Out of her silence, Sharilynn Knight moves with a laser-like focus at her desk — fielding phone calls, filing emails, downloading documents, verifying information, and managing the mortgage-closing countdown for homebuyers. Deaf since birth, Knight works seamlessly in her job as …
Over the past couple of decades, there has been a shift in discourse away from disability awareness to one of disability pride. This change in focus highlights that disability culture is a natural part of human diversity and that disabilities …
If you are searching for a job and happen to be hard of hearing (HOH) or deaf, you may experience difficulty searching and anxiety over disclosing your disability. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), people who are deaf …
