearing college graduates to those of the hearing population who have the same levels of education. Many researchers compare the salary within the group deaf and hard of hearing instead of comparing it with the general population.However, the researchers were able to compare the salary earnings of college graduates who are deaf or hard of hearing to those of the general population. The data shows that the hearing women tend to earn more money than the deaf/hard of hearing women. Not only that but they have the same level of education which means that their careers are closely related. Median salary of the deaf women or hard of hearing was $25,178 and the hearing women medium salary was between $21,290 and $27,415 with an associated degree. The researchers believe that the deaf women and hard of hearing earn less than the hearing women because many of the deaf or hard of hearing women don’t continue with their education.

 

 

Reference:

 

Jones, D.D. (2004). Relative Earnings of Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Individuals. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 9 (4), 459-461.

 

 

Posted BY: Esther Fuentes

November 12, 2008

 

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 Deaf Women in Science and Engineering

 

Deaf Women in Science and Engineering is an organization for deaf women in the field of science and engineering. Women, especially deaf women, in these fields are very rare. Most deaf women do not believe that they can be in these fields due to their disability. The main goal of this organization is to provide resourced in this field to deaf women and children and to encourage deaf women to be in this field. They educate deaf women on the issues faced with being a "double minority" pertaining to career choices.

 

One deaf women engineer named Cinda talks about the obstacles that she faced in her field.

 

* had to wrestle control of interpreter purchasing from the financial officer:

~improved coverage

~no longer had to justify need for interpreter

 

*difficulty with interpreting agency on getting the same interpreter

~did not have time to train new interpreters

 

Resources:

 

Deaf Women in Science and Engineering. (2005). Retrieved November 10, 2008 from http://www.deafwise.org/.

 

Posted By: Samaria Epps

November 13, 2008

 

 

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 Science and Engineering

 

 

DWSE (Deaf Women in Science and Engineering) is seeing more women break into the usually man dominated career of science. The man to woman ratio in science is still quite large, but DWSE organization is encouraging women in the college setting to take up technical degrees. NTID/RIT offers seminars to deaf girls that are looking into choosing careers. Ex-alumni from NTID show the girls who are thinking about careers in the science field that NTID has a great support program.  Also, the girls get to see women as an example and get to know that by going into that field they will be doing what a lot of women haven’t done. Being deaf isn’t a reason not to go into the science field. Anything is possible with support from university programs like at NTID and DWSE as an example and motivational organization. Namrita Owens, is a founder of a support program DWSE as global organization, she is an electrical engineer at NASA and is a great role model.

 

References:

 

Johncox, Kathy A. (2005). Women in Science and Engineering: A New Breed.  Focus 6-7

 

Rochester, New York.  Retrieved November 9, 2008, from http://www.deafwise.or/FOCUSnewsbreed.pdf

Posted by: Morayma Guerrero

 

November 13, 2008

 

 

 

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Your Hearing Aid Can Increase Your Salary

 

 

A Better Hearing Institute research article titled, “The Impact of Untreated Hearing Loss on Household Income” by Sergei Kochkin, Ph.D, gives information on the “treated” and “untreated” hearing loss and the income a person brings into their homes and the effect it has on the Federal income taxes.  This research was conducted in late 2004 and early 2005 by short surveys that were sent out and gathered from households defined by the U.S. Bureau of Census.  Based on the questions and responses 16,000 people with hearing loss were identified (did not include children and people that were not considered the head of the household).  The study used different aspects of a household and Tables and graphs to show the concluded results.  On one of the tables it showed how a individual with a server hearing loss could earn $12,000 less per year that that of a mild hearing loss.  This study shows a glimpse into how the deaf can suffer financial losses because of underemployment because employers are worried about the mistakes being made on the job, unemployment is a higher possibility and the quality of life isn’t high as that of those with a hearing ability.

 

Posted By: MMathew

November 13, 2008

 

Reference:

The Impact of Untreated Hearing Loss on Household Income. (August 2005). Better Hearing Institute.  Retrieved November 13, 2008, from http://www.betterhearing.org/pdfs/MarkeTrak7_ImpactUntreatedHLIncome.pdf

 

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 Deaf Women in Sports

 

Last month there was a conference organized by the Swedish Deaf Sport Federation in order to discuss equality of deaf women in sports. While the conference concluded that deaf sports are still dominated by men it is important to note that many deaf women are finding careers in deaf spots. In fact the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) elected its first female president, Donalda Ammons, in 2005. Also in the 2005 Summer Deaflympics nearly half of the competing athletes were women. The ICSD is opening doors for deaf women in other fields as well. They employ deaf female lawyers, researchers, and doctors to help their organization run successfully. These women are competing with the men on the field as well as in the office.

