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I forgot to mention that the same charity organization runs also this website https://www.jofdav.com/ that is aimed to disabled veterans.

Hello everybody, just a little update. I posted the original question to that website. Here's they answer: I gotta check out the ADA website to find out if I can self-declare myself a disable or if I need a medical certificate, first.

I'd appreciated that, Saavik. Please feel free to PM you aunt's e-mail. Thank you!

I tried DNS about 3 years ago and I didn't like it: the huge vocal training at the beginning, which anyway lead to several mistakes while typing, and the fact that you need to correct it "vocally" when it makes mistakes so that they are - indeed - recognized as such was very time consuming. I...

I am looking for a tax professional who is able to assist me via e-mail. I went to HR Block but I had too much difficulties in communicating with the professional. I need someone that is patient enough to communicate with me in writing. I am resident of Florida, if that matters, and I am...

I don't know anything free for PC, but if you have a Mac, this functionality is built-in and pretty accurate, too. The only drawback is that 1) you need to be connected to the Internet, since the recorded voice is sent to a remote server to be deciphered and then transcribed 2) the system...

I have a custom-made hearing-aid (only one), and while discussing with my technician we talked about head/earphones for me. I tried a variety of headphones with large cushions, for home listening, studio-recording, with noise-cancellation, etc. but eventually they all heat up my ear, or touch my...

Ciao, I haven't yet found a job in the US nor relocated. I am really crossed on what I should do first. I have been contacted for a couple of position in the US, but nothing came out of it (when I emailed back to express my interested in the position, nobody ever replied). Aside from that, the...

I do agree that the USA have a better attitude toward disabled people - relay service for one. What I wrote about the share of disabled employees in the Italian companies, it often turns out that they prefer to get fined than hiring a disable. Or they find a ploy such as hiring consultants...

Hello everybody, as some of you might remember, I am not a US citizen, just a new immigrant of the US, and I am HoH (completely deaf in my right ear, and with a loss of over 90 dB in my left ear). I am currently browsing for job openings in my field (Engineering) and I came across a website...

Thanks for your inputs!

Well, I can understand if you did so with your first job and you wanted to work for Richard Avedon or Annie Leibovitz. But I can't really condone a professional going begging for a job. That's basically against any advice on careers websites! Well, I think it is also in my interested to let...

The point is that I don't want to be hired because I am different, I want to be hired despite I am different. You could pull of sort of strings on discrimination, but what kind of professional environment are you going to face daily, if the company hires you just to avoid a lawsuit?

Engineer, HoH and non native English speaker I am an electrical engineer, and Italian is my native language. I took a BS (2 yrs) and a MS (3 yrs) in Electrical Engineering here in Italy, I never thought about studying abroad because 1) it is much cheaper in Italy; 2) the Italian level of...

Hello everybody, I was browsing for a job and I came across an ad from American Airlines for Flight Attendants. I always thought it was impossible for me to be a FA being Hard of Hearing and relying most on lip reading (I wear a hearing aid - I can hear an alarm, but I can't hold a...

Hi Jane, I am Italian by birth and I have always been living in Italy. Last September I received a green card, and I entered in the USA on March 1st. From that date, I became a resident of the USA, I applied and received a SSN, I found a mail forwarding service to use as my address in the USA...

I tried to register to sprint relay but they said they need: . A Copy of your Driver's License or State Issued Identification card . and/or a recent utility bill showing your name and current address I don't have a driver's license yet, and of course no utility...

Thanks everybody for their input. I had my boyfriend call Capital One to complete the application. The lady was very wary about a male calling on behalf of a female. She kept us on hold for 10 mins to ask her supervisor if this was even allowed, etc etc. She didn't believe a thing we said, I...

Yeah, too bad that I am currently in Italy and it's 2013! I won't be be back in the US for another 1-2 months. Here in Italy I have two online banks - they don't even have physical branches, I never met them, one of the two has a live chat to answer your issues, as well as phone and e-mail. I...

Hello, I would like to open a checking account but it looks like all of the means to contact a bank in writing are then followed by a phone contact, which is pissing me off. I am looking for a deaf-friendly bank, one that maybe has even chat support. I tried to open an account with Capital...