 

Reference:

Seminar "No Women No Deaf Sport?". (November 2008). International Commitee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved November 13, 2008 from www.deaflympics.com/news/enews/index.asp?ID=1129

 

Posted by: Courtney Garrett

November 13, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Between Worlds” is a book that examines the relationship between deaf women and their career life. The study, completed by Cheryl G. Najarian, includes ten college educated women ranging from the ages of 34 to 63, who share many common goals. Najarian’s study reveals a pattern following the stereotype that many Deaf women are often pressured into careers that are related to the deaf community, such as educators of the deaf or interpreters. The women who fall into these careers are mostly native ASL speakers, but they might also have oral skills from being raised by hearing parents. Many Deaf women also fall into the common stereotype of women needing to be the caretaker for the family so they choose to work from home or to be homemakers. Deaf women who are in professions not related to the deaf community are often victims of discrimination and need to have oral skills in order to communicate. We often forget how challenging it can be for a Deaf woman to find a career in the hearing world with the presence of stereotypes and discriminations against them not only because they are female, but also because they are deaf. One woman from the study, Heather, worked in the hearing world because she could handle having very little social interaction with her colleagues. The feelings of isolation from working in these types of settings can be very overwhelming for most Deaf women.

Deaf women tend to be discriminated against in the workplace due to their disability. According to a study, reported on by Braddock and Bachelder (1994), “employers responded differently to employees, depending on the type of disability. Persons with physical disabilities were viewed more favorably than those with mental, emotional, or communication disabilities on almost every aspect of recruitment, selection, acceptance, and performance expectation” (Braddock & Bachelder, 1994). Deaf women, due to their “communication disabilities,” tend to be discriminated against, and in many different aspects of their jobs. In another study, that was reported on by Braddock and Bachelder (1994) as well, indicated that certain disabilities negatively affected earnings. In this case, not only are deaf women discriminated against in regards to job positions, but they are also discriminated against in regards to wages. According to Braddock and Bachelder (1994), deaf women “earned lower salaries than males who were deaf, and had much lower salaries than similarly employed hearing persons” (Braddock and Bachelder, 1994). In addition to workplace discrimination and lower wages, deaf women tend to be underemployed and have blue collar jobs. According to Roulstone and Barnes (2005), research has indicated that “deaf workers,” in this case, deaf women, are “concentrated in blue-collar occupations, jobs characterized by low job security and little opportunity for advancement beyond entry level” (Roulstone & Barnes, 2005). In addition, Roulstone and Barnes (2005) found that “deaf women were much more disadvantaged than men, typically choosing less skilled employment” (Roulstone & Barnes, 2005). In addition, they were frequently underemployed, and chose jobs that were below their skill level. According to Pray (2003), there are reportedly “higher rates of unemployment and underemployment among deaf and hard of hearing people compared with the hearing population” (Finch, Moxley, & Pray, 2003). In sum, deaf women are at a disadvantage in regards to employment, and their disability tends to handicap their career advancement.

 

Unlimit Your Dreams: Deaf Women Doctors
	Dr.Judith Ann Pachciarz is known as one of the first deaf person in history, male or female, to earn both a Ph.D and M.D. ; and the first profoundly deaf women phyisian. She has been qouted saying " This means that there must have been othes mote intelligent and more qualified who have been denied the opportunity to be who they wanted to be." But by the support and encouragement of mentors, which on of the factors involved, her dream of becoming a scienist and phsyciain were at hand. This women sets a perfect example of how deaf individuals can soar above all expectations. The Deaf community does not have to limit itself to teaching or homemaking but more opporunities. A great career in the medical profession is also very much possible. Just like everyone else, all it takes is dedication and courage to venture the unknown. To learn more about Dr. Pachciarz go to http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_244.html and allow yourself to be inspired.
Resource:	Retrieved April 1,2009 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_244.html
Posted By:	DeAnna Morris April 8, 2009

Employment for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
	Both state and federal laws make it illegal for employers (with 15 or more employees) to discriminate in the various aspects of employment including  hiring, promotion, job assignments, wrongful termination, compensation and different forms of harassment.These laws are stated in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Specifically, Title I of the ADA requires that companies take reasonable steps to accomodate limitations of their employees. Reasonable accomodations refer to modifications or adjustments to a particular job or work environment that enables a quailified person to perform the work. Examples  for deaf and hard-of hearing applicants would be telecommunication devices for the deaf (TTYs or TDDs), instant messaging software, amplified telephones, visual alarms and qualified sign language interpreters. The ADA also requires that deaf employees or applicants have the tools that they need to communicate effectively in work related activities.
Resources:	U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section (www.ada.gov/cguide.htm)
Posted by:	Kellie Kirkpatrick April 15, 2009

Deaf Lawyers UK
	This is a great opportunity for deaf women who are looking to pursue law and are looking for information about their future careers. It provides information for lawyers, solicitors, barristers, and law students in the UK. The group has a Deaf Blawg that you can communicate through or discussion certain issues about. The blawg has recently been redone and is up-to-date with fresh information about the group. You can become a member of the group by applying and following the recommendations. It shares information about all the members of the group by giving biographes of the members and there past careers. This group is pushing for Deaf individuals to participate and become active contributors to their careers pertaining law. If you are a Deaf women in the UK looking for advice in the world of law, this is a great jump start to your career.
Resources:	Deaf Lawyers UK. (2004-2008) Retrieved on April 15, 2009. Website: www.deaflawyers.org.uk/
Posted By:	Hayley Siebman. April 15, 2009.

Deaf Women in Sports:
	While the Swedish Deaf Sport Federation held conferences declaring that most deaf sports are overwhelmed by males, there was a big debate on the equality of women in all sports. A key bit of information is the  fact that many career positions are slowly opening up more and more for deaf women. In the 2005 Deaflympics it is important to note that more women were competing than men. More deaf women get higher positions within deaf sports than anything else. The first executive director ever hired was a deaf woman in 2005. Her name was Tiffany Ganfors. As time moves on more and more deaf women are becoming increasingly more noticed and eligible for positions in the deaf sport world.
Resources:	Seminar No Women, No Deaf Sport? Deaf Women in sports. (2006) Retrieved April, 2009. Website; http://www.deaflympics.com/News/enews/backissues.asp?ID=1129.
Posted By:	Trina Wylie April 15, 2009.

 

Look Out, Here We Come
careerpic2.wmf	There are particular vocational fields that are harder for women to persue than others, science and engineering are a few of those areas. Since before the fourth century, women have been making headway in the scientific fields, yet they only make up 22 percent of that population. Back in the day, there were only male doctors, now there are many women doctors who sometimes are able to better serve their clients simply because they are a woman. To add to the stress of being a woman in a 'male' world, deaf women are faced with even more challenges.   There are a growing number of deaf and hard of hearing women at the RIT/NTID school of science and engineering. They are currently involved in teaching or learning in those capacities and are in the vanguard of a new generation of women in science. Though they seem to be challenged twice as much, the deaf and hard of hearing women in those fields are creating a breed of their own.
Resource:	Johncox, K. Women inScience and Engineering: A New Breed Retrieved April 15, 2009, from Web site: http://www.geocities.com/dwse2001/
Posted By:	Erin Rice April 15, 2009

 

Deaf Women as Advocates
Image by: profile.ak.facebook.com/object3/1194/8/n65580...	Abused Deaf Woman's Advocacy Services (ADWAS) stems from a Deaf woman's abusive marriage that caused her death. ADWAS was already running a support group for deaf domestic violence at the time of the death. After the death ADWAS realized cultural services were needed for for Deaf and Deaf/Blind victims of sexual assault and domestic violence because hearing organizations couldn't help them because of language barriers. Female deaf community leaders and mothers of Deaf children were called to discuss how they could support victims. Thus began a deaf run organization. These women choose careers in being advocates. ADWAS believes in empowerment for victims/survivors to see their own people in control of ADWAS. Deaf and Deaf/Blind of ADWAS can be successful because they run the agency. The primary job of the advocates is to provide crisis intervention services which may mean meeting rape victim or domestic violence at the hospital and supporting her through the initial medical exam, then explaining her options for reporting to the police and for domestic victim's new housing options.
Resources:	Smith, Marilyn J.  (2003). Supporting Deaf Women in Seattle: Abused Deaf    Women's Advocacy Services. Impact. Retrieved  on April 15, 2009 from http://www.ici.edu/products/impact/133/prof3.html
Posted by:	Morayma Guerero April 16, 2009

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                                                                         Annie Jump Cannon

           

 

 

                                 Annie Jump Cannon was born December 11, 1863. S in Delaware. When Ms. Cannon was a child she had a cold that caused her to become deaf. Ms. Cannon read people's lips. When she got older she studies physics in college. Then she started working at the Harvard Observatory getting paid 50 cents an hour. Her job was to take care of all the pictures of stars but instead she was studying them herself! She reported what she discovered in a book, Catalogue of the Spectra of 1122 Stars. Most of her awards came from places and people outside of where she worked. Harvard didn't want to give her awards because she was a woman and deaf. She finally got an award from Harvard at the end of her career. It was the William Cranch Bond Astronomer Award. She died three years later on April 13, 1941.          

 

  References : Deaf Scientist Corner. Retrieved April 16, 2009, from TWU Web site: http://www.twu.edu/dsc/jump_cannonI.htm     

 

 Posted by: Ashley Mathews

April 16,2009